2015-16 Annual Report

The American School in Japan

2015–16 ANNUAL REPORT

2015–2016

Creative Arts Design Center opens August 2015

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CONTENTS

4. Mission, Vision, Values Strategic Objectives

6. Student Learning Outcomes 8. Introduction

10. Board of Directors 11. Board of Trustees

12. Message from the Board 14. PTA

18. 2015–16 Timeline 20. Faculty

24. Early Learning Center 26. Elementary School 30. Middle School 34. High School

40. Japan Center 42. Libraries

44. Athletics

48. Fine Arts 52. Service

56. Environment

58. Parent Survey

60. Summer Programs 64. Demographics 68. Tuition

70. Finances

72. Advancement

74. College Matriculation 76. Alumni

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MISSION, VISION AND VALUES STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

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Mission Developing compassionate, inquisitive learners prepared for global responsibility.

Vision To be an exemplary international learning community that nurtures each student’s full potential.

Vision Direction 1 Incorporate instructional practices, programs and align our structures so that all students embody our mission and strategic objective(s).

Vision Direction 2 Develop the means to continue and enhance ASIJ’s tradition of excellence given the changing context within Japan, in line with our mission, vision and strategic objective(s).

Core Values Students Excellence Environment Honesty & Integrity Heritage Service Community

Strategic Objectives • Students will become adept at identifying problems and using innovation and collaboration to design and evaluate solutions.

• Students will take risks, explore passions, develop their strengths and pursue their personal paths with resilience.

• Students will develop the capacity to understand diverse perspectives.

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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

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ASIJ educates students to become:

Effective communicators who…

• Express ideas, emotions and personal experiences clearly and creatively through the written and spoken word and through the arts.

• Listen critically with understanding and empathy.

Literate individuals who…

• Integrate learning and apply it to authentic situations.

• Read fluently with comprehension for a variety of purposes.

• Develop a strong foundation in all academic disciplines.

• Access, analyze, evaluate and present information using diverse resources.

Critical thinkers and problem solvers who…

• Apply creativity and persistence and develop awareness of their own thinking, in defining problems and developing strategies to solve them.

• Demonstrate flexibility in thinking.

Self-directed, productive learners who…

• Seek personal excellence in intellectual, artistic, practical and physical endeavors.

• Independently pursue learning.

• Set, achieve and reflect on personal and collective goals.

• Make healthy choices.

Constructive community members who…

• Have a clear sense of self and exhibit honesty and integrity.

• Work collaboratively and effectively with others.

• Show respect for the rights and tolerance of the values of others.

• Develop an awareness and understanding of the host culture and other cultures.

• Understand environmental issues and work to preserve the environment.

• Contribute their time, energy and talents to improve the quality of life in our families, schools, communities, nation and world.

• Prepare themselves for citizenship in a democratic society.

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INTRODUCTION

Dear ASIJ Community, Looking through this Annual Report for the 2015-16 school year it is clear to me that a great many fabulous activities took place last year. I was fortunate to visit in January as a candidate for the interim head of school position and got a brief taste then of what makes the school so impressive. I was very happy to be selected to lead ASIJ during this transition period and work with Jim Hardin, who was appointed as the incoming head of school—from August 1, 2017— last spring. Jim is currently superintendent at Dubai American Academy and we have been working closely since his appointment to ensure a smooth transfer at the end of the current school year.

ASIJ is an impressive school with a proud history as is evidenced in these pages.

Ed Ladd, who retired as head of school in June, set us on an innovative trajectory which we see reflected here. The opening of the Creative Arts Design Center (CADC) last August made physical a number of the school’s aspirations for the future and helped us to work on realizing the strategic

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objectives developed over the previous few years. It is amazing to look back on last year and see such great work already being created by students in their design classes and the impact of new learning spaces for strings and elementary music and art.

Another milestone for the school, and those involved, was the visit of the “13 Sisters” to campus. These women, survivors of abuse by Jack Moyer, returned to campus after many decades to reconnect, heal and get closure. It was a positive step forward for everyone and their visit coincided with the presentation of the first Strength and Courage Award to Sofie Kusaba ‘16. In addition, child protection consultant Tim Gerrish visited ASIJ to perform an audit for Keeping Children Safe. Tim returned to school at the start of the current school year to continue his work and I was impressed by the thoughtful and meaningful training he provided for us.

Witt (director of technology) and his wife Janet (director of transportation) spent 39 and 35 years working at ASIJ respectively, having seen two of their children graduate and their grandsons become students here.

Their colleague Gail Lanier, who ran the high school SAIL program and coached volleyball, retired after a total of 30 years at ASIJ. Marsha Rosenberg retired from the ELC as our speech language pathologist after 29 years of service. I’d like to thank these iconic members of staff and all the other faculty and staff who departed for their dedication to the school. I see the legacy of their great work continue here every day.

Areta Williams Interim Head of School

At the end of the year, ASIJ not only said sayonara to its outgoing head of school, but also to eight staff members who had served the community for over 20 years. Gene

