New IS will offer an extended school day option from the 2010–11 school year for the benefit of working parents.
Currently, classes end at 3:40pm, 3:50pm, or 4pm, depending on age. Next year, they will end daily at 3:35pm or 3:45pm, with an option to remain at school until 4:55pm in art, music, recreation, or study centres.
There will also be clubs such as the oya-ko (parent–child) violin club and the New IS Players, which puts on a musical production every year.
Finally, the school’s URL will soon change from http://newinternationalschool.com to http://newis.ed.jp, as befits the school’s non-profit status.
— STEVEN PARR
