Students from New International School (NewIS) performed at the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo towards the end of last year as part of their Christmas charity event. They played Santa Lucia and four other numbers on the violin (all NewIS students from age eight learn to play the violin by the Suzuki method), and [...]
Tokyo International School (TIS) hosted the first-ever TEDxYouth@Tokyo event on November 20. 300 students aged 11–18 years old gathered to share ideas, form connections, and build skills as part of a global event that now has over 50 planned events around the world. The one-day conference was held at TIS from 10am–3pm, and simultaneously streamed [...]
Summerhill International School is currently accepting applications for its kindergarten program, which will enter its second year in 2011. The kindergarten program aims to fully prepare children for the demands of first grade, and maintains high expectations not only for the children’s academic achievement, but also for their social development. Through the use of a [...]
Starting in January 2011, J’s International School is offering a variety of new and exciting classes. The After School Program (ASP) is a 90-minute program offering activities such as maths, arts and crafts, English language arts, phonics, reading, drama club, book club, Japanese culture, and cooking. Beginning also in January are special ESL classes for [...]
Until recently, with a handful of exceptions, the hallowed doors of collegiate academia in Japan were essentially open only to those students who were Japanese nationals who had gone through the Japanese school system and passed the entrance examination in Japanese. Since most universities and colleges offer their curriculum in Japanese only, this made sense. [...]
The American School in Japan welcomed alumnus Kazuo ‘Kaz’ Hirai back to campus on November 15. Hirai graduated from ASIJ in 1979 and is currently President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation. Hirai — who visited at the invitation of the school’s Alumni Council, and who worked [...]
“Is it yummy?” is a question often heard in Joy’s PreK class and the usual answer is “yes.” As a special treat for the children, teachers gave them the chance to make their own dinner. Together they constructed a chimney oven made from cardboard, construction paper, and foil, with some stickers for the controls. In [...]
Makuhari International School (probably the youngest international school in Japan), already works hard to support and establish good connections with the local community in Chiba prefecture, inviting members into the school, as well as organizing a large number of educational field trips during the academic year. November 23 was a great example of the latter [...]
In December, Aichi International School (AIS) students visited various places for field trips. The Orca class went to Seto to learn about ceramics and practise their painting, and grades 2 and 3 went to the Science Museum and learned more about constellations as a part of their science curriculum. Grade 1 students went to the [...]
At English Studio International Kindergarten (ESIK), Show and Tell is an exciting part of the morning schedule. Students are assigned one or two Show and Tell days each month, and they eagerly search for valued items at home to introduce to their classmates. December 6 was a special day for me; it was my first [...]
