Trauma and Resilience
April 13, 2022
My homecoming wasn t some moral or spiritual victory I had managed to escape where others couldn t and I was lucky I also worked really hard I took advantage
Collaboration in STEM
April 7, 2022
The group 4 project is an interdisciplinary activity in which all Diploma Programme science students must participate The intention is that students from the different group 4 subjects Physics Chemistry
Are Video Games Educational?
April 4, 2022
What if any are the applications for video games in educational settings when they are created with the sole purpose of entertainment and making ever greater sales and turning an
Making Projects Personal at OYIS
Patrick Anderson
March 23, 2022
Inquiry works best when people are pursuing something they are truly passionate about and Personal Project gives them the freedom to do just that Furthermore because projects are often directly
Finding Connection: Suicide Prevention
March 16, 2022
Look around at the people in your life and ask yourself do they have someone they can talk to about serious issues Let 8217 s prevent suicide by making connections
How to Build a High School: A Tale of Collaboration at OYIS
March 9, 2022
Building a school free from established rules and structures can be a very exciting project if you have a great team of people who share a similar vision
Pink Shirt Day: I’m calling you out, OYIS!
February 23, 2022
It might just be very simple Be kind Do unto others as you would have them do unto you Do small acts of kindness and practice empathy Really practice empathy
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
Let’s Hear it For the Things We Aren’t Good At
Chris Baier
February 9, 2022
What s wrong with our work being hard Why does a task being difficult cause stress What s 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
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were but without it we go nowhere 8211 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 it s painfully ironic when teachers preach balance and in the same breath announce taxing
インターナショナルスクールで働く日本人スタッフとして
Ai Takada
December 15, 2021
グローバル化が進み 外国に対する壁というものがほとんどなくなった現代社会で必要なことは国際感覚を身に付けるということだとよく言われます その為にはまず 自分と違う人々やその文化を受け入れ 認めることが大切です 日本にいながら 海外にいた時と同じように自分とは異なる文化や習慣を持つ様々なスタッフや生徒と関わりながら仕事ができるこの素晴らしい環境は私にとって国際感覚を身につける絶好の機会だと感じています この事は私だけではなく日本人生徒にも当てはまり 英語に溢れ日本の学校では経験できないような色々な国籍の人々や文化が集まる環境で学びたい 国際感覚を身につけたいと考えている生徒にとっても大阪YMCAインターナショナルスクールはぴったりの学校ではないでしょうか
日本のエコバッグ [User-friendly Japanese Eco-bag]
Claire Anderson
December 8, 2021
世界と比べて秀でているのは日本人の カスタマイズ customization 技術 能力だと私は考えています
食生活・食文化と環境とのつながり
Arinobu Kimura
December 1, 2021
さて 近年 そうした食生活に環境保護の点から見直しを迫る動きがあります それは 肉 です 世界的に肉の消費量が増えていくなか 環境への負荷という点から このままでは食肉の生産は限界を迎えるそうです そこで 植物由来の 代替肉 を使う動きが広がっています また 細胞を増殖して作る 培養肉 の研究も進んでいます 特に 代替肉 については ヴィーガン食専門店などで すでに口にした人もいるでしょう
多様な食生活の選択肢の一つとして 代替肉 を食べる人は今後増えていくでしょう ただ 食肉が問題視される原因となった大量生産と大量消費という行動を見直さなければ 代替肉
PYP Celebration of the Arts 2021/22
IT Dept
November 19, 2021
PYP Celebration of the Arts 2021/22 • • • • Music Celebration For the art celebration this year we wanted to make it as interactive as possible for the students
It’s 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
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
ご家庭での言語サポート
Ryoko Morimoto
October 20, 2021
家でも頑張って英語で話した方がいいでしょうか バイリンガルに育てたいのですが 英語がある程度できるようになるまでは日本語 あるいは韓国語 スペイン語など英語以外の母国語 の本は読ませない方がいいでしょうか
大阪市内で唯一のIB一貫（幼稚園から高等部まで）にようこそ
Eriko Wada
October 12, 2021
今週のブログは大阪市内で幼稚園から高校までの一貫したIB教育と言語 心のケア 勉強 進路までのトータルサポートを提供するインターナショナルスクールの魅力を紹介します
Mental Health is Real and It’s 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
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
YMCAが目指す教育
September 15, 2021
これまではYMCAのスタッフとして特に国際協力関係の仕事をしていましたので 海外のYMCAとの仕事も多く 世界の様々な文化や習慣をベースに仕事をしている世界中の同僚たちとの仕事は その多様性を理解し 違いを乗り越えつつ作り上げる仕事でした
