The Formation of
the Next Generation
of Global Leaders
In the tradition of the world’s great finishing schools — and the sole programme to unite it with the refinement of Japan. ICPA cultivates in young minds the protocol, cultural literacy, and dignified bearing that befit a future on the world stage.
Dignity is cultivated through habit.
The refinement acquired early in life
becomes a lifelong inheritance.
In families of distinction, children have long been educated in dining etiquette, social conduct, and cultural refinement from an early age — by family tutors, or at the great finishing schools of Europe. This is not a matter of treating children as “special,” but of preparing them, as the future adults of standing they shall become, for conduct befitting their place in the world.
Le Rosey, Eton, Institut Villa Pierrefeu — for generations, the great schools of the West have refined the bearing of those who would lead. The ICPA Junior Elite Programme stands within that venerable tradition, and offers what none of them can: its union with the refinement of Japan. Here, the discipline of the Western finishing school and the grace of Japanese cultivation are taught as one — the sole programme of its kind in the world.
The Greatest Lifelong
Gift to Your Child
Jewels and property will, in time, pass from one’s hands.
But the dignity and cultural refinement acquired in childhood remain with your child for life — never to be lost.
The composure to stand with grace on the international stage, the courtesy to honour another, the cultural literacy to understand the world — these become invisible treasures that quietly accompany your child wherever they go, whomever they meet, and whatever they choose.
For families resident in Japan and abroad alike, the ICPA Junior Elite Programme offers a singular inheritance: a child equally at ease in the salons of Europe and the ceremonial halls of Japan. It is, we believe, the greatest lifelong gift a parent can offer.
Three Levels Designed
for Growth
Petit Elite
Ages 7 – 10
The foundations of dignified conduct — dining manners, greetings, posture, and gracious response — introduced with warmth and care.
Junior Elite
Ages 11 – 14
Table manners, formal attire, social conduct, and the construction of polite self-introduction and conversation — for the early adolescent.
Young Elite
Ages 15 – 18
Foundations of international protocol, business etiquette, applied social conduct, and leadership — ideal preparation for university and study abroad.
Six Pillars of Formation
Greetings & Bearing
Posture, the bow, the handshake, eye contact, and the dignified conduct of the young person.
Table Manners
The foundations of Western and Japanese dining, and conduct at the formal table.
Attire & Presentation
Choosing appropriate dress, understanding occasion, and personal grooming as self-expression.
Conversation & Social Conduct
Self-introduction, respect for others, the practice of listening, and the construction of polite conversation.
Cross-Cultural Understanding
The customs and protocols of various nations — cultivating the perspective of a global citizen.
Cultivation & Dignity
Music, art, literature, history — broad cultural literacy as the foundation of future leadership.
The Form of Study
An Investment in
Your Child’s Future
We shall introduce a programme suited to your child’s age and aspirations.
You are warmly welcome to begin with a private consultation.