It's Snowing!!
When we woke up this morning, we didn’t realize we would be living in a winter wonderland by the end of the day!

Look what we made!

When we woke up this morning, we didn’t realize we would be living in a winter wonderland by the end of the day!

Look what we made!

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry, but students in English-speaking countries usually study it during their Language Arts classes. Trying to say something meaningful with a limited number of syllables is a good exercise in word use, no matter what language is used. Today, our junior and senior students went outside to get inspiration…
In September 2010, Tsukuba International School will be launching its junior high school programme, starting with a Grade 7/8 class for the first year and eventually offering up to Grade 10. Our school is now a *candidate school for both the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate….
An earthquake hit Japan in the afternoon of March 11. The staff and students of Tsukuba International School are all safe.
In a lot close to the current school location, we are constructing a new school building. The new building will be 1085 m2 in size and will be made of Finnish wood in line with our belief in providing a natural and healthy learning space for our students. The new school will have ten classrooms….
May 2008 In the Fall of 2006, I was asked to take over the management of Tsukuba International School (TIS). In April 2008, I officially became the head of the school. There are currently around 7200 foreign residents of Tsukuba, including many students and researchers, representing approximately 130 different nationalities. In order to provide an…
We had a successful first day of school. After welcoming new students and teachers and discussing rules and procedures, we got right back to work. Our first learning task was to observe, sketch, and write about the rice we had planted last spring. Please click on the image below to see some photos from our…