Cultivating the
Next Generation of
Global Leaders
The ICPA Junior Elite Programme cultivates future international leaders, introducing the disciplines of protocol, cultural literacy, and dignified conduct through a thoughtfully designed curriculum for young minds.
Dignity is cultivated through habit.
The cultural literacy acquired early in life
becomes a lifelong inheritance.
In families of distinction, children have traditionally been educated in dining etiquette, social conduct, and cultural refinement from an early age — by family tutors or at prestigious institutions. This is not a matter of treating children as “special,” but of preparing them, as future adults of standing in the world, for conduct befitting their place.
Eton, Harrow, Le Rosey — the great schools have nurtured the essence of elite education for centuries. The ICPA Junior Elite Programme draws from this enduring tradition and integrates it with the cultural sensibility of Japan, offering a carefully designed, age-appropriate curriculum.
The Greatest Lifelong
Gift to Your Child
Jewels and property will, in time, pass from one’s hands.
But the dignity and cultural literacy 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 support your child wherever they go, whomever they meet, and whatever they choose.
The ICPA Junior Elite Programme is, we believe, the greatest lifelong gift a parent can offer their child.
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, bowing, the handshake, eye contact, and the dignified conduct of the young person.
Table Manners
Foundations of Western and Japanese dining, conduct at formal dinners.
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 a global citizen’s perspective.
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 will introduce a programme suited to your child’s age and interests.
You are welcome to begin with a private consultation. Please feel free to enquire.