American School in Japan

American School in Japan
Location
Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan Japan
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Fostering a community of inquisitive learners and independent thinkers, inspired to be their best selves, empowered to make a difference
Established	1902
Head of school	Jim Hardin
Grades	Pre-K to 12
Enrollment	1647
Mascot	Mustang
Accreditation	WASC
Affiliation	none
Website	www.asij.ac.jp

The American School in Japan (ASIJ; Japanese: アメリカンスクール・イン・ジャパン) is an international private day school located in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The school consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, all located on the Chōfu campus. There is also an early learning center (nursery-kindergarten) for children aged 3–5 located in the Roppongi Hills complex in downtown Tokyo. Instruction is in English and follows an American-style curriculum. About two thirds of the school's students are the children of citizens of a wide variety of countries who are on temporary assignment in Japan, and the remaining one third are Japanese students who speak English. The campus is fenced in, resulting from heightened security measures taken after the September 11 attacks, with campus surroundings including the Nogawa Park and the neighborhood of Tama. The Good Schools Guide International called ASIJ "an impressive school, not only for its size and facilities but also for its strong sense of where it is going."^{[citation needed]}