Another Visitor
We get a lot of visitors here at TIS. Some come for a few hours, and some decide to move in permanently.

We get a lot of visitors here at TIS. Some come for a few hours, and some decide to move in permanently.

Today we had a visit from a researcher from the University of Tsukuba. She talked to our students about bees and wasps. In particular, she told us about the bee dance. Our students had many questions for her. Questions from Grade 1 Students Do bees have ears? Do bees have a heart? How many bees…
On May 12, the Mayor of Tsukuba, Mr. Kenichi Ichihara, visited Tsukuba International School. The mayor took the time to visit every class and made comments on the teaching styles and unique learning environment. Visiting the Grade 1/2 class Learning about the desks and chairs in the library that are made out of 100% hinoki…
The Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, Mr. Masayoshi Yoshino, visited Tsukuba International School today.
Just before 11am, we heard some crows SCREAMING in our forest. We rushed outside to see what was happening, but we couldn’t tell from where we were standing. We found out later that a large hawk had captured a crow and all of the other crows were yelling at the hawk to get out of…