Welcome to NIS!
Helpful Information for New Families
Welcome to NIS! We are pleased that your family is now a part of the NIS community and we look forward to engaging and partnering with you in the months ahead!
Some of the information on this page may help your family transition into NIS. Here you can find information on the NIS school bus, supply lists, the school calendar, billing and Cezars Kitchen, as well as a description of our community expectations for communication between home and school.
School Bus
If you are interested in registering for the school bus, and know your address or the area where you will be living, please contact us as soon as possible. We have maps and can send them to you via email, or you can access the bus maps HERE (we can send you the password if you do not have it). To register for the school bus, you must submit the Bus Registration Form. If you have any questions regarding bus registration, please contact us via email HERE. Please note that there have been some changes to the bus route for 2023-24 and some previous stops have been eliminated. The plan is to add an additional bus in 2024-25 but the new route maps not be available until June 30, 2024
スクールバスのご利用につきまして、非常に多くのお問い合わせ、お申し込みを頂いております。ご利用をご検討中の方は出来るだけ早くお問い合わせの上、利用登録をご希望の方は登録申込書をご提出下さい。今学年度のバス路線図はこちらでご覧頂けます。（パスワードをご存じなければ、ご連絡ください）ご不明な点がございましたらお問い合わせ下さい。2023-24年のバス路線に一部変更があり、以前の停留所が廃止されていますのでご注意ください。2024-2025年度においてスクールバスを増やす計画がありますが、新しい路線図に関しましては2024年6月30日以降にご案内させていただきます。
Contact Information
NIS requires up-to-date contact information before enrollment. Once you know your home address in Nagoya, please let us know as soon as possible. Before enrollment, we also require two mobile phone numbers - one for each parent - to operate our school emergency notice system. We also need other updated contact information (such as new email addresses, home telephone numbers, etc.) when available, as soon as possible.
ご住所及びその他のご連絡先が決まられましたら、出来るだけ早くお知らせ下さい。
Invoices/Payments
Invoices are issued at the point of registration for all applicable tuition and fees and are payable within 14 days or before enrollment, whichever is earlier. Registration and billing policies can be found HERE.
Supply Lists
The school supplies most of the general items needed, but there are Items your child will need to prepare from home before starting school. These items are different for the following grades:
- ELC Supply List (PDF)
- Gr 1-5 Supply List (PDF)
- Gr 6 Supply List (PDF)
- Gr 7-8 Supply List (PDF)
- Gr. 9-12 Supply List (PDF)
NIS T-Shirt Order
We are exited to provide complimentary NIS T-shirts to new students! The default size for specific grades is below; if you wish to order a different size for your child, please contact us.
Grade/T-shirt Size:
- ELC 3 = 100/110
- ELC 4/K = 120
- Gr. 1-3 = 130
- Gr. 4-5 = 150
- MS Boys = M
- MS Girls = S
- HS Boys = L
- HS Girls = M
Cezars Kitchen
Cezars Kitchen works on a debit system that enables students to purchase items without cash on a daily basis. Parents must set up an account online first HERE. After setting up an account for your child, students will be given an account number and either a 4-or 5-digit number which is usually given to students in the form of a card to help memorize their number; the card can be disposed of after the students feel confident without it. Cezars Kitchen makes every effort to issue the card with the student's I.D. number on the first day to make the starting process as easy as possible.
Cezars Kitchen offers students a choice of a la carte or set meals, as well as snacks and drinks sold in the cafeteria. If there are items parents would prefer students not to eat, or if students are spending too much, parents can inform Cezars Kitchen directly and restrictions can be placed on the accounts.
Payments can be made directly to Cezars Kitchen by cash at the cafeteria, bank transfer, or online through Paypal. Please check the Cezars Kitchen website for details regarding bank transfer and online payments. For more information, you may also contact Cezars Kitchen directly (info@cezarskitchen.com). Monthly menus are viewable online HERE.
Parent Partners
"Parent Partners" are an important part of our school community and a way to support both the learning in the classroom and transitions as a parent. If you are interested in learning more about being a Parent Partner, please go HERE. There are three groups available for parents to sign-up for - either a “Transition” Parent, an “Outreach” Parent, or a "PTA Volunteer". Sign-up HERE! We appreciate very much the support of our parents in making NIS a better place for everyone.