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Anush Balian

Jeff Bernier

Jonathan Epstein

Tiffany Farrell

Brian Johnson

Susan Kawada

Matt McGuire

Joseph Meyer

Yasuaki Mori

Bob Noddin

Joseph Schmelzeis ‘80

Lenore Reese

Fred Morgenstern ‘83

Atsushi Yamashita

Areta Williams

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Statutory Auditor

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Statutory Auditor

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rangana Abdulla

Lauren B. Kawasaki

Abigail L. Radmilovich

Cameron Art

Jonathan B. Kindred

Joshua A. Raub

Anush Balian

Jesper J. Koll

Lenore Reese

Jeffrey S. Bernier

Sora Kwan

Kenneth Reilly

Dale E. Caldwell

Timothy W. Latimore

Allessandra J. Rogers ‘17

Alan Cannon

Douglas W. Lorentz

Eugene H. Saburi

Kathryn Chuchro

Jonathan Malamud

Catherine W. Sasanuma

Andrew J. Conrad

Kathy M. Matsui

Joseph P. Schmelzeis ‘80

Daniel C. DiCicco ‘89

Matthew E. McGuire

Susan Seltzer

Peter R. Durfee ‘88

Jeffrey McNeill

Rajul Shah

Jonathan S. Epstein

Joseph Meyer

James Small

Tiffany A. Farrell

Anthony M. Miller

Linda M. Suzukawa-Tseng ‘72

Richard L. Folsom

Yasuaki Mori

Erimitsu Suzuki

Kami Fukuda ‘84

Noriko Murai

James M. Takagi

Theodore C. Guild

Yumiko Murakami

Noritaka Tange

Katherine A. Hall

Brian D. Nelson ‘85

Karen C. Thomas

Larik M. Hall

David A. Nishida

Jon-Paul Toppino

Yasu Hatakeyama

Hiroko Nishikawa Fu

Stephanie H. Toppino

Hitomi Hattori ‘83

Robert L. Noddin

Miki Tsusaka

Ernest M. Higa ‘70

Hiromasa Ohashi

Paul Wadden

Jason P. Hyland

Hikaru Okada

Thomas W. Whitson

Brian Johnson

Marcus H. Okuno

Matthew D. Wilce

David G. Jones ‘76

Nir Z. Platek

Areta Williams

Hiroyuki Kamano

Thierry G. Porte

Mimi Yoshii

Susan Kawada

John B. Possman

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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

Dear ASIJ community, Our Board of Directors is comprised of 15 members including two statutory auditors and the Head of School. The Board’s duties include selection and evaluation of the Head of School (who is delegated to manage the school) as well as setting strategic vision and mission for the school. This strategic vision not only guides the Board in its actions governing the school, but also guides the Head of School in its operations.

We began the year with our annual fall retreat facilitated by Marc Frankel of Triangle Associates. During the retreat, the Board learned the fundamentals of governance and how Boards operate. We also used the time to prepare to conduct a search for a new Head of School. The search committee was initially led by Nancy Pitra, but Lenore Reese assumed responsibility when Nancy returned to the United States.

Susan Kawada, Anush Balian, Jonathan Epstein and Yasu Mori also served on the search committee.

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We drew on experiences from previous searches and reached out extensively to all stakeholders to gather input. The Board was pleased to find itself with a difficult decision as it selected from amongst many talented candidates. During the year we announced an interim Head of School who will serve for the 2016-17 school year and after the completion of a second search cycle, we also hired our new permanent Head of School who will arrive in August of 2017.

Led by Bob Noddin, the governance committee is comprised of three Directors and four Trustees and met six times during the year. They outlined, with the Board’s approval, an agenda to revisit inconsistencies in school charters or areas where there had been a recently demonstrated need for clarification (PTA Charter versus the Act of Endowment, document retention policies, terms of Trustees and Directors, stakeholder management, as well as the nomination committee). They also explored and recommended action to close the US-based

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foundation. A new agenda of items for focus has been prepared for 2016-2017.

The Board’s finance committee is led by Matt McGuire and had a successful year balancing the school’s budget while adjusting to accommodate the significant growth in student population during the school year.

Much study and thought was put into how to cope with the significant weakening of the Japanese yen versus the US dollar and a satisfactory result was reached for all ASIJ stakeholders. Discussion began regarding creating the financial strength to address a potential Chofu campus rebuild project in the future.

In the spring of 2016, the Board was pleased to host a visit by many of the 13 Sisters who toured the campus, received updates on the school’s actions to make ASIJ a safer institution and presented the inaugural Strength and Courage Award. This award is given annually to an outstanding graduating student who has demonstrated remarkable courage in the area of service. The award is

funded by donations from the entire ASIJ community and is matched with school funds. Your ongoing support to sustain this meaningful award is welcome.

I am proud to volunteer my time and resources, alongside other Board members and trustees, to govern the school. It is this spirit of dedication and service demonstrated broadly across our community that makes ASIJ such a remarkable school and so successful in developing compassionate, inquisitive learners prepared for global responsibility.

Sincerely,

Brian Johnson Chair, Board of Directors and Board of Trustees

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PTA

The ELC and Chofu PTAs work closely with the Board of Directors, faculty, administration and staff to enhance and enrich our children’s educational experience.

Through this strong community and hard work of parent volunteers, both PTAs were able to make numerous contributions and enrichments during the 2015-16 school year. These included several grants for teacher requests such as Mi.Mu gloves that intergrate movement with music, a performance from a professional taiko group, a workshop with a Broadway musical composer, mochi pounding and petting zoos at both campuses.

The school year kicked off with events that brought together old and new families. The Chofu PTA Welcome Coffee at TAC and a series of welcome coffees at the ELC gave the opportunity for people to reconnect after the summer and greet newcomers to the school. The whole school also came together on September 16 for Spirit Day on the Chofu campus to support our athletes, cheer on the volleyball and tennis teams, and our JV and Varsity football teams took on Yokota on the main field. The day also provided student service groups an opportunity to raise funds for their causes.

On December 5, the PTAs held Winterfest,

our largest community-wide event, on the Chofu campus. The event was a great day featuring international food booths, an international bazaar, student performances, games, a Santa booth and many other activities. A major fundraiser for the PTAs, Winterfest raised over ¥12 million.

The Spring Gala “Palm Trees and Pearls” on March 5 brought over 400 guests together for an evening of island-themed fun, entertainment and fundraising. The evening was a big success and raised over ¥24 million for the PTAs to fund their operations and grants.

In addition to joint events, the PTAs work together with the Admissions team on the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program, which matches parents of current students with parents of new ELC and Chofu students.

Volunteers are often the first face of ASIJ and our dynamic school community, and these volunteers are an important resource as they provide tremendous support to incoming families. Throughout the year the PTAs provided numerous parent education opportunities through the ELC’s PTA-sponsored workshops and divisional Parent Groups at Chofu.

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President George W. Bush visited ASIJ’s Chofu campus on May 18 and spoke to high school students about his experiences in the White House

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2015–16 TIMELINE

9月

10月

11月 18

12月 2015–2016

2月

3月

4月

5月

6月 2015–2016

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FACULTY

Faculty Nationalities Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

South Korea. . . . . . . . . . 1

Canada . . . . . . . . . . .

15

Spain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

China . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . .

