When you think about international educational accreditation, you will come up with IB and Cambridge. These are the two well trusted big names in education worldwide.
Yokosuka Bilingual School (YBS) was accredited by Cambridge International in 2023, and we believe that we made the right choice to join this educational system. 2023-2024 was our first year using the Cambridge curriculum, and we have observed significant improvements in learning among our Japanese and international students.
Cambridge International is the world’s largest provider of international education for students ages 3 to 19, and part of the University of Cambridge. It has over 160 years of experience in providing fair, valid and reliable learning and assessments that offer a global, internationally recognized performance standard in education. Cambridge International’s globally trusted framework for education, including high-quality curriculum, assessment, resources and support, helps over 10,000 schools in 160 countries to offer a fully aligned education of the highest standards.
In Japan, there are yet only 20 schools with Cambridge International accreditation, and YBS is one of them!
As 80 percent of our students have parents at the U.S navy base, their period of stay in Japan is usually not long and they will change schools after a few years. While they are in Japan, they would like to learn and be exposed to Japanese language, culture and people. But the prospect of changing schools in the future worries parents that their child will get behind in English and other core subjects.
But at YBS Elementary, such concerns are blown away!
At YBS Elementary, we use the Cambridge International curriculum for English, Math, Science, Global Perspective, English as a Second Language, and Digital Literacy. In addition, we also use the Japanese curriculum and investigative learning curriculum.
Thanks to this unique curriculum framework, students gain skills in a world-wide standard core curriculum, and Japanese skills as well.
YBS has had students who transferred to schools outside Japan, and we received great feedback from their parents; after learning at YBS, the students were very advanced and got great grades, especially in Math and English!
If you are looking for an option for your child’s education in Yokosuka, YBS is the only school that can provide high quality education of Japanese and world-wide standards.