NIS does not require students to wear a school uniform. Rather, we expect students to exercise appropriate discretion with regard to attire. Clothing should be comfortable, appropriate to conditions, and not offensive to others.

Students:

The school campus is open to students from 8:05 AM each day

The campus is closed, with the exception of special events, from 18:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and 16:30 on Wednesday.

Depending upon the age of the student, there are various times after which students are not permitted on campus, or are not permitted unless supervised by a parent. Please refer to the community expectations for the Primary and Secondary Schools, as set out in the relevant sections below for details.

Parents:

Parents are welcome on campus provided that they are wearing their parent tag and have signed in.

Permitted areas for parents are the East Café/Lobby (from 8:05-15:00) and the commons/Elementary playground (from 15:00-16:30). Other areas and times are by invitation only, for example, ELC community time, special class presentations, events, meetings with staff, etc.

The NIS Little Dolphins Club is an after school program aimed at supporting NIS families with after school childcare needs, allowing parents the flexibility and peace of mind they need to both work and take care of their families.

Families must enroll their children quarterly, and students who sign-up for a full-week program are given higher priority for placement into the program. Note that this program is offered to parents who work and would otherwise find it difficult to collect their child at the end of the regular school day. To apply, please sign-up HERE. If you have questions please email littledolphins@nis.ac.jp.  

ID Cards

Students:

I.D. cards are issued to students in grades 4-12 each year but do not need to be visible at all times.

However, registered bus riders are required to use their ID Cards to tag on/tag off the NIS bus as a condition of bus travel. Preschool-Grade 3 children are issued a ‘young rider tag’ which they attach to their backpacks and use to tap on and off the bus. Other students may find these cards useful to purchase discounted student rail passes or other discounted products or services for students in Japan. Replacements of lost cards can be made at the Academic Office for a nominal fee.

Adults:

All adults on the NIS campus must wear a school-issued ID card on a lanyard. Parents are issued ID cards on their child’s admission to NIS and are expected to wear the ID cards whenever on campus. Visitors

and parents who may have forgotten their cards should obtain their ID lanyard when signing in upon entering the campus. If you lose your lanyard/ID card please contact academicoffice@nis.ac.jp.

Signing In to School

In addition to wearing their lanyard ID, if parents are on campus during the school day when the gates are locked (after 8:20 and before 15:30) it is essential that they sign in and out at the front office. This is so that we can account for all community members in the case of an emergency. This requirement is waived when the gates are unlocked (e.g. weekend or evening events, learning conferences, etc).

Gate times are as follows:

• Main gate: closed 8:20 to 15:30 (14:00 on Wednesdays)
• Bus gate: open 8:05-8:20 (or after last bus arrives) and 15:30-15:40 (or after last bus leaves) (14:00-14:10 on Wednesdays)
• ELC gate: open 8:05-8:20 and 15:15-15:45 (14:00-14:30 on Wednesdays)
• Little Dolphins: pickup before 17:00, please enter through the main gate as usual; for pickup after 17:00, the Little Dolphins supervisor will provide details at the start of using the service.