USA . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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New Zealand . . . . . . . . . 5

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158

full time faculty

18

part time & assistant teachers

89

school service staff

excludes cafeteria P/T staff, outsourcing staff

44

average age of faculty

7.35

average teaching experience (years)

71%

of faculty have advanced degrees

84.4%

average retention rate of faculty

30%

of faculty stay longer than 10 years

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Professional Learning Activities Number of participants

ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Workshop 2

Workshop Facilitation

2

Annual Chinese Articulation Workshop 1

Global Online Academy

7

Annual Conf. for Japanese Lang. Teachers 4

IAAAC Conference

4

AP/IB Workshops/Conference

JASCD 25

4

Apple Distinguished Educator Conference 1

JCIS Curriculum Directors Meeting

1

Asia Curriculum Forum

4

Learning 2 Asia

3

Beyond Laptops Workshop

4

Mindfulness Inside and Outside

2

Collaborative ELL

2

Math Specialists in International Schools 10

Columbia Reading & Writing Institute

5

NCTM Annual Conference

Curriculum Writing

9

Nueva Design Thinking Institute

3 12

EARCOS Advisory Member Conference 1

Online Professional Development

9

EARCOS Leadership Conference

7

PE Geek Workshop

3

EARCOS Teachers Conference

7

School Visits

7

EARCOS Weekend Workshop

7

SENIA First Annual Conference

3

Fab11 1

Social Thinking Clinical Training Program 1

Fablab 101

3

TAIP Annual Conference

1

FabLearn Asia

3

WASC Midterm

2

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ELC

Level Enrollment ELCGrade 128 data as of 9/23/16

PRE-K 19NEW 27RETURNING 46

Grade Level Enrollment

data as NURSERY 29NEW 29of 9/23/16

KINDER 17NEW1936 RETURNING 53 46 NEW 27RETURNING PRE-K

Grade Level Enrollment

NURSERY 29NEW 29

Data as of 9/23/2016

KINDER 17NEW 36RETURNING 53

Student Citizenship data as of 9/21/15

USA 45 OTHER 22

Student Citizenship

JAPAN/ OTHER 3

STUDENT CITIZENSHIP Data as of 9/19/2016

data as of 9/21/15

USA 45 OTHER 22 JAPAN/ OTHER 3 JAPAN 26

USA/ OTHER 4

USA/ JAPAN 28

USA/

philosophy There was very little turnover at the the a Harvard University project and JAPAN 28 USA/ the power of the group as a Early Learning Center in 2015 with two new that “explores JAPAN 26 OTHER 4 and documentation as teaching assistants joining us in August. ELC learning environment teachers built on the foundation of work a way to deepen and extend learning.” At they had done on Making Learning Visible in the end of the year, Marsha Rosenberg, who 2014-15 by applying the philosophy to their was the ELC’s speech language pathologist, classrooms. Making Learning Visible (MLV) is retired after 29 years of service.

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66 62

Average Class Size

16

nursery

15 pre-k

18

kindergarten

2015–2016

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ES

Grade Level Enrollment ES 543 data as of 9/23/16

KINDER 25NEW 3RETURNING 28 GRADE ONEEnrollment 23NEW 74RETURNING Grade Level

97

data as of 9/23/16

GRADE TWO 18NEW 70RETURNING 88 82RETURNING 10128 GRADE THREE 19NEW KINDER 25NEW 3RETURNING GRADE FOUR 21ONE NEW 97 RETURNING 118 GRADE 23 NEW 74RETURNING 97 GRADE TWO NEW 70RETURNING NEW18 87 RETURNING 111 88 GRADE FIVE 24

Grade Level Enrollment

GRADE THREE 19NEW 82RETURNING 101

Data as of 9/23/2016

GRADE FOUR 21NEW 97RETURNING 118 GRADE FIVE 24NEW 87RETURNING 111

Student Citizenship data as of 9/21/15

USA 179

OTHER 97

Student Citizenship data as of 9/21/15

JAPAN/ OTHER 24

USA 179

STUDENT CITIZENSHIP Data as of 9/19/2016

OTHER 97 JAPAN/ OTHER 24 JAPAN 93

USA/ JAPAN 131 USA/ OTHER 19 USA/ JAPAN 131

The Elementary School began the year with a change in leadership. After serving as the deputy principal at Singapore American School for 14 years, Marc L’Heureux joined us as elementary principal. Genta Branstetter also joined the ES team as associate principal. She was most recently a mathematics coordinator/coach at

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the WashingtonUSA/ International School in JAPAN 93 Washington, DC.OTHER In addition, a further 13 19 new teachers joined the Elementary School in August. There were further transitions at the end of the year including Betty Hooper who retired after 28 years of service in learning support.

2015–2016

253 290 Average Class Size

14

Kindergarten

19

Grade 1

17

Grade 2

21

Grade 3

20

Grade 4

2015–2016

19

Grade 5

27

MAP Reading Scores (average RIT [Rasch Unit] values) Grade 3

4

5

28

ASIJ

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

200.7

207.2

201.5

207.2

EARCOS

197.14

205.27

196.82

204.2

National

188.3

198.6

188.3

198.6

ASIJ

209.6

217.4

211.1

217.1

EARCOS

206.3

213.07

206.07

211.96

National

198.2

205.9

198.2

205.9

ASIJ

217.8

222.9

217.9

223.2

EARCOS

212.8

218.97

213.39

218.59

National

205.7

211.8

205.7

211.8

2015–2016

MAP Math Scores (average RIT [Rasch Unit] values) Grade 3

4

5

ASIJ

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

201.8

212.6

204.2

212.2

EARCOS

200.87

211.62

200.93

210.78

National

190.4

203.4

190.4

203.4

ASIJ

217.5

230.9

217.5

229.7

EARCOS

214.11

224.37

212.69

222.38

National

201.9

213.5

201.9

213.5

ASIJ

230

240.8

232.6

240.7

EARCOS

224.55

233.3

224.39

233.97

National

211.4

221.4

211.4

221.4

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MS

Grade Level Enrollment

MS 391

data as of 9/23/16

GRADE SIX 23NEW 98RETURNING 121 GRADE SEVEN 17NEW 112RETURNING 129

Grade Level Enrollment

of 9/23/16 GRADE EIGHTdata 14asNEW 127RETURNING 141

GRADE SIX 23NEW 98RETURNING 121

Grade Level Enrollment

GRADE SEVEN 17NEW 112RETURNING 129

Data as of 9/23/2016

GRADE EIGHT 14NEW 127RETURNING 141

Student Citizenship data as of 9/19/16

USA 119

OTHER 70 JAPAN/ OTHER 19

Student Citizenship data as of 9/19/16

STUDENT CITIZENSHIP

USA 119

Data as of 9/19/2016

OTHER 70 JAPAN 57 JAPAN/ OTHER 19

The Middle School began the school year with two new faculty and a new associate principal, Carole Nickle. Originally from Canada, Carole has lived and worked abroad for the past 15 years, including teaching in Taiwan, China, Vietnam and Turkey. The opening of the Creative Arts Design Center allowed for an expansion of design and

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USA/ JAPAN 114

USA/ OTHER 12

USA/

fabrication work in the Middle School.

