March 11 Earthquake
An earthquake hit Japan in the afternoon of March 11. The staff and students of Tsukuba International School are all safe.
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Trip to the Geological Museum
On October 22, we took a trip to the Geological Museum. We have been studying rocks and minerals so this was a perfect location for us to do some field work. We submitted some questions ahead of time and the museum staff was very kind to spend some time answering them. We hope to go…
Decorating Cookies for Mother's Day
This year, the moms of TIS children are getting their Mother’s Day present on a Tuesday! Our school closes for Golden Week, so our students were away the week before Mother’s Day. To make up for it, we baked some cookies yesterday and we decorated them for Mom today. I think we will have some…
Caldecott Medal Winners Added to Library
In addition to the books that arrived earlier this month, we have just received a shipment of Caldecott Medal books. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the artist (not necessarily the author) of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in a particular year. The Caldecott Medal and the Newberry Medal are the…
Change of Address
As the school has now moved into the new building, we have changed our address. Old Address Kamigo 7821-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN 300-2645 〒300-2645茨城県つくば市上郷7821-1 NEW ADDRESS Kamigo 7846-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN 300-2645 〒300-2645茨城県つくば市上郷7846-1 Full contact details can be seen on the contact page of our website.
New Building Dedication Ceremony
We held our New Building Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, May 16, 2009. The day started with a musical performance by Luis Sartor whose daughter graduated from Tsukuba International School a number of years ago. After his moving performance, Mr. Masayasu Kano, principal of TIS, gave a speech recounting the school’s history to this point. Then,…
TIS Moves to Permanent Location
Tsukuba International School moved to a new, permanent location on April 7, 2008. This move represents an important phase in the history of the school, as the new location allows us the space to grow and thrive while fulfilling our goal of providing a high quality English-based educational opportunity for students in the Tsukuba area….