International School of The Sacred Heart - Member Organisations

Member Organisations

• The Japan Council of International School (JCIS)

This is an association of schools in Japan that offer an international education for expatriates and some host country students. Its main objectives are to promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the activities of the member schools, broaden the dimensions of education in all the schools involved, advance the professional growth and welfare of individuals belonging to the educational staff of member schools, and to facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all associated schools.

• East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS)

The Council consists of approximately 84 schools with a combined enrollment of about 50,000 from almost every country in the world. Every type of organization is represented from church-related schools to other private schools. Some have an almost exclusively American enrollment and teaching staff while others have more of an international student enrollment and teaching staff. Many, however, strongly associate with the American style of educational system. The purpose is the same as those of JCIS, but on a broader scale.

• The Kanto Plains Association of Secondary School Principals (KPASSP)

ISSH is a member school of KPASSP. In practice, this involves the school’s active participation in the various inter-school meetings and competitions, e.g., sports matches, debates, speech contests, drama festivals, gym clinics, etc.

• Japanese Ministry of Education

ISSH is a member of the Sacred Heart School Corporation, which is recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education. )