The 114 JAPAN initial phase of this was overseen by the director and design, Mark USA/ JAPAN 57of innovation OTHER 12 Schreiber, who unfortunately had to leave ASIJ mid-year due to family illness. At the end of the year we said sayonara to Jim and Judy Erwin who had worked in the Middle School for 15 years.

2015–2016

194 197

Average Class Size

19

Grade 6

20

Grade 7

2015–2016

18

Grade 8

31

32

2015–2016

MAP Reading Scores (average RIT [Rasch Unit] values) Grade 6

7

8

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

ASIJ

224.2

228.7

224.7

228.1

EARCOS

219.4

223.79

218.59

222.65

National

211

215.8

211

215.8

ASIJ

229.7

233.8

230

233.3

EARCOS

223.53

227.6

223.97

227.45

National

214.4

218.2

214.4

218.2

ASIJ

234.7

238.1

234.5

238

EARCOS

228.04

231.38

228.23

230.98

National

217.2

220.1

217.2

220.1

MAP Language Scores (average RIT [Rasch Unit] values) Grade 6

7

8

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

ASIJ

223.7

228.5

222.8

226.7

EARCOS

220.03

223.91

219.28

223.05

National

210.7

215.3

210.7

215.3

ASIJ

228.5

233.3

228.5

233.4

EARCOS

223.52

226.96

223.87

227.1

National

214

217.6

214

217.6

ASIJ

231.9

236.4

232.9

238

EARCOS

227.31

229.96

227.46

230.12

National

216.2

219

216.2

219

MAP Math Scores (average RIT [Rasch Unit] values) Grade 6

7

8

ASIJ

Fall 2014

Spring 2015

Fall 2015

Spring 2016

235.9

242.1

237

240.9

EARCOS

231.12

237.28

230.17

236.74

National

217.6

225.3

217.6

225.3

ASIJ

242.6

249.1

243.5

250.2

EARCOS

237.81

243.8

239.06

245.55

National

222.6

228.6

222.6

228.6

ASIJ

248.5

253.8

249.5

255.1

EARCOS

245.93

250.84

246.33

251.92

National

226.3

230.9

226.3

230.9

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HS

HS 570Grade Level Enrollment data as of 9/23/16

GRADE NINE Enrollment 34NEW 102RETURNING Grade Level

136

data as of 9/23/16

GRADE TEN 18NEW 138RETURNING 156 GRADE ELEVEN 16NEW 117RETURNING 133 GRADE NINE 34NEW 102RETURNING 136 GRADE TWELVE 10NEW 135RETURNING 145 GRADE TEN 18NEW 138RETURNING 156

Grade Level Enrollment Data as of 9/23/2016

GRADE ELEVEN 16NEW 117RETURNING 133 GRADE TWELVE 10NEW 135RETURNING 145

Student Citizenship data as of 9/21/15

USA 178 OTHER 96

STUDENT CITIZENSHIP Data as of 9/19/2016

Student Citizenship

JAPAN/ OTHER 23

data as of 9/21/15

USA 178

OTHER 96 USA/ JAPAN 156

JAPAN/ OTHER 23 JAPAN 100

USA/ OTHER 17 USA/ JAPAN 156

JAPAN 100

The High School welcomed five new faculty and a new associate principal to the team at the start of school. Carrie Bennett moved into a new role as associate principal, having previously taught in the English department.

The opening of the Creative Arts Design Center allowed for an expansion of design

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USA/ courses in the high school and fabrication OTHER 17 and the strings program. At the end of the year several long serving faculty left us: Mary and Roger Onions retired after 20 and 23 years respectively and Gail Lanier, who ran the SAIL program and coached volleyball, left after 30 years of service.

