Neurodiversity & Inclusion
February 17, 2022
Neurodiversity is a term that came out of the Autistic Rights Movement and it was coined in about the late 1990s. Judy Singer, a sociologist in Australia, was autistic and
Category: School Blog
Letโs Hear it For the Things We Arenโt Good At
Chris Baier
February 9, 2022
Whatโs wrong with our work being hard? Why does a task being difficult cause stress? Whatโs so bad about not succeeding?
OYIS Spring Intensives 2022: Let’s Learn about Ocean Life and Animal Habitats
Emily Donkin
February 3, 2022
This year the focus of the Spring Intensives will be on two weeks of fun and enjoyable learning experiences for the students. Catering to the needs of differing student ability
What are my passion projects?
January 28, 2022
โImagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it, we go nowhere.โ – Carl Sagan
Performances of Understanding: What Makes MYP Assessment Different
IT Dept
January 5, 2022
Authentic assessment is a key driver in preparing students for the future as it allows students to apply their knowledge in novel, new, or unfamiliar situations which are set in
The TCK Mindset
Reese Ishmael
December 29, 2021
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
In Search of Balance with The Bacchae
Jess Barga
December 22, 2021
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
ใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใงๅใๆฅๆฌไบบในใฟใใใจใใฆ
Ai Takada
December 15, 2021
ใฐใญใผใใซๅใ้ฒใฟใๅคๅฝใซๅฏพใใๅฃใจใใใใฎใใปใจใใฉใชใใชใฃใ็พไปฃ็คพไผใงๅฟ ่ฆใชใใจใฏๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซไปใใใจใใใใจใ ใจใใ่จใใใพใใใใฎ็บใซใฏใพใใ่ชๅใจ้ใไบบใ ใใใฎๆๅใๅใๅ ฅใใ่ชใใใใจใๅคงๅใงใใๆฅๆฌใซใใชใใใๆตทๅคใซใใๆใจๅใใใใซ่ชๅใจใฏ็ฐใชใๆๅใ็ฟๆ ฃใๆใคๆงใ ใชในใฟใใใ็ๅพใจ้ขใใใชใใไปไบใใงใใใใฎ็ด ๆดใใใ็ฐๅขใฏ็งใซใจใฃใฆๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซใคใใ็ตถๅฅฝใฎๆฉไผใ ใจๆใใฆใใพใใใใฎไบใฏ็งใ ใใงใฏใชใๆฅๆฌไบบ็ๅพใซใๅฝใฆใฏใพใใ่ฑ่ชใซๆบขใๆฅๆฌใฎๅญฆๆ กใงใฏ็ต้จใงใใชใใใใช่ฒใ ใชๅฝ็ฑใฎไบบใ ใๆๅใ้ใพใ็ฐๅขใงๅญฆใณใใใๅฝ้ๆ่ฆใ่บซใซใคใใใใจ่ใใฆใใ็ๅพใซใจใฃใฆใๅคง้ชYMCAใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใฏใดใฃใใใฎๅญฆๆ กใงใฏใชใใงใใใใใ
ๆฅๆฌใฎใจใณใใใฐ [User-friendly Japanese Eco-bag]
Claire Anderson
December 8, 2021
ไธ็ใจๆฏในใฆ็งใงใฆใใใฎใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใใซในใฟใใคใบ(customization)ๆ่กใ่ฝๅใ ใจ็งใฏ่ใใฆใใพใใ
้ฃ็ๆดปใป้ฃๆๅใจ็ฐๅขใจใฎใคใชใใ
Arinobu Kimura
December 1, 2021
ใใฆใ่ฟๅนดใใใใใ้ฃ็ๆดปใซ็ฐๅขไฟ่ญทใฎ็นใใ่ฆ็ดใใ่ฟซใๅใใใใใพใใใใใฏใ่ใใงใใไธ็็ใซ่ใฎๆถ่ฒป้ใๅขใใฆใใใชใใ็ฐๅขใธใฎ่ฒ ่ทใจใใ็นใใใใใฎใพใพใงใฏ้ฃ่ใฎ็็ฃใฏ้็ใ่ฟใใใใใงใใใใใงใๆค็ฉ็ฑๆฅใฎใไปฃๆฟ่ใใไฝฟใๅใใๅบใใฃใฆใใพใใใพใใ็ดฐ่ใๅขๆฎใใฆไฝใใๅน้ค่ใใฎ็ ็ฉถใ้ฒใใงใใพใใ็นใซใไปฃๆฟ่ใใซใคใใฆใฏใใดใฃใผใฌใณ้ฃๅฐ้ๅบใชใฉใงใใใงใซๅฃใซใใไบบใใใใงใใใใ
ๅคๆงใช้ฃ็ๆดปใฎ้ธๆ่ขใฎไธใคใจใใฆใไปฃๆฟ่ใใ้ฃในใไบบใฏไปๅพๅขใใฆใใใงใใใใใใ ใ้ฃ่ใๅ้ก่ฆใใใๅๅ ใจใชใฃใๅคง้็็ฃใจๅคง้ๆถ่ฒปใจใใ่กๅใ่ฆ็ดใใชใใใฐใใไปฃๆฟ่ใใ้ฃ่ใจๅใ้ๅฝใใใฉใใใจใซใชใใใญใพใใใ็งใใกใฎ้ฃ็ๆดปใป้ฃๆๅใใ็ฐๅขใจใฉใฎใใใชใใคใชใใใใใใฃใฆใใใฎใใ
Itโs The Question That Drives Us
November 17, 2021
At OYIS, we teachers (and students!) strive to develop ourselves using the Learner Profile, 10 attributes that promote an environment of learning.
