Tsukuba International School is a member of Scholastic, a mail order club that is very popular with schools in North America. It is the world's largest publisher and distributor of…
Harvesting Rice
In the spring we planted rice, and this fall we returned to the rice fields to harvest it. After we practiced harvesting rice the old-fashioned way, we watched local farmers…
Identifying a Spider
This big, beautiful spider was found on the side of our school building during the summer. We are doing some research on identifying the spider and learning about its characteristics.…
Emergency Drill
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…
First Day of School
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…