About United School of Tokyo (UST)
United School of Tokyo was established by educators and parents devoted to providing best educational choices to our students. Here are some of the key points about the school:
- Academic school with child-centric approach to education built upon the principles of experiential learning and creativity
- Inquiry-based curriculum designed to better serve the academic and social-emotional needs of students
- Focused on hands-on learning and experiential education, including frequent field trips, events and outdoor education
- Value-based education that includes weekly Guidance classes and promotes community service and charitability
- Multinational and multicultural students from more than 25 different countries
- Small classes; family-like atmosphere
- Ability-based Japanese classes taught daily
- Diverse physical education program that includes weekly swimming classes
- Affordable tuition
- Daily learning support and tutoring services
- Located in Shibuya with access to great facilities
- Wide variety of extra-curricular activities; daily extended care service
- Organic lunch service
- Bus service
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Find Out More >Curriculum
American
Primary Language
English
Ages
3 to 12
Max Class Size
16
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More Info >13 Reviews of United School of Tokyo (UST)
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Doesnt have a proper education and have very low level classes and teachers.
In my opinion, the best feature of UST is its warm atmosphere and the individual attention they pay to each and every student. Communication and feedback are very good: I know very well how my child is doing, and i feel well-supported as a parent. The school is very international and inclusive. The teachers and principal are friendly and understanding, making UST feel like a true community. I am also happy with the balanced education model at the school: while being strong academically, they value creativity, after-school clubs, field trips, and other experiences that enrich education. I am very happy with UST!
I have two children at UST and we all really love the school. We were at a bigger, more expensive school before but my children definitely receive more attention and care at UST. The staff is friendly and dedicated and the principal knows every child and parent by name which is amazing. The academic standards are high; they also teach Japanese every day. Easy recommendation!
It can be a very well-balanced place for your kids. You can find flaws if you look for them, but overall the school is an inclusive, teachers/parents-run, international, academically challenging (if you wish), and well-balanced place. Lack of outside facilities doesn't mean the students don't do enough exercises. You have the regular PE classes & also could join 4 ECAs a week, and your child could be doing several different sports/dances. Swimming is back too. As for the new middle school, the students are kept very busy and I don't ever hear that the graduates/transferers academically struggle at their next destinations.
We have been a UST family for five years now and are very thankful for the quality academic experience the school provides at such an affordable cost. The school has dedicated teachers and staff , the administrators take parent-feedback to heart, and the close-knit community of involved families is an added bonus. We have been very happy here.
UST is a wonderful school that cares about students and is run by dedicated teachers and staff. The program is academically strong and also well-balanced: I love their music and arts programs, frequent field trips and events, guidance program etc. I feel the school really cares about every aspect of my child's development. I also really really like that they put a lot of effort into the Japanese language program. The fees are much lower than other schools, which I really appreciate. I only have great things to say about UST.
I found out that the ESL teacher is not a certified teacher and claimed she was. They are cutting corners to save money.
The school claims to be inquiry based, but this simply isn't true. The children are squashed into crowded, poorly resourced classrooms and their education is based around constant standardized testing. There are many poorly qualified teachers. If your child is lucky enough to be placed with a good teacher they may have a successful time au UST. My daughter, unfortunately, was not one of the lucky ones and actually when backwards academically during her 2 years at the school. I have heard that the Principal (who can be incredibly rude to parents) bullies staff, and many excellent teachers have left. They are struggling to recruit good staff. The arts and music programs were fantastic, but this was based on the skills of the specialist teachers who have left. The PE programme appears to have been run by an unqualified teacher, and my child came back with horror stories of injuries left untreated. She also encountered sexism ('you're almost good enough to beat the boys!'). The recess time is insufficient. The children have 30 minutes to walk to a nearby park, and usually only have a short amount of time to play once arriving. There are no swimming lessons. They were cancelled due to covid and due to disorganisation, they failed to resume.
United School of Tokyo is a good bang for your buck, located in Central Tokyo. It has a tremendous arts and music program and truly develops the whole child.
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E.D. Marín, a year ago
Great school community and challenging education! My kid is soooo happy!
