
The TCK Mindset
For the uninitiated, Third Culture Kids (TCKs for short) are individuals who have spent their formative years growing and adapting to a culture other than the one they were born
For the uninitiated, Third Culture Kids (TCKs for short) are individuals who have spent their formative years growing and adapting to a culture other than the one they were born
The IB Learner Profile includes the attribute of balance. Students have joked to me that itโs painfully ironic when teachers preach balance and in the same breath announce taxing summative
ใฐใญใผใใซๅใ้ฒใฟใๅคๅฝใซๅฏพใใๅฃใจใใใใฎใใปใจใใฉใชใใชใฃใ็พไปฃ็คพไผใงๅฟ ่ฆใชใใจใฏๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซไปใใใจใใใใจใ ใจใใ่จใใใพใใใใฎ็บใซใฏใพใใ่ชๅใจ้ใไบบใ ใใใฎๆๅใๅใๅ ฅใใ่ชใใใใจใๅคงๅใงใใๆฅๆฌใซใใชใใใๆตทๅคใซใใๆใจๅใใใใซ่ชๅใจใฏ็ฐใชใๆๅใ็ฟๆ ฃใๆใคๆงใ ใชในใฟใใใ็ๅพใจ้ขใใใชใใไปไบใใงใใใใฎ็ด ๆดใใใ็ฐๅขใฏ็งใซใจใฃใฆๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซใคใใ็ตถๅฅฝใฎๆฉไผใ ใจๆใใฆใใพใใใใฎไบใฏ็งใ ใใงใฏใชใๆฅๆฌไบบ็ๅพใซใๅฝใฆใฏใพใใ่ฑ่ชใซๆบขใๆฅๆฌใฎๅญฆๆ กใงใฏ็ต้จใงใใชใใใใช่ฒใ ใชๅฝ็ฑใฎไบบใ ใๆๅใ้ใพใ็ฐๅขใงๅญฆใณใใใๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซใคใใใใจ่ใใฆใใ็ๅพใซใจใฃใฆใๅคง้ชYMCAใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใฏใดใฃใใใฎๅญฆๆ กใงใฏใชใใงใใใใใ
ไธ็ใจๆฏในใฆ็งใงใฆใใใฎใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใใซในใฟใใคใบ(customization)ๆ่กใ่ฝๅใ ใจ็งใฏ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใฆใ่ฟๅนดใใใใใ้ฃ็ๆดปใซ็ฐๅขไฟ่ญทใฎ็นใใ่ฆ็ดใใ่ฟซใๅใใใใใพใใใใใฏใ่ใใงใใไธ็็ใซ่ใฎๆถ่ฒป้ใๅขใใฆใใใชใใ็ฐๅขใธใฎ่ฒ ่ทใจใใ็นใใใใใฎใพใพใงใฏ้ฃ่ใฎ็็ฃใฏ้็ใ่ฟใใใใใงใใใใใงใๆค็ฉ็ฑๆฅใฎใไปฃๆฟ่ใใไฝฟใๅใใๅบใใฃใฆใใพใใใพใใ็ดฐ่ใๅขๆฎใใฆไฝใใๅน้ค่ใใฎ็ ็ฉถใ้ฒใใงใใพใใ็นใซใไปฃๆฟ่ใใซใคใใฆใฏใใดใฃใผใฌใณ้ฃๅฐ้ๅบใชใฉใงใใใงใซๅฃใซใใไบบใใใใงใใใใ
ๅคๆงใช้ฃ็ๆดปใฎ้ธๆ่ขใฎไธใคใจใใฆใไปฃๆฟ่ใใ้ฃในใไบบใฏไปๅพๅขใใฆใใใงใใใใใใ ใ้ฃ่ใๅ้ก่ฆใใใๅๅ ใจใชใฃใๅคง้็็ฃใจๅคง้ๆถ่ฒปใจใใ่กๅใ่ฆ็ดใใชใใใฐใใไปฃๆฟ่ใใ้ฃ่ใจๅใ้ๅฝใใใฉใใใจใซใชใใใญใพใใใ็งใใกใฎ้ฃ็ๆดปใป้ฃๆๅใใ็ฐๅขใจใฉใฎใใใชใใคใชใใใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใ
PYP Celebration of the Arts 2021/22 โข โข โข โข Music Celebration For the art celebration this year we wanted to make it as interactive as possible for the students
At OYIS, we teachers (and students!) strive to develop ourselves using the Learner Profile, 10 attributes that promote an environment of learning.
