The RSC is part of a three-year partnership with The British School in Tokyo in Japan.
The Partnership
This exciting collaboration aims to enrich both students’ and teachers’ practice through innovative workshops, professional development programmes, and performances. The programme is artist and teacher-led, with a strong emphasis on teachers' professional development and student engagement.
The partnership began with an Artist Residency in Tokyo in November 2024. Led by three RSC Associate Learning Practitioners, teachers and students took part in a comprehensive five-day workshop series across BST Primary and Secondary schools. Using techniques developed in the RSC Rehearsal Room, teachers and students gained the skills to analyse and explore Shakespeare's texts with confidence and creativity.
Building on the success of the inaugural programme, the RSC team continue to lead a week of dynamic workshops for Primary and Secondary students and teachers every November and April, helping students unlock language, character, and storytelling through active, playful engagement with Shakespeare’s works.
About The British School in Tokyo
The British School in Tokyo was founded in 1989. In the past 35 years it has continually grown and flourished, with a commitment to excellence, delivering education founded in the English National Curriculum and embracing all that our uniquely international and Japanese setting provides.
BST currently provides world-class education to over 1,300 students representing over 60 nationalities in our two campuses within Tokyo, starting with nursery classes for children aged 3 through to Year 13, aged 18 years old.
BST has developed a reputation as one of the best international schools in Japan, and its students transfer to leading universities worldwide. The School’s mission is to nurture each student’s unique potential and strive to help them create a strong sense of self-built around purpose and passion.
