Global Step Academy International School (GSAIS) is hosting holiday camps where children can experience the lessons and activities of an international school in a global environment.

GSAIS focuses on nurturing students to become well-rounded individuals through the cultivation of their intellectual, creative, personal, social, and physical abilities. The school is committed to educating both local and foreign students to be international and independent thinkers. Also, we focus heavily on academic quality, long-term community development, an understanding of diversity, as well as language learning and communication, ethics, self-awareness, and mindfulness.

We believe that classroom and co-curricular activities are essential in the child’s development and therefore we put a relatively high focus on sports, music, and extracurricular activities where children can fully use their five senses in the learning process, while learning effectively how to function both as an individual and as part of a group through active learning.

Kindergarten Course

Date	Term 1 July 21 (Tue) – July 24 (Fri) 4-day term Term 2 July 27 (Mon) – July 31 (Fri) Term 3 August 3 (Mon) – August 7 (Fri) School Closed (Obon Holiday) August 10 (Mon) – August 14 (Fri) Term 4 August 17 (Mon) – August 21 (Fri) Term 5 August 24 (Mon) – August 28 (Fri)
Lesson Time	Half-Day Course (A) 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Full-Day Course (B) 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Place	SOLTILO GSA International School Bunkyo Motomachi Campus
Age	3 to 6 years old
Classes	10 students per class Lessons are conducted as combined classes for Grades 1 through 6. Depending on the number of registrations, we may divide the group into two separate classes. When grouping or dividing classes, we prioritize English proficiency over age.
Prices	¥55,000 (Tax included) Term 1: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (4-day course) ¥66,000 (Tax included) Terms 2–5: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM (5-day units)
Discount	① SOLTILO GSA students can benefit from a 20% discount. ② Students who are part of the GSA Community can benefit from a 10% discount: ・Global Step Academy online students (light plan or more). ・GSA After School/ SOLTILO GSA After School students. ・SOLTILO GSA International School, Global Step Academy International chool graduates. Enter this code if you are eligible: GSACOMMUNITYSEASONAL10
Optional Services	Term 1 (4-day course) Half-Day Course: ¥55,000 (Tax included) Full-Day Course: ¥75,000 (Tax included) Terms 2–5 (5-day units / Per term only) Half-Day Course: ¥66,000 (Tax included) Full-Day Course: ¥88,000 (Tax included) Please note: The fees for Term 1 differ as it is a 4-day session due to public holidays.

Main Curriculum

Daily Schedule Example

時間	科目
9:00 - 9:30	Circle Time (サークルタイム)
9:30 - 10:15	Phonics (フォニックス・読み書き)
10:15 - 10:30	Break Time (休憩)
10:30 - 11:15	Science/Social Studies (社会科・理科)
11:15 - 12:00	Park Time (外遊び)
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch (ランチ)
13:00 - 14:00	Arts & Crafts (工作)
14:00 - 14:30	Review / Circle Time (サークルタイム・レビュー)

Students in the Kindergarten Course will be able to directly join the regular lessons of SOLTILO GSA International School and experience a real international school curriculum.

Our curriculum is rooted in the UK-based International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC). The IEYC uses international best practices, holistic inquiry, and play-based approaches that cover all curriculum areas including personal, social, and emotional development. Our child-centered approach encourages learning through discovery and exploration, focusing on fun, hands-on learning that is relevant to the children and nurturing their natural curiosity about the world they live in.

As well as building solid foundations in literacy and numeracy, children attending GSAIS also participate in a range of special subject classes such as art, dance, physical education, and music, all taught in English and part of our regular program. This is because we believe in the importance for children to have a wide variety of experiences in this key stage of their development, engaging them from different angles and encouraging them to grow both as individuals and as members of a group.

Our Language Arts program is based on Jolly Phonics and Grammar. Jolly Phonics is a comprehensive program, based on the proven, fun, and multi-sensory synthetic phonics method that gets children reading and writing from an early age. Students practice phonics, pronunciation, reading, writing, and listening by learning songs, actions and stories.

Our physical education program uses the SOLTILO curriculum, which is based on the experience of world-class trainers, Keisuke Honda, and other professional coaches. We first teach our students the joy and pleasure of physical activity, focusing on the improvement of basic athletic skills, teamwork, and mental health care.

Main Program Curriculum