school visit
Japanese International School Located in Tai Po, JIS is a small school with a big impact. By Charmaine Ng Japanese International School (JIS) may be a small IB World School in the New Territories of Hong Kong, but it has been making big impressions on parents, staff and students for over two decades. Founded in 1997, the international section of the school has around 170 students representing 25 different nationalities. Its mission is to create educated, compassionate, active and empowered global citizens. Housed in a dynamic, spacious campus
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close to the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve in Tai Po, the school incorporates the International School and a Japanese Primary School within the same building. The proximity allows both sections to share the school’s superb facilities. These include a gymnasium, all-weather astroturf field and running track, swimming pool, specialist facility rooms and access to all aspects of computing and digital technology. The school’s playground areas have been designed to encourage inquiry-based play