The Evolution of Robotics at OYIS
November 10, 2021
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
OYIS Winter Intensive 21-22: All About Science, STEM, & The Body
Emily Donkin
November 4, 2021
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.
The Specter of Sleep: An Inquiry into Student Sleep Habits
Reese Ishmael
October 27, 2021
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
How to Talk to Your Child about Technology Usage
Thomas Hammerlund
October 22, 2021
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
ใๅฎถๅบญใงใฎ่จ่ชใตใใผใ
Ryoko Morimoto
October 20, 2021
ใๅฎถใงใ้ ๅผตใฃใฆ่ฑ่ชใง่ฉฑใใๆนใใใใงใใใใใใใใใคใชใณใฌใซใซ่ฒใฆใใใฎใงใใใ่ฑ่ชใใใ็จๅบฆใงใใใใใซใชใใพใงใฏๆฅๆฌ่ช๏ผใใใใฏ้ๅฝ่ชใในใใคใณ่ชใชใฉ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎๆฏๅฝ่ช๏ผใฎๆฌใฏ่ชญใพใใชใๆนใใใใงใใใใใใ
ๅคง้ชๅธๅ ใงๅฏไธใฎIBไธ่ฒซ๏ผๅนผ็จๅใใ้ซ็ญ้จใพใง๏ผใซใใใใ
Eriko Wada
October 12, 2021
ไป้ฑใฎใใญใฐใฏๅคง้ชๅธๅ ใงๅนผ็จๅใใ้ซๆ กใพใงใฎไธ่ฒซใใIBๆ่ฒใจ่จ่ชใๅฟใฎใฑใขใๅๅผทใ้ฒ่ทฏใพใงใฎใใผใฟใซใตใใผใใๆไพใใใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใฎ้ญ ๅใ็ดนไปใใพใใ
Mental Health is Real and Itโs Time to Start Addressing It
October 6, 2021
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
All About OYIS Athletics
September 29, 2021
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,
Launch: The IBDP CAS Program
OYIS Marketing
September 22, 2021
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
YMCAใ็ฎๆใๆ่ฒ
September 15, 2021
ใใใพใงใฏYMCAใฎในใฟใใใจใใฆ็นใซๅฝ้ๅๅ้ขไฟใฎไปไบใใใฆใใพใใใฎใงใๆตทๅคใฎYMCAใจใฎไปไบใๅคใใไธ็ใฎๆงใ ใชๆๅใ็ฟๆ ฃใใใผในใซไปไบใใใฆใใไธ็ไธญใฎๅๅใใกใจใฎไปไบใฏใใใฎๅคๆงๆงใ็่งฃใใ้ใใไนใ่ถใใคใคไฝใไธใใไปไบใงใใใ
ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎๆนใๅคง้ชYMCAใคใณใฟใผใใทใงใใซในใฏใผใซใฎๆใใใใใฆใใ ใใ
September 7, 2021
ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎใๅฎถๆใงใๅ ฅๅญฆใฏใงใใพใใใจใใ่ณชๅใๅใใพใใใ็ญใใฏYESใงใใ
An Awesome Summer at OYIS: External Programs Continue to Innovate
Emily Donkin
September 1, 2021
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
Announcing the Launch of the OYIS Blog
Claire Anderson
August 31, 2021
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
