The School

The Strategic Priorities

To achieve The School Vision, we have 

ELEVEN STRATEGIC Priorities across four sectors

Please read below to explore them in further depth.

Student Experience
  • To ensure students draw tangible benefits from greater independence, resilience, freedoms, social education, and higher quality personal interactions, that support their mental health, wellbeing, and self-management.
  • To ensure that all students experiences lead to expected outcomes that are age and stage appropriate.
  • To enhance a learning culture that inspires and motivates, ensuring that we take full advantage of:

    – Japanese culture and tradition

    – Connections with economic and social enterprises

    – Our global community and all the diversity it represents

    – The Harrow network

    – Our natural environment and sustainability

    – International ventures and opportunities

  • To use every opportunity in our full-boarding context to develop English language proficiency and multi-lingualism across the campus.

  • To foster a high quality teaching culture in which professional development supports teachers to secure the very best outcomes for students.
  • To ensure that the staff experience (together with their families) at Harrow Appi Japan is one that brings intrinsic benefit as well as personal and professional reward.
  • To ensure the parental experience, even from a distance, is an outstanding one in which the parents feel fully involved in the life of the school, including from the perspective of their own child(ren).

  • To evolve administrative systems, infrastructure and the use of technology to make life, learning and work easier, safer and simpler.
  • To take a proactive approach to the growth, sustainability, enhancement and resourcing of the school and its campus.
  • To develop a culture of leadership that demonstrates competence and integrity in order to instil confidence while empowering and motivating others to do their best.
  • To ensure that the school’s achievements are widely celebrated and the school’s standing and reputation are appropriately matched with external accreditation.