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The Hokkaido International School (HIS) is an international private day school/boarding school located in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The school consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, all located in a single four story building. Instruction is in English and follows an American-style curriculum. About two thirds of the school's students are the children of citizens of a wide variety of countries who are on temporary assignment in Japan, and the remaining one third are Japanese students who speak English.

Curriculum
ASIJ follows a broadly American curriculum and 17 Advanced Placement courses are offered for high school juniors and seniors. There is a Japanese language program, which begins in the first grade. Other languages taught are French, Spanish and Chinese. All the students in the Elementary School have to learn Japanese for one period every other day. There are 50 different levels in the Japanese classes. The Early Learning Center's philosophy is heavily influenced by the Reggio Emilia Approach and the curriculum is project based. The elementary school uses the Columbia Writing Program and Everyday Math program in addition to curriculum units developed by faculty. In 2012, ASIJ joined Global Online Academy, a consortium of leading independent schools that offers courses taught by consortium member teachers to member school students. GOA courses are designed to give students an opportunity to offer their local perspective to global issues.

Environmental sustainability
SAFE, Student Action for the Environment, has been recycling paper for over a decade, approximately 20 tons last year. The school started keeping baseline data on energy usage and garbage volumes in 2007 when they began composting cafeteria waste and campus leaves using earthworms. The compost is used to fertilize the gardens and greenery around campus. Used cooking oil is donated to Revo International to produce biodiesel fuel.

Athletics

 * 2 Fields surfaced with FieldTurf (1 with stadium lighting)
 * 25 Meter Pool
 * Weight Room
 * Fitness Room
 * 6 Tennis Courts
 * 3 Gyms
 * Dance Studio
 * Wrestling Room

The current building was finished in 1995 designed by Tange Associates.

Fine arts facilities

 * 420-seat state-of-the-art theater
 * Blackbox Theater
 * Multiple Practice Rooms
 * 4 Art Studios
 * Band Room
 * Choir Room

Others

 * Shinsei Bank ATM
 * Cafeteria
 * Kiosk
 * Bookstore
 * 3 Library / Media Centers
 * The ASIJ libraries are a contributing force behind the Sakura Medal