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Cambridge School
3 minutes walk from Sakurashinmachi, Setagaya-ku
International Preschool and Developmental Courses

JP / EN

Preschool

Introduction


At Cambridge we offer a curriculum that allows infants and toddlers to take the first step towards learning away from their parents. We offer morning courses and full-day courses to help your child get used to a new learning environment at their own pace. The schedule is tailored to allow children to learn in a relaxed manner but which incorporates key learning objectives and developmental milestones.

The Cambridge framework for toddlers and infants (ages 1 – 3) is based on current research on how infants and toddlers learn and develop in the key domains: social–emotional, language, cognitive, and perceptual and motor development. Our framework presents principles and strategies for supporting early learning to support children’s learning from birth to age three though we only accept children from the age of one.

In the past 20 years, research has uncovered a vast amount of information about how young children learn and how that learning is best facilitated. Research has shown that infants are ready to learn from birth; they are able to absorb information from the sights, sounds, and scents around them, to store it, to sort it out, and to use it. This information helps infants understand the world and the people around them.

Children engage in a multitude of activities designed to build up their skills in different areas while exploring different weekly themes and having fun. For language arts, children explore picture books, sing songs, practice Jolly Phonics, and build up their vocabulary word bank.
Children are encouraged to practise using their imagination, creativity, and self-expression through arts and crafts. They learn colours, shapes, textures, and simple art techniques while creating their own masterpieces using a variety of materials.

Tasks that develop motor and social-emotional skills through music, dance, and play are also incorporated in every day lessons. In addition, our program includes a variety of materials such as blocks, puzzles, games, pretend play props, art supplies, sand, water, clay, books and equipment for physical activity and allows for periods of time when the children can choose the materials with which they want to play and experiment.

Children engage in basic numeracy activities such as counting, matching, and sorting exercises.

Responsive to each individual child

Our curriculum framework accurately reflects the current research, theory, and widely accepted practices in the preschool field. The framework is intended to be consistent with a broad range of curricula or specific curricular approaches. A fundamental consideration in our planning of the early education curriculum is being responsive to the competencies, experiences, interests, and needs each child brings to the preschool classroom. We therefore seek to make our curriculum one that is responsive to each individual child.

Emotions drive early learning and development

A child’s emotional state drives early learning and greatly influences learning in other domains. The pleasure an infant experiences when receiving a positive response from an adult, or when making a discovery, motivates the child to continue engaging in positive interactions and exploration. At the same time, infants and toddlers are amazingly competent. They are curious, motivated learners who actively explore the world of people and things. Infants’ and toddlers’ active engagement in learning propels their learning in all domains.


Developmental Courses


We have specially designed developmental courses for ages 1 to 5 that are to targeted to help children further develop cognitive, sensory and motor skills. These courses are primarily aimed at those children who may need additional stimulus in important developmental areas because they do not currently have opportunities to engage with such tasks and materials that enhance learning in these areas. For more details, click here.



Fees and schedule

The monthly fees are shown below. All prices include tax.
For morning and full day courses, the registration fee is 55,000 yen (tax included) (enrollment fee of 11,000 yen and maintenance fee of 44,000yen). For the After Kinder course, the registration fee is 33,000 yen (tax included) (enrollment fee of 11,000 yen and maintenance fee of 22,000yen).

coursesAge2 Days3 Days4 Days5 Days
Morning Class
9:00 – 14:00
(5H)
1 year52,800 yen75,900 yen94,600 yen107,250 yen
2 years50,600 yen72,600 yen90,200 yen101,750 yen
3 years48,400 yen69,300 yen83,600 yen96,250 yen
coursesAge1 Day2 Days3 Days4 Days5 Days
Full Day
8:00 – 18:00
(10H)
1 year47,520 yen85,140 yen112,860 yen126,720 yen148,500 yen
2 years45,540 yen83,160 yen106,920 yen118,800 yen138,600 yen
3 years43,560 yen77,220 yen100,980 yen110,880 yen128,700 yen
Course Age 1 Day 2 Day 3 days or more per week
After kindergarten
14:45 – 17:30
(2.75H)
3 23,100 yen 39,600 yen Please ask for more information

Extension is possible. Please inquire for more details.
Where two or more children from the same family join the school we offer a discount for the additional children.

Our school is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. See below for the school's calendar for lessons and events.

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Course Morning Class Full Day After kindergarten
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Take the next step in your child’s education

A school that nurtures inquiry through innovative tasks with a focus on communicating as we learn

We offer a full curriculum of language arts, mathematics, science, perceptual and motor development as well as special developmental courses in both English and Japanese.

Contact Us

Cambridge School

〒154-0015
1-8-8, Sakurashinmachi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Either Japanese or English is acceptable
Weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m