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St. Michael's International School
The only accredited British international school in Kansai offering a specialised Early Years and Primary education, where young learners thrive in a unique and caring environment, nurtured by almost eighty years of expertise. Give your child the best start in life and come join St. Michael’s International School, the small school with a big heart.
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Outdoor Learning
Outdoor learning in Early Years nurtures a love for health, physical activity, and the joy of discovery. Through exploration and active play, we nurture physical development, social skills and emotional growth. Our outdoor learning fosters collaboration, turn taking, problem solving and communication skills. It is an essential part of a robust International Early Years Curriculum […]
Sports Day
St. Michael’s Sports Day: A celebration of physical fitness, teamwork, and community! 🌟 Learners showcased their athletic skills while building personal confidence, collaboration and perseverance. Families and faculty joined in the fun, making it a memorable community event filled with support, laughter, and shared joy. 🏅
Respect
Today, Year 6 led our Remembrance Assembly with remarkable confidence. They embodied respect, compassion, and responsibility, guiding our school community through this meaningful occasion. We are all very proud of their leadership and maturity.
Coming soon…
Coming soon… Join us for a special Early Years Open House! Step inside our vibrant learning environment designed to spark curiosity, creativity and confidence in our youngest learners. Meet our specialist Early Years team, explore our hands-on activities, and see firsthand how we nurture each child’s potential. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover what makes […]
What Parents Say
At this special time, our son will leave St. Michael’s and move onto the next stage of his education. Our family really appreciates all the help and guidance St. Michael’s offered to him in the past 6 years. With your wholehearted help and guidance, our son not only learned rich knowledge, but also developed good character. All this proved St. Michael’s is reliable and professional. Our family and our son were proud to study in St. Michael’s and we will miss all the happy times. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Our daughter attended SMIS for 6 years. She really loved school and did not want to miss a day, even when she was sick. She developed a strong connection with her friends and she has learned many things from her experiences there. The children were supported not only by their class teachers, but also by the warm support of many other teachers and staff members. We are truly appreciative.
Close relationships between the teachers and students was the key to success not only for our daughter who was already an English speaker, but also for our son who has grown up in Japan and learned English through SMIS. The community’s supportive attitude encouraged our children’s sports outside school as well as learning at school! Parents enjoyed working as POSMs too!
We are happy to have sent our daughter to SMIS. We are proud of her to have received the prestigious Spirit of St. Michael’s Award in Year 6. She has been blessed with the best teachers, staff and friends. The various experiences at school have nurtured her. Growing, working and learning together forever!
It has been a delight to witness our son’s transformation from a reserved boy into a confident young man, a change fostered by the exceptional programs and guidance at St. Michael’s.
His development has been an inspiring journey as parents.
Singeo Family
St. Michael’s International School is a very happy and supportive community as well as a close and loving family. All of the teachers helped our child to grow and thrive throughout her primary education at St. Michael’s. We are forever grateful for the wonderful staff and community; our child’s time here will always be remembered and cherished.
We love this opportunity to share our thoughts about St. Michael International School (SMIS) with you. Our son attended the school from Reception to his graduation at the end of Year 6. Immediately after moving to Japan in 2014, he got admitted into the school. Everything was so new to him and as parents we were worried about this transition. However, the warm and loving environment of SMIS turned this transition phase into a comfortable and pleasant experience for all of us. We are fond of this small, still diverse, and lively school community that celebrates diversity. We appreciate the endeavor and kind support of the teachers and staff members shown to us all the way through our son’s schooling. SMIS teaches students some great values of life so that they grow up as more responsible and empathetic individuals. Best wishes for SMIS!
We consider St. Michael’s a great choice for our son. He joined from Year 1 and continued on to graduate in Year 6. St. Michael’s warm, nurturing and stimulating environment created a positive impact on him from an early stage – he loved school and brought home happy stories of his learning journey. In addition, the school reinforced social and character development through various classroom activities – transforming students into caring, compassionate and well-rounded individuals.
Mr & Mrs Weerasekera
St. Michael’s was a great choice for our family. Our older son started in Year 1, and our younger son started in the Nursery program, at age 3, and both boys continued on to graduate at the end of Year 6. At St. Michael’s they got a solid foundation that continues to support their learning today in junior high and high school. The teachers and staff at St. Michael’s provided a warm and loving environment—it’s the sort of school where all the grownups know all the kids’ names. If your family is looking for a positive international learning experience for your child, I wholeheartedly recommend that you visit St. Michael’s.
Tamara Sherrell Murayama
We can not recommend St.Michael’s International School highly enough. Both our children cherish the six years spent at the school, which has perfectly prepared them for a fast changing world, through the quality of the curriculum, opportunity to constantly interact with different cultures and understanding of behaving along shared values.
Pinsard Family
For many years I’ve felt like a part of the St. Michael’s family, I felt very touched by the school. Both my daughters have grown up to be the person they are today, from the incredible life teachings provided by the school. St. Michael’s is a very collaborative school and has a healthy background. As a parent, I loved the way St. Michael welcomes everyone in and provides the best learning and environment for all children.
Both my son and daughter attended St. Michael’s between 2002 to 2018, so we have been with the school for a very long time! Both of them loved going to school everyday and loved the school. They were nurtured in becoming independent thinkers. As parents, we felt we were also part of a big family and learned a lot from being in contact with different cultures.
A great, educational, encouraging, confidence-making and enjoyable school. I can see both of my children growing up positively in your school. I always look forward to hearing the children’s stories about their day at school.
My children made many good friendships and learned a lot from the people around them. The teachers endeavour to bring out the best in all students. The fact that my daughter wants to become a primary school teacher plainly tells you the excellence of this school.
St. Michael’s is the best school for your child to develop a base knowledge of ethos, laws, respect, discipline and a general feel for the society around us. It’s a school where difference is accepted and encouraged, all ideas are welcome. Students are taught to become good people in this school, always retain good standards at school and outside of it.
Our two boys were at St. Michael’s from nursery all the way through to graduating from year 6. We are a bicultural, bilingual British/Japanese family. The school is certainly warm and welcoming – parents as well as children made plenty of friends there! Being a small school helps to build relations between staff, children and their families, and this is something that we really appreciated.
Mr & Mrs Bibby