In the MYP classrooms, students learn basic skills in engineering and programming. They start with block-based coding with the Lego Mindstorm kits to python and later C++ with the VEX
With the holidays season just around the corner, we are happy to announce what is on offer this year as part of the Osaka YMCA International School Winter Intensive Program.
It started with a survey. We were studying tools for statistical analysis: averages like mean, median, and mode alongside tools like box and whisker plots and the like. Students were
Integrating technology into teaching and learning makes up a large part of our program at OYIS. Students are required to use their devices in class and it is expected that
ใๅฎถใงใ้ ๅผตใฃใฆ่ฑ่ชใง่ฉฑใใๆนใใใใงใใใใใใใใใคใชใณใฌใซใซ่ฒใฆใใใฎใงใใใ่ฑ่ชใใใ็จๅบฆใงใใใใใซใชใใพใงใฏๆฅๆฌ่ช๏ผใใใใฏ้ๅฝ่ชใในใใคใณ่ชใชใฉ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎๆฏๅฝ่ช๏ผใฎๆฌใฏ่ชญใพใใชใๆนใใใใงใใใใใใ
ไป้ฑใฎใใญใฐใฏๅคง้ชๅธๅ ใงๅนผ็จๅใใ้ซๆ กใพใงใฎไธ่ฒซใใIBๆ่ฒใจ่จ่ชใๅฟใฎใฑใขใๅๅผทใ้ฒ่ทฏใพใงใฎใใผใฟใซใตใใผใใๆไพใใใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใฎ้ญ ๅใ็ดนไปใใพใใ
For Mental Health Awareness Week, our school counselor, Tom Bell, writes about mental health at home between parents and students. It is vital that parents and students communicate with each
OYIS Athletics provides extracurricular sports opportunities for all G1-G11 OYIS students, including Soccer/Futsal, Basketball, Volleyball, Cross-Country, and Badminton. Along with many other international schools around Japan and the Kansai region,
CAS is one of the three elements of the DP Program Core along with TOK and EE. Through CAS students are required to take part in a wide range of
ใใใพใงใฏYMCAใฎในใฟใใใจใใฆ็นใซๅฝ้ๅๅ้ขไฟใฎไปไบใใใฆใใพใใใฎใงใๆตทๅคใฎYMCAใจใฎไปไบใๅคใใไธ็ใฎๆงใ ใชๆๅใ็ฟๆ ฃใใใผในใซไปไบใใใฆใใไธ็ไธญใฎๅๅใใกใจใฎไปไบใฏใใใฎๅคๆงๆงใ็่งฃใใ้ใใไนใ่ถใใคใคไฝใไธใใไปไบใงใใใ
ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใๅฎถๆใงใๅ ฅๅญฆใฏใงใใพใใใจใใ่ณชๅใๅใใพใใใ็ญใใฏYESใงใใ
OYIS External Programs continue to go from strength to strength. 2020-2021 was a particularly big year of change for the program and we are so happy with its direction and
It is the beginning of a new school year here at OYIS, which means it is the time for new initiatives, new ideas, new projects, and new connections. As a
Stay engaged during the summer break! At OYIS External Programs, our summer Intensive Programs have a cross-disciplinary focused approach which is worked into all parts of each day. Each of
Osaka YMCA International School is a Three-Programme IB World School Osaka YMCA International School is pleased to announce that with the authorization of our Middle Years Programme (MYP), we have
๐ฅณ A big round of applause! We are officially an MYP school! ๐ It is with great pleasure and gratitude that OYIS would like to announce that we have been
โข โข โข โข Pink Shirt Day 2020/21. This year for Pink Shirt Day PYP collaborated with Saturday School. On the 20th of February, Saturday School spent much of the
โข โข โข โข Literacy Week 2020/21. This yearโs Literacy Week was filled with fun language-related activities for all students in the PYP and many chances to win points for
โข โข โข โข Spring Intensive Program 2020/21. OYIS External Programs Spring Intensives 2020/21 are here! With two sessions (both 4 days) of fun activities for the students, our classes
๐ฅณ A big round of applause! We are officially a DP school! ๐ Osaka YMCA International School would like to announce the successful conclusion of our Diploma Programme authorization. On
Brendan O’Leary: What is Transformation at OYIS? At OYIS, we hear the word โtransformationโ a lot, but what do we mean? It means that we have the power to turn
Osaka YMCA International School is delighted to announce the launch of our new website! With this new tool, we can connect with prospective and current community members more easily, and
Janelle McNeill, On Transformation in Early Childhood Iโm lucky enough to be an Early Childhood teacher where I get to see transformation happen almost daily. Some of my students are
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