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…
We were very lucky to receive a very large donation of high quality books from Nishimachi International School yesterday. The donation totals 252 books and includes English, Japanese, and French titles in both fiction and non-fiction. We are extremely grateful to Ms. Tammy Hayano of Nishimachi International School and her Grade 3 class for arranging…
An article about Tsukuba International School appeared in Joyo Living on March 23, 2009. 92年の創設以来、塾や高校、幼稚園などの空き教室を転々とした「つくばインターナショナルスクール」（ＴＩＳ）が今春、念願だった自前の校舎をつくば市上郷にオープンする。新校舎は「外国人子女が国際水準の教育を受けられる学校に」と、昨年３月に教職を早期退職して運営を引き継いだ加納正康さん（58）が私財を投じて建築。人生の後半を地域と海外を結ぶ教育に捧げようと決めてから１年、新たな一歩が始まる。 Click here to read the full article (in Japanese).
An article about Tsukuba International School, and our principal Mr. Kano, appeared in the Japan Times on Saturday, April 11, 2009. International School Built to Serve One man’s dream gives science city of Tsukuba first official international school By KEISUKE OKADA Early last year, Masayasu Kano, a seasoned schoolteacher, quit his local private high school…
The Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, Mr. Masayoshi Yoshino, visited Tsukuba International School today.
