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Summer Intensive Programs at OYIS

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

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Joining the IB Continuum

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

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Pink Shirt Day 2021

• • • • 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

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Literacy Week 2020/21

• • • • Literacy Week 2020/21. This year’s Literacy Week was filled with fun language-related activities for all students in the PYP and many chances to win points for

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Spring Intensive Program 2020/21

• • • • 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

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Brendan O’Leary

Brendan O’Leary: What is Transformation at OYIS? At OYIS, we hear the word “transformation” a lot, but what do we mean? It means that we have the power to turn

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Announcing our New Website Launch

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

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Janelle McNeill

Janelle McNeill, On Transformation in Early Childhood I’m 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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Emily Donkin

Emily Donkin, External Programs Coordinator The External Programs, in particular Saturday Class, caters mostly to students who attend Japanese schools Monday to Friday. This means their exposure to international-mindedness, international

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Vladimir Jocic

Vlad Jocic, Music Teacher, on Transformation Through encountering their tasks, acquiring new knowledge and interacting with their peers and teachers, students at the OYIS are challenged, inspired and empowered on

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Ted Brugman

Ted Brugman, Counselor, on the Meaning of Transformation I remember my first assignment in graduate school was to write a reflective paper on our personal belief on “change”. It’s been

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online learning

Virtual & Online Learning

Virtual & Online Learning In March 2020, OYIS moved to an online learning environment. Our flexible and dynamic teachers have collaborate to make an immersive school experience through a range

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Culture Celebration 2020

Culture Celebration 2020

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login Thank you to everyone who made our first New Years Culture Celebration a resounding success. This year we opened our celebration up to other

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Christmas Street Collection 2019

Christmas Street Collection 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login A big thank you to the student government for organising the Christmas street collection on December 13th. The students had a lot of fun

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G2 Manga Museum 2019

G2 Manga Museum 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login G2 Kyoto Manga Museum In our current unit of inquiry, Grade 2 are learning about traditional stories and how they teach us about a

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G1 Manga Museum

G1 Manga Museum 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login At the Kyoto Manga Museum, Grade One students viewed many manga from as early as the 1950s to now. Students also enjoyed participating in

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PS Legoland 2019

PS Legoland 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login PS Legoland The OYIS preschool students had their second field trip of the year. This time we went to the Legoland discovery center, where

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KA Abeno Harukasu 2019

KA Abeno Harukasu 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login KA Abeno Harukasu KA had a dynamic day exploring the Tennoji area, with all the magical modern things it offers. Our Transdisciplinary theme for

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Touch Footy Club Tournament 2019

Touch Footy Club Tournament 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login The touch footy tournament was a public event that OYIS attended. The students that participated played really well, with two of them winning best

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G3&4 Kobe Disaster Center

G3&4 Kobe Disaster Center

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login Grade 3 went to the Life and Disaster Center in Kobe. We felt sad that so many people perished in the big earthquake. We

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KB Hattori Ryokuchi Park 2019

KB Hattori Ryokuchi Park 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login On Thursday, November 14th KB took a field trip to Hattori Ryokuchi Park. Firstly we went to see the old Japanese houses there. The

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G3&4 Mino Waterfall 2019

G3&4 Mino Waterfall 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login Grade 3 continued their inquiry into Earth Systems by taking a trip to Minoh Falls at the end of last week. When we arrived

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G3&4 Abeno Life Safety Center

G3&4 Abeno Life Safety Center

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login Grade 3 is inquiring into earth systems and the ways they interact and change. We are learning that natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis

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Saturday Halloween 2019

Saturday Halloween 2019

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login The 2019 Halloween party kicked off this year in spooky fashion. Students came dressed in their best costumes and had a great time. They

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Language Literacy Week 2019 Digest

Literacy Week 2019/20

Osaka YMCA International School Alma Login Language Literacy Week 2019 was filled with amazing activities for students and the opportunity for parents to have a look at how the PYP

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