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…
Self Portraits Ripped from Magazines
The junior and senior students did an art project where they ripped out images and colour swatches from magazines (no scissors allowed) and created self portraits. Click on the image…
Stained Glass Art Project
The primary kids did an art project with tin foil, string, and markers. Click on the image below to see a slide show of the kids' work.
Books Donated by Nishimachi International School
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…
TIS in Joyo Living
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).