About Our School
Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower military-connected students to succeed in a dynamic world.
Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, Everywhere
Iwakuni IS Purpose Statement
The Purpose of our school is to empower students to achieve excellence in scholarship, character, and citizenship through collaborative and independent lifelong learning in a global community.
Student Friendly Purpose Statement
I can help others
We will challenge each other
Always persevering in our character goals
Kindness always counts
Understanding and accepting our differences
Never give up on achieving your dreams
Inspiration comes from within!
Welcome to Iwakuni Intermediate School!
Iwakuni Intermediate School is a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school located on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, located in Iwakuni, Japan.
Iwakuni Intermediate School serves students in grades 3 through 5, and opened with an enrollment of approximately 270 students. The school opened for the 2017-2018 school year on Wednesday, August 30th, 2017 – and held an official ribbon cutting on Monday, October 2nd, 2017.
Iwakuni Intermediate, along with its sister schools, MC Perry Primary School, Iwakuni Middle School, and MC Perry High School serve children of military and civilian parents who have been stationed at MCAS Iwakuni.
Description of Iwakuni Area
During the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Iwakuni IS student R.M. gave the following description of the Iwakuni area.
"Iwakuni Intermediate is named after the mid-sized city Iwakuni, in the Yamaguchi prefecture, and located on the United States military base. Iwakuni is known for its famous Kintai Bridge, the reconstructed Iwakuni Castle, cormorant fishing, and its white snakes. The Kintai Bridge is known as one of the most famous bridges in Japan, first built without nails or bolts and beautiful wooden arches! The Iwakuni Castle can be seen peering out above the bridge, and the 1,300 year old traditional cormorant fishing can be seen down below the bridge on the Nishiki River. There is also a White Snake museum nearby where the albino snake with red eyes and white scales can be visited. The White Snake is believed to be a natural treasure by the Japanese government. They are thought to be good luck as they are messengers from Benten, the goddess of wealth. This is why we have the White Snakes as our mascot."
Goals
- Student Excellence: Challenge and prepare each student to maximize his or her academic growth and well-being for college, career, and life.
- School Excellence: Develop and sustain each school to be high performing within a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and caring relationships.
- Talent Excellence: Recruit, develop, empower, and retain a high performing workforce that reflects the diversity of our students.
- Organizational Excellence: Build an enduring, accountable, and responsive organization that provides appropriate resources, direction, and support to accomplish the goal.
- Outreach Excellence: Partner with internal and external stakeholders and industry leaders to advance student and organizational success.
CSI Leadership Meeting Schedule
Leadership Team Meets at 15:05 on the First Monday Monthly During the School Year
Accreditation and Awards
IWIS is accredited with Cognia.