2015–2016

304 266 Average Class Size

18

English

18

Social Studies

18 Math

18

Science

13

Language

19 Arts

2015–2016

17

PE/Health

35

36

2015–2016

21.4

21.3

20.8

20.8

26.1

25.2

25.1

27.0

26.1

27.8

2015

20.6

27.7

27.2

 Math

20.1

21.0

20.9

28.9

2014

20.8

28.2

27.5

21.0

 Critical Reading

20.4

27.4

20.8

27.6

28.6

2013

21.3

20.9

27.9

27.0

20.9

20.3

27.0

26.0

20.7

29.0

21.1

27.0

2012

20.9

20.2

27.0

21.1

482

508

494

484

513

495

487

513

497

488

644

641

639

592

639

644

596

580

589

603

596

581

584

496 514

591

488

514

US

27.0

26.0

588

erage comparison

20.9

496

ASIJ

21.3

erage comparison

29.0

an Scores

27.0

an Scores

21.1

20.5

SAT MEAN SCORES

ASIJ vs US Average for College-Bound Students

2016

 Writing

2012

 English 21.1

2013

 Math

 Reading 2014

2015–2016 21.4

2015

 Science 21.3 20.8

20.8

26.1

25.2

25.1

27.0

26.1

27.8

27.2

27.7

28.9

28.2

27.5

2015

20.6

20.1

21.0

20.9

27.6 27.4

2014

20.8

20.4

21.0

20.8

28.6

27.9

27.0

27.0

26.0

29.0

29.0

2013

21.3

20.9

20.3

20.9

20.7

27.0

27.0

27.0

26.0

27.0

2012

20.9

20.2

21.1

20.9

21.3

21.1

on

20.5

s

ACT MEAN SCORES

ASIJ vs US Average for College-Bound Students

2016

ASIJ

US

2016

 Composite

37

482

5

49

484

5

49

487

5

49

48

49

48

5

49

38

ASIJ Class of

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

AP tests

761

778

803

822

1043

Test takers

313

299

324

317

371

Size of Senior Class

137

119

140

120

150

AP students with scores 3+

303

273

303

305

362

% of scores of 3+

96.8

91

94

93

98

average number of exams/student

2.43

2.60

2.48

2.59

2.81

2015–2016

ASIJ MEAN

GLOBAL MEAN

RESEARCH

4.2

3.0

SEMINAR

4.1

2.9

STUDIO ART 2D

4.8

3.4

STUDIO ART 3D

5.0

3.2

STUDIO ART DRAWING

5.0

3.4

ENGLISH LANG AND COMP

3.9

2.8

ENGLISH LIT AND COMP

2.8

EUROPEAN HISTORY

3.7

2.7

MACRO ECONOMICS

4.5

2.9

MICRO ECONOMICS US HISTORY

3.8

2.7

WORLD HISTORY

4.0

2.6

CALCULUS AB

4.5

3.0

CALCULUS BC 3.1 3.0

STATISTICS

2.9

BIOLOGY

2.9

CHEMISTRY

2.7

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PHYSICS 1 PHYSICS 2

JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPANISH LANGUAGE

2.81

AP exams/student

98%

of scores 3+

3.9 3.2 3.4 3.4

2.6

3.5

2.3

3.8

2.9

4.3 4.3

CHINESE LANGUAGE FRENCH LANGUAGE

4.7

3.8

COMPUTER SCIENCE A

1043

AP exams taken

4.2

3.1

371

AP test takers

3.8

3.4 3.3 3.8

4.5

3.9 3.8

39

JAPAN CENTER

61

curricular activites/events

74

students in co-curricular activities (origami & Nihon buyo)

5

parent activities/events

40

12

strategic partnerships

Tokyo Tech High School Rikkyo Ikebukuro High School Tokyo U of Foreign Studies ICU Sophia University TELL PsyCap Partner Co. Ltd Yomiuri Education Network Yomiuri Newspaper Studio Ghibli Tama Local Neighborhoods Origami Kaikan 2015–2016

2015–2016

41

LIBRARIES

Library 13–14 247,558

Database Access 15–16 153,641 14–15 133,684

11–12 67,481

Database access in the library reached a high in 2013–14, when the Destiny catalog, which has integrated database searches, was introduced.

This exceeded the previous high in 2009. Usage levels dropped the following year but began to increase again in 2015–16. The drop in usage was partially due to the availability of free resources accessible outside of the catalogue and changes in course offerings.

12–13 36,556

42

2015–2016

Most Popular Books

ELC

Llama Llama Mad at Mama Anna Dewdney

54,168 items in collection

22,787

The Wolf’s Chicken Stew Keiko Kasza Happy Pig Day! Mo Willems

ES

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old school Jeff Kinney

Nonfiction (print) circulated

I will take a nap! Mo Willems Prince Fly Guy Tedd Arnold

MS

46,160

The Way We Fall Megan Crewe The Recruit Robert Muchamore The School for Good and Evil Soman Chaniani

HS

408

Inferno: A Novel Dan Brown Tales of H.P. Lovecraft H.P. Lovecraft The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky

Book Circulation ES

MS

Fiction (print) circulated

HS

2011–12

39,311

8,787

10,028

2012–13

41,000

5,912

10,685

2013–14

43,215

9,010

12,570

2014–15

43,615

13,781

12,259

2015–16

41,276

17,389

11,670

Follet eBooks circulated

6,965 Kindle titles circulated

167

Magazines circulated

387

Audiovisuals circulated

43

ATHLETICS

44

2015–2016

Fall 2015 Season Recap Cross Country 51 athletes

Kanto Plain Boys Champions Kanto Plain Finals Boys Champions Kanto Plain Girls Champions Kanto Plain Finals Girls Champions Asia Pacific Invitational Boys & Girls Champions Asia Pacific Invitational Coed Relay Champions Asia Pacific Invitational Overall Team Champions Far East Boys & Girls Champions Far East Team Champions

Football 65 athletes

Kanto Plain 2nd place JV Kanto Plain Champions

Tennis 47 athletes

Far East Overall Team Champions Far East Girls Champions Far East Boys Doubles Champions Far East Mixed Doubles Champions Kanto Girls Champions Kanto Plain JV Girls Tournament Champions Kanto Plain JV Boys Tournament 2nd Place

Volleyball 33 athletes

Kanto Plain Co-Champions Far East 2nd place Kanto JV Tournament Champions

Cheer 30 athletes Athletic Trainers 12 students

2015–2016

45

Hitachi Sunrockers conduct a basketball masterclass.

Winter 2016 Season Recap Girls Basketball 25 athletes

Varsity Kanto Plain League Champions Far East Runner-Up Far East Sportsmanship Award JV Kanto Plain Tournament 3rd place

Boys Basketball 31 athletes

Kanto Plain League Runner-up JV Kanto Plain Tournament Runner-up

Cheer 20 athletes

Cheer teams cheered for boys and girls basketball this season

Field Hockey 18 athletes

Kanto Plain League Champions Kanto Plain Tournament Runner up

46

Boys Soccer 55 athletes

Varsity Kanto Plain League Champions Kanto Plain Tournament Champions JV Kanto Plain Tournament Runner-up JV Kanto Plain League Champions

Swimming 29 athletes

9 school records broken Manila Invitational Champions, League Finals Champions Emily House qualified for Japan Junior Olympics in March

Wrestling 20 athletes

Freshman Egan Sadler 3rd Place at Far East Tournament

Athletic Trainers 18 students 2015–2016

Spring 2016 Season Recap Track 80 athletes

Far East Team 2nd place, Boys 2nd place, Girls 2nd place 3200m Far East Champion: Lisa Watanuki Girls 4x400m Relay Far East Champions: Jocelyn Meyer, Anna Sheng, Diva Marty, Tanya Riordan Girls 4x800m Relay Far East Champions: Tanya Riordan, Lisa Watanuki, Hannah Mallard, Anna Sheng 400m Far East Record/School Record: Britt Sease 800m Far East Meet Record: Britt Sease 1600m Far East Champion: Evan Yukevich Boys 4x400m Relay Far East Record/Pacific Record/School Record: Hiroki Iino, Evan Yukevich, Matthew Steinlauf, Britt Sease Boys 4x800m Relay Far East Champions: Zen Sperry, Joshua France, Ryan Nishida, Luke Rogan

Baseball 22 athletes 15 - 1 Season Record Kanto Plain Champions Far East Champions

Girls Soccer 30 student athletes 14 - 3 - 1 Varsity Season Record Varsity Kanto Plain 2nd place Far East 3rd place 6 - 3 -1 JV Season Record

Softball 21 athletes 11 - 9 - 1 Season Record Kanto Plain Champions Far East 2nd place

Athletic Trainers 12 students

2015–2016

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FINE ARTS

2015–2016 48 Middle school thespians perform the musical “Snow Off-White”

