Kyushu Lutheran School was founded in 1926 by missionary Martha B.Akard dispatched by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. We will newly establish an international school primary school division. Based on the educational philosophy of “Cultivating people who are willing to serve God and others in order to provide character education based on the Christian spirit, nurture and cultivate students’ insight and emotions, and realize peace with love” we foster global citizens who can willingly embody the school motto “Gratitude & Service – to give thanks for God’s abundant grace and live in love and service.”
Since its founding, with English education as a focus as its central feature, we have established World Goodwill Day as an annual event, providing students with opportunities to exchange letters with students from the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and France, display postcards and clothing, and perform songs and dances from various countries to enable students to acquire an international perspective. In addition, our high school and university have been promoting international exchanges with Australia, Europe, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan and other Asian countries through exchange students, study trips and cross-cultural practicums.
As 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, we will open the Kyushu Lutheran International School Primary School Division, in April 2024 in order pay respect to such diversity cultivated since its founding, further deepen the education of the academy as it nurtures global leadership and develops true global citizens.
Kyushu Lutheran International School, Primary school Division conducts character education based on the Christian spirt through daily worship. In order to simultaneously develop students’ English language and critical thinking skills, inquiry-based active learning will be offered in English so that students can think deeply and pursue unanswered tasks, based on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) curriculum, which promotes students to develop international perspective. In addition, we aim to provide education that nurtures each individual, including individual support in small groups, particularly for children with different cultures and English proficiency to collaborate and learn together.
We will also implement child exchange projects and apply for International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) candidate school qualification with the aim of obtaining IB PYP by 2027, under the cooperation of Aoba International Educational Systems, with which we have established a partnership agreement with for the development of international education in Kumamoto prefecture.