We had a full and productive Accreditation Week, and I want to thank everyone for your support and positivity throughout the visit. The CIS/IB team shared thoughtful feedback, and we have prepared a summary of their key findings for your review.
The formal written report will be issued in the next 6 to 8 weeks. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Thank you again for everything you did to help make the week such a success.
CIS Accreditation Visit: Key Takeaways
Thank you to everyone who helped prepare for our CIS accreditation visit. The team shared thoughtful and positive feedback about HIS, along with helpful next steps for growth.
What CIS Praised
- A warm, inclusive, and safe school culture
- Clear guiding statements understood across the community
- Strong student engagement, curiosity, and voice
- Meaningful global citizenship and intercultural experiences
- Ethical and well-structured governance
- Dedicated staff and strong collaboration
- A caring, supportive wellbeing environment
Areas for Development
- Finalize our High-Quality Teaching and Learning (HQTL) statement
- Strengthen admissions and documentation of student support
- Build a digital literacy curriculum (online safety, media literacy, digital citizenship)
- Create a strategic plan approved by the Board
- Establish formal appraisal processes for the principal and staff
- Develop a structured health and sex education curriculum
- Continue improving safeguarding training and reporting systems
Overall Message
The CIS team saw a school that is mission-driven, globally minded, and deeply committed to its students. Their recommendations support our ongoing improvement and align closely with the initiatives already underway.
Thank you again for your partnership and support. HIS is moving forward with clarity and confidence.
Next up, Festive Eve! Hairspray!
Save the Date: 📆
- December 6- Festive Eve
- December 8- No School
- December 12-16- Secondary Midterms
- December 17- Half Day and Assembly
- December 18- Jan 6- Winter Holiday
- January 7- First Day back for students!
PTA Wolfpack
The Christmas season has arrived!
We will begin decorating for Christmas on Thursday, November 27th at 9:00 AM.
If you are available, we would love to have your help.
クリスマスシーズンがやってきました！ 11月27日（木）9:00 AM からクリスマスの飾り付けを行います。 ご都合のつく方は、ぜひご参加ください。
Schedule
- 9:00: Move the decorations from the PTA cabinet to the entrance. Then, divide into teams to discuss where to place each item and how to decorate. PTAキャビネットからデコレーションを玄関へ運び、チームに分かれて、配置場所と飾り付け内容を相談します。
- 9:30 Start decorating. 飾り付け開始
- 11:00 Finish. 終了
We will take down the Christmas decorations on December 16th. On the same day, we will hold our pre-winter break celebration Hot Lunch and Bake Sale. More details will be shared in early December.
また、飾り付けの撤収は 12月16日 に行います。同日に、冬休み前のお祝いとして ホットランチ と ベイクセール を実施します。詳細は、12月に入ってから改めてお知らせいたします。
We’ve finished calculating the finances for the Halloween 2025 Halloween Party, so we’d like to share the results. Thanks to everyone’s support, the HIS PTA was able to raise 107,081 yen. It was our first time organizing this event, and there were definitely things to improve, but we truly appreciate all the help and kindness we received.
Also, with the points collected from the Book Order, we were able to purchase £200 worth of new books for the HIS Library.
Thank you again for your support!
Halloween 2025 の Halloween Party の収支計算が終わりましたのでご報告します。皆さまのおかげで、HIS PTA は 107,081円の収入を得ることができました。初めてのイベントでいろいろと反省点もありましたが、たくさんのご協力をいただき本当にありがとうございました。
また、Book Order で得たポイントで、200ポンド分の本を HIS Library のために購入することができました。こちらもあわせて感謝いたします！
HIS PTA
Sayaka & Ryoko