6. Accommodation (Putting it all together)
Reggio and Spoken English
While our central focus accommodates the fact that you want your child to learn English,
Reggio has been selected as the best approach to ensure that your child not only learns English,
but that they are learning in English. (Reggio focuses not merely on learning, but on learning how to learn.)
The Reggio approach allows a great deal of time for reflection and revisiting of experiences through constant group discussion.
Thus Reggio is generally a far more "In depth" method of learning than most other systems of child care or English classes can provide.
This is carried out in a 100% English conversation environment.
It is also our experience that children who engage learning (of English or other things) via their own interests have far more enthusiasm and
energy which allows them to learn at their full capacity.
Reggio and Culture
Being an International school in Tokyo, we realize that your child is in a unique learning environment,
which requires a unique learning method. What is the most unique thing about Japanese and English culture in terms of education?
The answer is simple. Japanese education is group based and English education focuses on the individual.
The Reggio Emilia learning method, balances the importance of group learning with individual learning.
Also the philosophy of the Reggio Emilia Approach is highly focused on the importance of relationships (between children, parents, staff, the community and other things in life) and nature, just as it is with Japanese culture.
We believe that this is critically important for the bilingual child in Japan as it forms a bridge between the two cultures.
Such learning will also form a vital key to your child's self identity if that child has one parent from each culture.
