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IGS ACADEMYINFORMATION PACKNovember 2021 / Raise Your Co., Ltd.

Table of contents
2ABOUT US

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ABOUT "IGS METHOD"

4HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?

5SAMPLE LESSON PLAN

6EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES

7COMING SOON "PARKOUR"

8CLIENTS & VOICES OF PARENTS

9MEET OUR TEAM & AMBASSADORS

10CONTACT USwe provide physical education
at international standards

ABOUT USIGS Academy is an independent physical education school,
which focuses on providing high quality PE lessons inEnglish. Lessons are designed using our original coachingmethod ("IGS Method") recognized by SHAPE AMERICA (TheSociety of Health and Physical Educators), and we strive not
only to improve students' physical/motor skills but also toteach holistic skills needed to succeed in life, including:individuality, communication skills and ability to makedecisions.

WE...
Were established in April, 2019
Taught over 80 students in total
Have 4 campuses around Tokyo

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"IGS METHOD"
RECOGNIZED by"IGS Method" is our original coaching method developed throughout the years in order to teachchildren a set of skills that are valued in global society through physical education. We consider
physical education to be the opportunity to allow students to grow further as a person, and therefore
we aim to improve students ability as a whole rather than focusing just on their physical skills.

FOUR PILLARS OF IGS METHODS
BODY

We seek to improve basic physical skills of students that can be applied toany sports.

INDIVIDUALITY

We strive to value unique traits of each student, rather than treating them asa big uniform group.

COMMUNICATION

We encourage students to learn how to communicate themselves
effectively in English.

DECISION MAKING

We respect each student's independence, and let them make decisions forthemselves.

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HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?
Normal Physical Education

IGS METHOD

Encourages competition and ranks

Never ranks students and work tostudents

compliment every student

Treats students as a group ratherValues each student's

than an individual

preferences, choices and opinions

Gives answers and step-by-step

Encourages students to think on

instruction to memorise

their own

Thoroughly focuses on

Enable students to grow variety ofmotor/physical skills

skills such as confidence andresilience.

OTHER SKILLS THAT CAN BE LEARNED:SELF-ESTEEM
Confidence is another basis of success. Students willgrow to be confident about themselves by being
respected, valued and encouraged.

SPIRIT
We teach children that there is no need to be scared offailures. We motivate students to tackle any obstacles,providing them a safe space to keep trying.

THINKING
Learning what is taught will be no good if students
cannot apply them in other circumstances. We provide
time within lessons to deliberately make students think
about what we learn.

4SAMPLE LESSON PLAN
WARM UPWe greet and start the lesson by giving anoverview of what we are going to do, followed by awarm up for the body & brain.
Objectives
To help students learn effectively
To provide a safe environment for exercise

TRAINING
Students will practice the basic skill of the day e.g.
agility, ball handling using activities that arefamiliar to them.
Objectives
To improve students' physical skills
To understand and assess each student

GAME SESSION
Students are split up into teams to participate in agame in order to apply the skill learned in training
phase.
Objectives
To build students' team work skills
To boost students' decision making skills

REVISION
We conduct a Q&A session to revise what we did inclass.
Objectives
To let students think
To allow students to practice voicing theiropinions

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EXAMPLE ACTIVITIES"LINE CHASE" TAG
RULES
1. Players are separated into two roles. One person will
become the chaser, while the other needs to run fromthe chaser.
2. The rules are almost like the normal game of tag, butboth players are ONLY allowed to move on the lines
drawn on the floor.

OBJECTIVE

It is one step more complicated and difficult than the usual game of tag
because students are required to think strategically about the next move on
both sides. This game also requires students to become skilled at many body
movements such as quickly changing direction of movement, pivoting andmaking feints, while developing brain skills such as critical thinking, problem
solving and decision making skills.

"CROSSING THE RIVER"
RULES
1. Students are provided with markers which will be the"islands" during the game.
2. Students will play this game in a group with sharedobjective to cross the river using the provided "islands".
3. Students can only hop on placed "islands" or otherwise
they will fall. They have to communicate within the group
to tactically place the "islands" so they can cross theriver without falling into it.

