Summer Intensives 2022
Emily Donkin
June 14, 2022
We’d love for you to join us this summer at the OYIS Summer Intensives. For three weeks, we will be exploring Art, Books & Authors, and Superheroes.
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A Reflection…on Reflection
Jess Barga
June 10, 2022
This brings me to the most difficult question: do I conduct genuine reflection, as I so often ask my students to do?
Sports Day at OYIS
May 12, 2022
Sports Day was an event that brought togetherness to our OYIS community. Parent involvement and teacher collaboration made the day especially successful.
How I Learned English as a Kid
April 27, 2022
How do you “immerse” your child in English? As an educator I am tempted to post and quote research from different sources but I feel disconnected when I do that.
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 of the
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 ever
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’s prevent suicide by making connections with each
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
Pink Shirt Day
Bryan Fawcett
February 21, 2022
• • • • 世界的いじめ反対運動 「ピンクシャツデーとは・・・」 2007年カナダの二人の学生から瞬く間に世界中に広まった世界的いじめ反対運動。 ピンクのシャツを来て登校した少年が「ゲイ」だといじめられた。それを見た二人の学生が75枚のピンクのシャツを友人・知人に配り翌日登校した。 学校では呼び掛けに賛同した多数の生徒がピンクのTシャツを着て登校。学校中がピンク色に染まり、いじめが自然となくなった。 このエピソードがSNS等で世界中に広まり現在では70ヵ国以上の国で活動が行われている。カナダでは毎年2月最終水曜日がPink Shirt Dayとして定められている。 What is PINK SHIRT DAY? It is a worldwide bullying opposition movement that was created thanks to the
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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.” – 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
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 summative
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。
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 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.
