High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tokyo International School was founded in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan by parents who wanted to provide an education for their children. The school contains a pre-school, elementary and middle school with a total student population of approximately 370 students from 45 countries. The 43 full time faculty members come from 10 different countries. Instruction is in English and the school follows the International Baccalaureate Organization curriculum guidelines. It is accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools. Admission guidelines are designed to ensure each class has no more than 16 students. Located in the Tamachi area of central Tokyo, it is one of the few internationally accredited international schools in the center of the city. The TIS Mission is to `To nurture confident, open-minded, independently thinking, and well-balanced inquirers for global responsibility`. The Good Schools Guide International called it "A lively, imaginative school."