OBJECTIVE

It is a group game that requires students to cooperate through intensive
communication. To successfully cross the river, students need to be able toshare their opinions in clear and effective manners as well as to respectothers' opinions, decide on the next move,

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COMING SOON

PARKOUR

What's PARKOUR?
Parkour is an activity enjoyed by both kids and adults,performed solo or in group. The performer uses his/her
entire body to jump, dodge and climb obstacles typicallywhile running.

WHY ARE WE INTRODUCING IT?
We believe that Parkour fits and aligns with our vision andinto our curriculum perfectly for following reasons:
It is a full body workout that allow students to improve his/her bodilyskills
It has many benefits to students' bodily function including increasedbone strength and improved cardiovascular endurance
Not only that Parkour improves students' body, it also fosters creativity
by making choreographies
It also boosts students' confidence and ability to think the next move onthe spot

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CLIENTS

Our curriculums and methods are already in use in several institution including international schools
and sports club.

APPLE IKEGAMI NURSERYTOKYO WEST
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBEARSTOKYO YMCA
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Nursery

Regional Sports ClubInternational School

Independent nursery in Ikegami,

Nonprofit organisation based inInternational school based inInternational school based inTokyo.

Ohta-ku, Tokyo providing variousHachioji, Tokyo.

Koto-ku, Tokyo.

sports activities for kids/adults.

VOICES OF PARENTS

Here are some of the many positive responses that
we receive from parents of our students!
"he often gave up [challenging], but he changed his attitude to
try while saying "I can do it!"."- Y.Y / kinder course"I think he is able to cultivate an attitude of taking onchallenges without being ashamed of errors and mistakes."- H.N / KINDER COURSE"I can see that coaches are thinking about different menu every
time in order to let students use their whole body."- K.O / ELEMENTARY COURSE"The lessons seemed to give a sense of accomplishment to thechildren..."- H.M / ELEMENTARY COURSE

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MEET OUR TEAMTAKAYUKI FUJIMURAHUGO PRIESKEITA SAWADA

CEO / Founder Representative

English Physical Education Director

English Physical Education Head Coach Manager

Curriculum Developer

Taka's world changed drastically when heHugo is the brain of IGS Academy who isKeita is well versed in soccer the most,went abroad to homestay, where he hadresponsible for curriculum development

but his strength does not end there as a

his first opportunity to communicate inunique to IGS. He is an experienced

physical education coach. Graduating

English. His passion to learn English physical education coach with 7 years+

from Japanese university with a degree insparked from the experience, leading him

experience with many expertise including

Human Care, he has an academic

to pursue education in Canada and the swimming, gymnastics, volleyball andunderstanding of how human body works

US, where he also found a passion torugby. He has been teaching PE in Hongwith national certificate in judo therapist.

become a PE teacher. IGS Academy wasKong for years before he came to Japan,

On top of this, he has worked towards

founded upon his unique combination of

Physical Education Coachand he has variety of certificates such as

certificates as soccer coach in England

his two passions: physical education and swimming coach and rugby coach up his

which made him a strong physicalEnglish education.

education coach.

sleeves.

Ambassadors"[IGS ACADEMY'S PROGRAM] WILL BE A
STARTING POINT FOR ANY SPORT YOUR
CHILD CHOOSES IN FUTURE."MAX FOURACRE
Soccer CoachChelsea Football ClubThe IGS Academy's sports andadventure
programs
areveryinteresting with learning methods
made by new research. At the sametime, it promotes a healthy lifestyleand teaches children what the world
is like by interacting with foreignteachers and conducting the latest
and most effective programs.

"The IGS Academy has a program forchildren to learn basic physicalmovements.It is also the basis foracquiring various motor functions.
TheIGS
Academy'sexcellent
foundation program is effectively
designed to provide full support andathletic performance for coaches.It will
be a starting point for any sport yourchild chooses in the future.

"[the program] teaches children
what the world is like."

9CHRIS ANDERSONTESOLUniversity of Melbourn

CONTACT US
070-1306-6286
info@igsacademy.org

or visit en.igsacademy.info
Address:
6-19-19-202 Ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-0082

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