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

1. Visiting artist Lili Tan works with middle school students to create abstract paintings 2. Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz Ensemble students visit and perform in Beijing 3. High school fall play: “30 Neo-Futurist Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)” 4. High school strings practice in the Bender Plaza 5. Elementary school students give a musical performance at a PACT Day assembly 6. High school students participate in the Kanto Jazz Festival

2015–2016

49

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

1. High School students write, direct and perform the One Act Plays 2. Students film the middle school movie, “Deja Vu” 3. Student performs at FOFA Spotlight 4. The Kyogen Club performs traditional Japanese comedies 5. Families, friends and students admire student artwork at the Elementary School Art Show 6. High school Vocal Jazz entertains faculty and students at the SAIL BBQ

50

2015–2016

High school students perform the musical “High School Musical”

2015–2016

51

52

2015–2016

SERVICE

7200

14

onigiri made by ES students

HS student service groups

MS student service leadership team members

HS service group members

MS peer helpers

runners in ASIJ Fun Run

40

603

350+

33

2015–2016

53

I already knew of the mental health benefits of art, and how happy I feel after creating something, so I believed that art could bring happiness to them as well. My dreams were big, but I envisioned that art could rejuvenate.

Sofie Kusaba, Strength and Courage Award Winner, whose volunteer group Nagomi Art brings art to people with mental disabilities in the Chofu campus area.

2015–2016

55

ENVIRONMENT

Total CO2/Kg usage for the 2015–16 school year increased due to increased enrollment and the opening of the Creative Arts Design Center.

56

2015–2016

Electricity, heavy oil, natural gas in CO2/Kg 2013-14

2012-13

2014-15

2015-16

150,000

100,000

50,000

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

12–13

13–14

14-15

15–16

August

95,685

98,240

90,415

97,971

September

98,636

91,485

87,312

89,420

October

70,503

71,700

70,658

69,362

November

89,760

89,305

78,940

82,578

December

92,764

116,659

107,569

94,996

January

163,616

142,386

121,615

139,242

February

139,097

133,172

121,520

135,457

March

92,884

117,371

98,530

112,842

April

79,091

65,488

74,192

78,442

May

68,059

52,040

70,651

72,330

June

55,798

51,546

63,063

60,151

July

57,802

48,600

66,776

52,144

Total CO2/Kg

1,103,695

1,077,992

1,051,241

1,084,935

2015–2016

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PARENT SURVEY Values in percentages

58

Strongly agree

Agree

N/A

Disagree

Strongly disagree

As a parent, I am very satisfied with ASIJ.

31.5

Student learning is a high priority in our school.

39.6

My child’s teachers hold high expectations for learning.

34.5

ASIJ is preparing my child for the responsibilities of a global citizen.

31.9

59.5

ASIJ is meeting my expectations as a school for my children.

31.7

57.3

My child is developing into an inquisitive learner.

27.5

63.3

My child has developed new interests and abilities beyond what goes on in the classroom.

26.9

56.6

Assessment and grading policies are handled fairly.

18.5

65.4

10.1 5.6

I understand how my child is assessed and graded.

18.5

66.6

7.2 7.3

My child understands how to utilize online applications that support ASIJ’s teaching and learning programs.

37.9

My child has access to a variety of resources to help him/her succeed in their learning.

41.3

My child’s teachers provide instructional activities that involve students in their learning.

27.8

My child’s teachers assign homework that is appropriate and supportive to help my child achieve curriculum expectations.

16.2

64.9

29.9

2 0 1 5 – 2 0 61.1 16

61.0

5.8

56.2

59.2

8.6

6.5

12.0

50.4

9.2

55.2

62.7

6.3

7.1 10.6

5.6

16.2

64.9

7.1 10.6

My childs teachers are available to give assistance when he or she needs it.

29.9

My child’s teachers challenge and support my child to work to his/her potential.

25.5

The school’s counselor gives students the help they need.

21.6

Teachers are open and communicative with me about my child.

30.3

The school facilities are appropriate to support the instructional program.

42.9

My child’s teachers care about my child as an individual.

32.4

The school encourages and supports parent involvement.

32.6

59.9

As a parent, teachers and professional staff are available to meet with me when needed.

32.4

61.1

In general, ASIJ students demonstrate positive values within school and the greater community.

30.9

I am kept informed about the school’s policies, programs and operations.

32.3

I use MOL to keep informed of school events.

30.3

I believe our school is continually improving.

28.3

My concerns as a parent are reflected in decisions affecting the school.

26.1

The transportation services to and from the school are safe and meet the needs of our family.

34.0

Our family is satisfied with the quality of the school’s cafeteria service.

28.7

61.1

5.6

59.4

6.3 7.7

51.8

18.2

6.2

59.7

5.2

52.9

55.9

8.0

61.2

61.2

57.6

10.2

53.9

41.8

21.5

46.3

47.0

2015–2016

9.8

7.5

9.3

14.5

14.4

59

60

2015–2016

SUMMER PASSPORT Summer Passport

183

428

grades K–4

245

grades 5–11

students attended

57 schools represented

263

33

19

15

12

The American St. Mary’s Nishimachi Seisen International School in International International International School of the Japan School School School Sacred Heart

2015–2016

52

other schools

61

Summer Day Camp

1725 Chofu campers (68% returning)

281

Roppongi campers (31% returning)

2006 campers!

144

Chofu English speakers division

SUMMER DAY CAMP Summer Day Camp

1725 Chofu campers (68% returning)

2006 campers!

144

Chofu English speakers division

281

Roppongi campers (31% returning)

313

274 Chofu

staff

39

Roppongi

DEMOGRAPHICS

Demographics

Students with dual citizenship are counted for each passport they hold.