School/Home Communication
At NIS we use a variety of communication tools to help foster school-family relationships.
Email is the preferred method of communication for announcements from the school. You must give NIS one, regularly used email address and we expect that you will check this regularly. It is important that you inform the office if either of the email addresses change. Email is also a key way to communicate with your child’s teachers. If you have a question for a teacher, or wish to meet with a teacher, it is best to send an email to them directly.
While we always encourage parents to contact teachers and/or the divisional principals directly via email with any questions that relate to the classroom or directly to their learning, the school does use other mechanisms to communicate with parents.
For communications regarding report cards, external assessment reports, your student's schedule, and other relevant information parents should login to the "Parent Portal", which can be accessed either through desktop/laptop computers or through the ISAMs mobile app. Login information will be provided for parents after a student has started.
For calendars, the school provides a printed calendar but uses a digital calendar with new and updated and/or changed events. You can view this real time updated calendar on the NIS website HERE or the Parent Portal.
For following your child's learning and understanding more about your child's day to day and the curriculum they follow, parents should use "Toddle". You will be provided information on accessing your child's Toddle account by the teacher. You can download the Toddle Family app HERE for android and HERE for Apple devices once your child has started the year a student code will be provided to you by their teacher.
NISでは、学校とご家庭の関係を育むために様々なコミュニケーションツールを使用しています。
学校からのお知らせはEメールが中心になります。必ず日常的にお使いになるメールアドレスをお知らせ頂くとともに、日常的にメールをご確認頂きますようお願い申しあげます。メールアドレスを変更された場合は速やかにお知らせ下さい。教員にご質問がある場合や、面会をご希望の場合にも、Eメールをお送り頂くのが最も有効な方法です。
NISでは、保護者の皆様が授業やお子様の学習に関する質問について、教員および/または各教頭に直接Eメールでお問い合わせいただくことを常にお願いしていますが、保護者とのコミュニケーションに他の手段を用いることもあります。
成績表や外部評価レポート、生徒の時間割、その他の関連情報については、「Parent Portal」でご覧いただけます。デスクトップ/ラップトップ、またはISAMsモバイルアプリからお繋ぎいただけます。Parent Portalのログイン情報は、お子様の入学後にお知らせします。
カレンダーについては、ご入学時に印刷されたカレンダーをお渡ししますが、新着・更新・変更された行事についてはデジタルカレンダーに掲載します。このデジタルカレンダーはNISのウェブサイト、またはParent Portalでご覧いただけます。
お子様の学習状況を確認し、お子様の日々の様子やカリキュラムをより深く理解するためには「Toddle」というアプリケーションをご利用ください。 お子様のToddleアカウントにアクセスするための情報は教員から渡されます。 Toddleファミリーアプリはアンドロイドはこちら、アップルはこちらからダウンロードできます。
Photos & Social Media
NIS uses Twitter(X) , YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to share, collaborate and celebrate the learning in our community. Parents are encouraged to follow these social media networks as well to learn about the school and activities. Photos are uploaded onto school photo galleries.
NISは、学習の様子を発信したりコミュニティ内で共有するために、ツイッター(X)、ユーチューブ、インスタグラム、フェイスブックなどのSNSを利用しています。保護者の皆様にも是非上記のSNSをご利用頂くことをお勧めします。また、フォトギャラリーはこちらからご覧頂けます。
Campus Map
The NIS campus includes architecturally distinctive buildings that provide safe and comfortable spaces to encourage learning in all areas, including classrooms for all ages, specialist areas, outdoor spaces, a design and fabrication lab, a sports field, and play equipment for the younger students. Go HERE for a campus map and descriptions of each space!
As always, if you have any questions about the status of your application or what documents are missing, or anything else, please feel free to contact us at anytime!
Erik Olson-Kikuchi, Director of Admissions & Development (admissions@nis.ac.jp)
Kayoko Watanabe, Admissions Coordinator (admissions@nis.ac.jp)
