Country PM · Thailand
Plant our flag in Bangkok. Meet families. Build bridges with the Japan Foundation and local communities.
ONLINE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · AGES 6–18
Be Happy. Do Happy.
An online international school where children from across Asia and Oceania learn together — to find themselves, and to make the world happier.
Every child has two powers inside them: the power to be happy, and the power to make others happy. Our job is to help them discover both.
Not the fast lane to a top university. The slow build to a life that matters.
NOW HIRING · FOUNDING TEAM
We're looking for our founding team —
in your country.
We're building NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY with people who don't just want a job — they want to help children find themselves, and to make the world a little happier.
Country PM · Malaysia
Speak to KL's multi-ethnic parent communities. Offer a path that's about more than test scores.
Country PM · Philippines
Connect with the strongest homeschool community in Asia. Listen, gather, and grow trust.
Marketing Director
Build the school of 100 first-cohort students with our Founder. Strategy, brand, and country PM leadership.
Bilingual Mentor (Teacher)
Walk beside 24 children across three small classes. Hold space, ask questions, mentor.
Or write directly to admissions@nijinglobal.academy with a 3-minute video about why you. We read every one.
A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER
"I used to think school wasn't for me. Now I run two."
I went through Japanese public school and never quite fit. At 22, I moved overseas — and met a version of myself I hadn't known existed.
Three years ago, I started NIJIN ACADEMY in Japan for children who didn't fit either. Today, 400+ students learn there. NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY is the next chapter — for children across Asia and Oceania.
Read the full story →Two Powers
Every child has two powers inside them.
The power to be themselves — and the power to make others happy. Our job is to help them discover both.
Be Happy
The power to be yourself. Fully, and without apology.
Do Happy
The power to make others happier because you were here.
Most schools teach one or the other. We teach both — held together, inseparable.
Three Pillars
How We Learn
Three things that make NIJIN GLOBAL ACADEMY different.
Find another version of yourself.
In a classroom with friends from across Asia and Oceania, you don't just learn about other cultures — you discover the parts of yourself that only come out around different people.
Move the world through dialogue.
Twice a week, every student joins a class meeting. Not a lecture — a real conversation about climate, friendship, identity, the future. Plus 50+ hours of project-based subjects.
Learn for yourself. Use it for someone else.
Through our partnership with JICA, students take on real social challenges every month. With travel agencies, they go abroad four times a year. Learning leaves the screen and enters the world.
NIJIN ACADEMY in Action
What it actually looks like.
These are real moments from our sister school in Japan — three years in, 400+ children. The same spirit will live in NGA, online, across Asia and Oceania.
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Children in dialogue
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Hands-on project
A child building / drawing / making · concentration
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Laughter
Real laughter · group of friends · unposed
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Teacher with a student
A mentor leaning in beside one child · quiet 1on1 moment
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Presenting
A child speaking to a small group · gesturing · alive
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* Placeholders. Real photos from NIJIN ACADEMY Japan will be added.
A Day in NGA
A typical school day, across six time zones.
Twice-weekly class meetings, weekly homeroom, and a rhythm designed so no child gets lost behind the screen.
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09:00
Morning Circle
Share today's mood — in English and Japanese — with classmates around the world.
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10:00
Core Lessons
Language, math, science, world studies — taught in small, interactive groups.
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12:30
Lunch & Free Time
Peek into each other's tables, around the world.
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14:00
Project Workshop
Small teams. Big questions. Real solutions.
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15:30
Closing Reflection
What did you learn? What will you carry into tomorrow?
Who Is This For
Is NGA the right school for your family?
Here's an honest look — both who NGA is for, and who it isn't.
You'll feel at home here if you believe:
- A child's character matters more than their grades
- The world is bigger than one country or one curriculum
- Education should be about becoming someone — not just achieving something
- Children deserve to be heard, not just taught
- "Different" is a beginning, not a problem
This may not be the right school if you're looking for:
- A fast-track to a top university above all else
- A pure test-prep, exam-focused program
- A school where children sit and listen for six hours a day
We walk our own path. Other schools walk theirs. If our path doesn't speak to your family, we honor that.
Teachers
The grown-ups who walk beside your child.
Bilingual mentors with international classroom experience — each guiding three small classes of 8 students.
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Aya Sakurai
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Head of School / Inquiry-Based Learning
Aya Sakurai
Former IB educator. Believes every child carries a question worth taking seriously.
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Daniel Park
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Lead, English & Communication
Daniel Park
From Toronto, Canada. Specializes in second-language acquisition. Helps children use English to be themselves, not perform it.
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Mika Tanaka
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Projects & Partnerships Mentor
Mika Tanaka
Walks alongside children as they discover their own questions — and turn them into something the world can see.
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Liam O'Connor
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STEAM Mentor
Liam O'Connor
From Ireland. Blends creativity, curiosity, and technology — for children who learn by making.
* Placeholder profiles. Real teacher bios will replace these as our team forms.
Voices
From the families walking with us.
Voices from NIJIN ACADEMY families in Japan. NGA first-cohort voices will join after we open in April 2027.
Living abroad, I was worried our daughter would lose touch with Japanese. The relief of finding a place where she meets friends from many countries — and stays connected to her own — was the moment we knew.
Our daughter had chosen not to attend school for over a year. Here, for the first time, she began to talk about ideas of her own — and to ask for her own audience.
English wasn't my best subject. But here, I got to talk with friends from other countries — and now I want to study abroad someday.
Tuition
One Price. One Promise.
The same monthly tuition, anywhere in the world.
US$ 365
per month
¥55,000 / month for families paying in JPY
What's included
- Twice-weekly class meetings with classmates from across Asia and Oceania
- 50+ subject hours per month
- A bilingual mentor (English + Japanese)
- Weekly homeroom
- Monthly JICA exchange · Annual field trip
- Optional Cambridge IGCSE track
Separate fees
- Enrollment fee: US$ 660 / ¥100,000 (one-time)
- Study-abroad trips (4× per year): paid as taken
- Cambridge IGCSE exam fees: per subject
Sibling discount
2nd child: US$ 295 / month · 3rd child: US$ 225 / month
No hidden fees. No surprise charges. What you see is what you pay.
FAQ
Questions we hear often.
Does my child need to speak English already?
No. About half of our students start with limited English. Our bilingual mentors support them in their first language while they grow into the international classroom.
My child has never thrived at a regular school. Will NGA work?
Possibly — yes. NIJIN ACADEMY in Japan started exactly for that reason, and today 400+ students learn there. Most children don't have a 'learning problem' — they have an 'environment problem.'
Can my child attend their local school in parallel?
Yes. Many of our families combine NGA with their local school. We're flexible about participation patterns — talk to us about what works for your family.
Is NGA accredited?
NGA opens as a free school (alternative education provider) in April 2027, with a Cambridge IGCSE certification path available. We're planning to pursue Cognia accreditation by 2028–2029.
What time zones do you operate in?
Our live classes run in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), which fits families across ASEAN and Oceania (within 3 hours of JST).
News
Latest from NGA
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