NORTH AMERICA 1050 USA 1002 AFRICA/ MIDDLE EAST 25

EUROPE 147

CENTRAL/ SOUTH AMERICA 24

ASIA 914 JAPAN 774

AUSTRALASIA 70

North America

Europe

1627 Austria 1 Denmark 1 Finland 2 France 11 Germany 11 Greece 1 Hungary 3 Iceland 3 Ireland 5 Italy 8 Liechtenstein 1 Netherlands 11 Poland 3 Portugal 3 Slovakia 1 Spain 14 Sweden 19 Switzerland 2 Turkey 5 Ukraine 1 United Kingdom 41

Canada 48 USA 1002 1443

Asia

China 10 Hong Kong 5 India 42 Japan 774 South Korea 1 Malaysia 5 Myanmar 2 Pakistan 1 Philippines 2 Singapore 8 South Korea 47 Sri Lanka 1 Taiwan 10 Thailand 3 Vietnam 3

64

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

2015–2016

09

10

11

Australasia

Australia 50 1619 1632 New Zealand 20 1385

Central & South America Barbados 2 Brazil 16 Colombia 1 Mexico 5

Africa & Middle East

Israel 9 Palestine 1 South Africa 1 United Arab Emirates 1

12

13

14

15

16

17

In 2015-16 ASIJ experienced a dramatic increase in enrollment to 1619 students, up over 100 students in a single year. Enrollment increased further in 2016-17, with 1632 enrolled, despite a slight decline in applications. An increase in the number of families remaining at ASIJ from year to year has added to our expanding enrollment. Enrollment has reached optimum levels in many grade levels and specialty programs such as English Language Learning and Learning Support are filled to capacity.

817

ASIJ has benefited from the growing multicultural character of greater Tokyo and continues to see a greater number of countries represented in our student body. We enjoy a strong reputation with Japanese returnee families and others who make Tokyo their home long term and seek an international education for their children.

815

ASIJ was able to respond to demand at some grade levels by increasing capacity, which allowed us to be the school of choice for more families seeking enrollment. Expansion at other grade levels will be considered in the future, depending on demand and space availability.

Top 5 Residences

724

Dual Citizenship

Minato-ku

USA 1002

JAPAN/OTHER 69

324

Shibuya-ku

USA/JAPAN 429

126

Setagaya-ku

78

JAPAN 774

Meguro-ku

USA/OTHER 52

60

Fuchu-shi

65

66

2015–2016

MIDDLE EAST 25

ENROLLMENT

Data for the year-to-year comparisons is taken on the third Monday of September each year.

EUROPE 147

CENTRAL/ SOUTH AMERICA 24

ASIA 914 JAPAN 774

AUSTRALASIA 70

1619 1632

1627 1443

02

1385

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

While reporting on the demographic information about the school population for 2015–16’s Annual Report, we can also share the latest information for school year 2016– 17. Current enrollment figures are at the 1647 level, with 131 at the ELC and 1516 at the Chofu campus. The trend of increasing

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

enrollment throughout 2015–16 continued into the current year. For the majority of the past 15 years, ASIJ has enjoyed a steady increase in students starting in 2002–03 and gradually increasing to a high of 1,653 in 2007–08.

2015–2016

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TUITION

Tuition increases at ASIJ

2011–12 ¥2,154,000 (+1.5%)

2012–13 ¥2,242,000 (+2%)

2013–14 ¥2,264,000 (+1%)

2014–15 ¥2,287,000 (+1%)

2015–16 ¥2,356,000 (+3%)

Comparisons with other international schools Washington International School

$38,330

UNIS NYC

$37,925

The American School in London

$35,526

Singapore American School

$28,219

Hong Kong International School

$26,226

International School Bangkok

$25,926

Yokohama International School

$24,557

The American School in Japan

$23,340

Nishimachi International School

$21,161

St. Mary’s International School

$20,761

* Based on ¥105=$0.98. Tuition only, not additional fees.

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2015–2016

2015–2016

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Finance

FINANCES

INVESTMENTS OTHER SUBSIDY MISC ANNUAL SUPPORT TUITION

Revenue Fiscal Year

2015

2016

Tuition

3,575,700 (90.78%)

3,939,324 (91.11%)

Investments

20,000 (0.51%)

20,000 (0.46%)

Other*

259,000 (5.85%)

290,000 (6.7%)

Subsidy Misc

44,000 (1.12%)

49,000 (1.13%)

INSTRUCTIONAL 40,000 (1.01%) SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT

25,000 (0.57%)

Annual Support Total

3,938,700 (100%)

4,323,324 (100%)

*(Transportation, Food Service, Summer School and Bookstore)

Capital Fund Revenue MAINTENANCE/ Fiscal Year

HOUSEKEEPING

Registration Fee

2016

102,900 (20.35%)

113,000 (18.11%)

180,000 (35.6%)

263,000 (42.16%)

ADMINISTRATION

Building Maintenance Fee

70

2015

& 187,750 BENEFITS Capital AssessmentSALARY Fee (37.13%)

210,000 (33.66%)

Investment Return

20,000 (3.95%)

20,000 (3.2%)

4x4 Campaign

15,000 (2.97%)

17,725 (2.84%)

Total

505,650 (100%)

623,725 (100%)

2015–2016

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT

MAINTENANCE/ HOUSEKEEPING ADMINISTRATION SALARY & BENEFITS

Expenses Fiscal Year

2015

2016

Salary & Benefits

3,179,000 (78%)

3,384,000 (77.9%)

Instruct Sup & Equipment

507,000 (12.4%)

568,000 (13%)

Mnt/Housekeeping

290,000 (7.1%)

264,000 (6.1%)

Administration

101,500 (2.5%)

126,600 (2.9%)

Total

4,077,500 (100%)

4,342,600 (100%)

Capital Fund Expenses Fiscal Year

2015

2016

Debt Service

417,000 (69.85%)

530,700 (63.12%)

Capital Projects, Major Repairs

180,000 (30.15%)

310,000 (36.87%)

Total

597,000 (100%)

840,700 (100%)

All amounts in thousands of yen

2015–2016

71

Unrestricted ¥

ASIJ FUND Donations received July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016

Advancement

0

¥10 mil

Other ¥52,400 Strength & Courage Award ¥1,464,150 Leadership Scholarship ¥3,413,437 Unrestricted ¥20,420,001

0

¥10 mil

4x4 Campaign* ¥17,725,990

¥20 mil

¥30 mil

¥40 mil

*4x4 Campaign donations represent final pledge payments from the ELC and Chofu PTAs toward the Multi-Purpose Room in the new Creative Arts Design Center.

ALUMNI 164

ASIJ thanks the numerous alumni, current and former parents, current and former faculty and staff, and friends of ASIJ who extended their support in 2015–16.

In 2015-16, the first Strength and Courage Award was presented to a graduating senior in April. Also in the spring, ASIJ transitioned to a third-party sponsor (Give2Asia) for your US-based tax-deductible contributions.

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PRESENT

PARENTS 76 ASIJ has received broad-based support from the ASIJ community in the past.

