Athletic Facilities
Athletics are an integral part of the Sacred Heart experience, from physical education classes to athletic activities and lessons to our competitive sports teams in the Middle and High Schools.
ISSH campus hosts a wide variety of athletic spaces and facilities for all ages and purposes, indoor and outdoor. Alongside our spacious gymnasium, we have an additional "mini-gym" for Kindergarten PE classes and other events, a futsal pitch, two tennis courts, a generous playground with artificial turf, and a training room with weights and exercise equipment for training. In addition to providing space for our students to learn, train, and practise, ISSH hosts home games for tennis, volleyball, and basketball.
Gymnasium
The main gymnasium is one of the major hubs of Sacred Heart—from regular PE classes to sports practise before and after school the gym is always vibrant and full of energy! For major school events like our family Bingo night in the fall and Family Festival in the spring, the gym transforms into a community gathering space, home to games, prizes, joy, and laughter.
With two floors of bleachers, the space is perfect for friends and family to cheer on the Symbas at a home game, or to join us for an awards ceremony, choir performance, Japan day cultural exhibition or even graduation—with a variety of stage setups and professional stage lighting, the gym also doubles as an auditorium.
Mini Gym
For our smaller students, we have a smaller gym! The mini gym is a multipurpose space attached to the gym. With one wall that can be opened up or shut, it can be used flexibly—during the school day, it serves as a learning space for Kindergarten and lower Junior School PE classes, as well as functions, assemblies, and meetings. During sports matches in the main gym, it can be used as extra space for warming up, waiting, or hosting guests, and during large campus events, it's opened up to the main gym and used as additional space for selling food and playing games.
The mini gym is one of our many multipurpose spaces, alongside the Duchesne Room and the AV Room. Read more about our performance and gathering spaces here.
Futsal Pitch
The futsal pitch is a key element of our outdoor athletic facilities. It is built on durable synthetic turf, which reduces injuries when players fall in comparison to natural grass fields, and is fully lit at night with LED floodlights to ensure safety and ease of use in the evenings. Alongside serving as the training ground for our soccer team, it is used for PE classes and outdoor activities.
Tennis Courts
ISSH is home to two tennis courts, the home of our Symbas tennis team. They are used both for tennis practise and to host home games through the Kanto Plain athletic league. The tennis courts are also used by our Tennis Circle, a unique and special part of the ISSH community through which alumni, parents of current and former students, faculty, and students come together to share their love of tennis and build community.
Playground
Alongside the playground equipment enjoyed by Junior School (and older!) girls during recess, the playground hosts a large artificial turf field for gathering, playing, and training. During the school day, it's common to see Middle School students enjoying their snack outside on a nice day or High School girls studying in the sunshine during a free period. Junior School students have access to unicycles and tricycles, balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, and other outdoor activities to use alongside the playground equipment. After school, various sports teams use the space to train and practise. During large school events, the ground serves as a gathering space, such as for our whole-school bon dance on Japan Day, or the Book Character Parade for Kindergarten and Junior School Students.
Training Room
Used primarily by our athletic teams and certain PE classes, the training room is home to a range of workout and weight training equipment.