- KIU Academy
Infobox School
name = Kyoto International University （KIU） Academy
motto =
established =1999
type = Private
affiliation = ACSI
district =
grades = 1st to 12th Grade
president =Peter Blocksom
principal =Richard W. Myers
head of school =
dean =
faculty = 26
staff =
students =
enrollment = 230+
athletics =
colors = Blue & White
mascot = Flames
location =Kyotanabe, Kyoto ,Japan
coordinates = coord|34|49|9|N|135|47|3|E|region:JP_scale:10000|display=title
country = Japan
website = [http://www.kyotoiu.ac.jp/en/academy KIU Academy Website]KIU Academy is an international, bilingual Christian school located in
Kyōtanabe, Kyoto , Japan. The school's goal is to provide students with a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging environment so that they can become people of academic and moral excellence, capable of making a positive influence in the world around them.Location
The campus is strategically located in Kyotanabe City which is 30 minutes away from three major locations; Kyoto City, The Osaka-Kobe Metropolitan Area, and Nara City.
History
KIU Academy was founded in 1999 by the parent organization Kyoto International University as a school to provide an international education in both English and Japanese to where the graduates would be bilingual and bi-cultural. Today there are over 200 students representing 13 countries, and diverse faculty of 26 teaching professionals from 8 different countries.
External links
* [http://www.kyotoiu.ac.jp/en/academy/ Official Site in English]
* [http://www.kyotoiu.ac.jp/ja/academy/ Official Site in Japanese]
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