TIS in the Media
Tsukuba International School Appears in Joyo Shinbun
An article about Tsukuba International School was published in Joyo Shinbun today (in Japanese). You can view the article at the following link.
【常陽新聞】 世界水準の教育実施校に つくばの国際学校が認定
(Joyo Shinbun – Tsukuba’s International School Gains Authorization as a World Class School)
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TIS in the Media
Our school has been featured in a magazine and on a TV program. Please see below for details.
1. Yume no Marutagoya ni Kurasu (夢の丸太小屋に暮らす)
This magazine will be available in stores from tomorrow (November 30). It includes a 6-page spread on the school starting from page 92. Also, it mentions that we won an award for “distinction” in the 2010 Japan Loghouse of the Year competition.
Yume no Marutagoya ni Kurasu: http://www.chikyumaru.co.jp/yumemaru/
2. Terebi Asahi Nikkei Ninki Variety Show “Shiru Shiru Mishiru” (シルシルミシル)
Time: Wednesday. December 1 at 11:15pm on Digital Channel 5, Analog Channel 10
There are some details about the show on the Big Box website (in Japanese): http://www.fin-bigbox.com/news/
TIS in Joyo Living
An article about Tsukuba International School appeared in Joyo Living on March 23, 2009.
92年の創設以来、塾や高校、幼稚園などの空き教室を転々とした「つくばインターナショナルスクール」（ＴＩＳ）が今春、念願だった自前の校舎をつくば市上郷にオープンする。新校舎は「外国人子女が国際水準の教育を受けられる学校に」と、昨年３月に教職を早期退職して運営を引き継いだ加納正康さん（58）が私財を投じて建築。人生の後半を地域と海外を結ぶ教育に捧げようと決めてから１年、新たな一歩が始まる。
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TIS in Japan Times
An article about Tsukuba International School, and our principal Mr. Kano, appeared in the Japan Times on Saturday, April 11, 2009.
International School Built to Serve
One man’s dream gives science city of Tsukuba first official international schoolBy KEISUKE OKADA
Early last year, Masayasu Kano, a seasoned schoolteacher, quit his local private high school to take on a new challenge. He had only a couple years left until retirement.
The challenge was to create a world-class international school for the children of foreign nationals residing in the science city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, some 50 km northeast of Tokyo.
Late last month, the Ibaraki prefectural government gave final authorization for Kano’s international school — a specialized school institution, with Kano serving as its operator and principal. With that authorization, Kano moved a huge step closer toward meeting the challenge and realizing his dream.
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