International School of The Sacred Heart - Facilities

Facilities

The International School of the Sacred Heart is located in Hiroo, central Tokyo.

The Kindergarten has a self-contained Bornelund playground. The space is tree lined and includes swings, climbing frame, slides, a wooded area, sand and water play, as well as open space for running and bicycle riding. The Junior School playground is a large open area for running and sport as well as swings, climbing frames and a slide.

The Junior, Middle and High Schools share a large area, which provides age-appropriate equipment for the younger students, as well as a meeting area for the older students. Junior School recess and lunch times are held at different times to the Middle and High Schools to allow maximum freedom of play for the younger students.

Reading is emphasised throughout ISSH, which has two libraries resourcing the curriculum, and fulfilling the literature and research needs of our students and faculty. They also service parents and others in the school community with over 50,000 books, video and audiotapes, periodicals and CDs.

The school has over 200 computers located in four computer labs, libraries, and in the classrooms. Access to the Internet and e-mail facilities is available for students, while technology as a learning tool in education is stressed throughout the school.

The Junior School provides science in the classroom using basic science equipment and there are four well-equipped science laboratories in the Middle and High Schools designed for biology, chemistry, physics and Middle School general science. In addition there is a chemical store and preparation room adjoining the Chemistry Lab. The science offices have their own computers and printers.

Two art rooms and a pottery studio allow for instruction and growth in creative arts. Separate music rooms for the Kindergarten/Junior School and the Middle/High Schools provide the appropriate venues for music instruction and extra-curricular music offered throughout the school. In addition, there is a drama studio for Middle and High School students, as well as two larger meeting and performance rooms shared by all divisions of the school.

There is a fully equipped main gymnasium, which is used by all divisions of the school, as well as a mini-gym for weight training and fitness, which is used by the older students, faculty members and parents. ISSH has a large open grassed area to use for sports. It is used for physical education lessons, sports training sessions and other extracurricular activities. There are two floodlit tennis courts at ISSH and an outdoor all weather practice court for the younger students to practice their sports at any time.

There is access to two Chapels on campus, the School Chapel that accommodates approximately 80 people and the University Chapel. The University chapel hosts the opening and closing school liturgies that students from grade 1 through to grade 12 attend. The Christmas concert is also in the University Chapel and is open to Parents.

ISSH has a large dining room available to the Junior, Middle and High School students. Hot and cold food can be purchased from the kitchen at lunch time and again in the afternoon. A variety of international cuisine is offered designed to cater for allergies and preferences.