Hokkaido International School

The Hokkaido International School (HIS) (北海道インターナショナルスクール, Hokkaidō Intānashonaru Sukūru)is a private American PreK-12 boarding school in Hokkaido. It was founded in 1958.^[1]

Hokkaido International School
Information
School type	Private
Established	1958
Color(s)	Kelly Green and White
Mascot	Husky
Website	Hokkaido International School Website

Its main campus, HIS Sapporo, is in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo.^[2] The campus has approximately 180 to 200 students. The school runs the International Primary Curriculum in the elementary school (Early Years to grade 5) the follow on International Middle Years Program in grades 6~8 and the American AP (Advanced Placement) program in the high school. The institution is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The school has a branch elementary school campus in Niseko, Hokkaido, Hokkaido International School in Niseko (HIS Niseko),^[3] that opened on January 23, 2012.^[1] The two campuses are the sole English-language international schools in Hokkaido, besides small ones.^[3]

Campus

Hokkaido International School main campus is located in the neighborhood of Toyohira Station on the Namboku Line of the city's subway system. The campus consists of a co-educational dormitory composed of both genders, a soccer field, basketball court, and a 4-story main block. The first and second levels of the school contain school offices and elementary program classrooms, the third floor is dedicated to middle & high school classrooms, and the school's library and the computer lab. The fourth floor houses the gym.

Dormitory

Hokkaido International School's dormitory is located on campus. It is a co-educational dormitory, housing up to 40 students in total.^[4]

The Dormitory also is the current practicing area for the school's band classes.

See also

• Americans in Japan