We anticipate intensified support of the ASIJ Fund in the coming year. If you are interested in making a donation, please visit www.asij.ac.jp/how-to-give or contact the Advancement Office at donate@asij.ac.jp.

PARENTS OF ALUMNI 47

FRIENDS 31 2015–201 6 FACULTY/STAFF 25 CURRENT & FORMER

Leadership Scholarship ¥3,413,437

¥20,420,001

l

4x4 Campaign* ¥17,725,990

GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY Number of donors by constituency

¥20 mil

¥30 mil

¥40 mil

Gift Club Members

25

Decade Club

29

ALUMNI 164

Double Decade Club PRESENT PARENTS 76

10

Triple Decade Club Decade Club members are donors who have made gifts to ASIJ for ten consecutive years.

PARENTS OF ALUMNI 47 FRIENDS 31 FACULTY/STAFF 25

CURRENT & FORMER

CCP The Corporate Contribution Plan (CCP) is a taxbeneficial method for foreign companies to pay tuition for employees’ children while also donating to ASIJ. In addition to tuition payments, companies make donations to ASIJ which support capital projects. These donations totalled just over ¥134 million in 2015-16.

4

The 1902 Society (¥1,000,000–¥4,999,999)

24

Headmaster’s Circle (¥200,000–¥999,999)

35

Black & Gold League (¥100,000–¥199,999)

24

The Mustangs Club (¥50,000–¥99,999)

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2016 COLLEGE MATRICULATION

74

Arizona State University

Michigan State University

University of Brighton

Augsburg College

Nagoya University

University of British Columbia

Bentley University

NC School of the Arts

University of California, Berkeley

Boston College

New York University

University of California, Los Angeles

Boston University

Northeastern University

University of California, San Diego

Brigham Young University

Oberlin College

University of California, Santa Barbara

Brigham Young University, Hawaii Occidental College

University of Chicago

Brown University

Oregon State University

University of Colorado, Boulder

California Institute of the Arts

Pacific Lutheran University

University of Edinburgh

Carnegie Mellon University

Princeton University

Chapman University

Purdue University

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Colorado State University

Reed College

Cornell University

Rhode Island School of Design

Coventry University

Rice University

Duke University

RWTH Aachen University

Durham University

Ryerson University

Emory University

San Diego State University

Georgetown University

Santa Clara University

Hawaii Pacific University

Santa Fe College

Humboldt State University

Sarah Lawrence College

Indiana University, Bloomington

Savannah College of Art and Design

Johns Hopkins University

Seattle University

KAIST

Sophia University

King’s College London

Stanford University

Lewis & Clark College

Swarthmore College

Louisiana State University

Temple University, Japan

Loyola Marymount University

The Cooper Union

Macalester College

The George Washington University

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Tufts University

Meiji University

United States Military Academy

2015–2016

University of Kent University of Michigan University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Nottingham University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of Southern California University of St. Andrews University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Vassar College Waseda University Washington State University Washington University, St. Louis Wesleyan University Yale University

MOST POPULAR COLLEGES 2013–16

New York University University of British Columbia University of Washington Sophia University Waseda University Santa Clara University Tufts University Boston University Brigham Young University Brown University University of Southern California Loyola Marymount University University of California, LA University of Colorado at Boulder University of Michigan University of Oregon Northeastern University University of California, Berkeley University of Pennsylvania Chapman University Nagoya University Occidental College Princeton University Stanford University Temple University Japan University of Chicago University of Miami University of Toronto University of Virginia Vassar College Wesleyan University

2015–2016

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Annie Nichols Campbell and Leslie Okada Roberts at the Class of 1966 Tokyo Cluster Reunion

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2015–2016

ALUMNI

Our alumni play a pivotal role in the ASIJ community, with over 7,800 alumni located in 57 countries around the world currently receiving regular communications from the school. Our website’s alumni section keeps alumni, alumni parents and former faculty connected with a directory, calendar of upcoming events, newsletters and photo galleries.

Over the course of the 2015-16 school year, the Advancement Office facilitated 10 class reunions and coordinated with Annie Nichols Campbell ’66 and Leslie Okada Roberts ’66 to plan the Class of 1966 Tokyo Cluster Reunion from April 20-23.

More than 80 alumni, spanning the classes of ’60–’71, and their families, joined us for the largest alumni event held on campus since the Centennial Celebration in 2002.

Annie and Leslie also presented a gift of over ¥2 million to the ASIJ Fund on behalf of the classes of 1960-71.

Preceding the 17th annual ASIJ Community Fun Run, Hiro Fujita ‘98 screened a brief video and spoke about his battle with ALS and his mission to a full audience of students and faculty in the ASIJ Theater.

Proceeds of the run went towards Hiro’s END ALS Campaign. We were also pleased to welcome Linda Purl ‘73 and Mara Purl ‘68 back to campus on the week of December 7.

Linda briefly spoke on her experiences as an actress and musician and Mara offered her experience as an actress and performer to help a high school class prepare a scene from Much Ado About Nothing.

In addition to the year’s nearly 100 alumni visitors, we are fortunate to have a strong local support base. The ASIJ Alumni Council played an active role in the community through several seasonal get-togethers, strong showings at school events and coordination of alumni visitors and speakers.

2015–2016

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1.

2.

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2015–2016

Top Countries

3.

USA Japan Canada Australia United Kingdom Sweden Israel Hong Kong Singapore Thailand Netherlands

Top 10 States

4.

California New York Texas Washington Virginia Florida Massachusetts Illinois New Jersey North Carolina

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5.

1. Hiro Fujita ‘98 after his presentation to students and faculty 2. Alumni at the PTA Spring Gala 3. Mara Purl ‘68 workshops a scene from Much Ado About Nothing 4. Linda Purl ‘73 speaks with students on acting and music 5. Classes of ‘60–’71 attend the Class of ‘66 Tokyo Cluster Reunion

countries where alumni live

56

current parents who are alumni

79

SAYONARA

Ed Ladd joined the ASIJ community as head of school in August 2010 after 27 years of international experience. His previous positions included key roles at The American School in London, Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel, Taipei American School and The American School of Doha. Ed’s tenure at ASIJ saw him navigate the school through a number of challenges including the of March 2011 earthquake and its aftermath as well as major campus improvements and growing enrollment.

Ed retired in the summer of 2016 to move back to his home in South Carolina with his wife Carol and their pets.

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