First Badminton Lesson
Today we broke out our new equipment and headed outside for our first badminton lesson of the year!

As you can see, we have some serious badminton professionals in the making!
Today we broke out our new equipment and headed outside for our first badminton lesson of the year!

As you can see, we have some serious badminton professionals in the making!
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….
This month, we focused on being principled. Here is the definition of “principled” according to the International Baccalaureate. We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities. We take responsibility for our own actions and the consequences that accompany them….
We ate pizza for the birthdays of one of our students and one of our teachers! Old students came to the special lunch too. Everyone’s pizza looked yummy. There were so many toppings for example pineapple, chicken, tomato and ham. I love having special lunch!
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….
On April 18th, 2008 my friends and I went to NIAH during Science Week in Tsukuba. It stands for National Institute of Animal Health. Dr. Yoshi told us that rabbits’ hearts beat faster than people’s hearts. We listened to our hearts beat and he was right! We used a stethescope so we could hear the…
On Friday, we had a school-wide meeting to discuss how to react in case of emergency. We talked about the important things to remember during an earthquake or fire. In the case of an earthquake, we learned how to take cover under our desks. In the case of fire, we learned how to evacuate the…