Day 1 at Hakuba was a success! Thanks to Evergreen Outdoor Center/エヴァーグリーンアウトドアーセンター白馬 for providing a #RiskTakers and #Reflective experience for #LearningAtKIS.
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Horikawa Regatta (Facebook Post)
KIS Students finished off the 1st week at school by competing in the Horikawa Regatta.
Invitation to the ‘Horikawa Regatta’!!
It has been a few years since the KIS Horikawa Regatta was held but the time has come to bring the house event back! Please come and join the students who will be finishing off the first week back to school with a fun community activity. ‘Regatta’ is defined as a sporting event consisting of a series of boat or yacht races… for KIS it will be handmade boats from Milk/Juice cartons.
When: Friday, Aug 26th, at 10:45 am.
Where: Horikawa River, across the street from Family Mart
Who: Whole school community, parents/guardians and other family members welcome!
Additional Note: Please provide an extra change of clothes as some students occasionally get wet. Everyone attending should wear a mask as we look to have a community time but limit risks of covid transmission. Non-enrolled children or family members are welcome to join but are under parent’s care and responsibility.
Annual Report 2021-22
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Previous annual report 2020-2021 can be found here.
Memorandum of Understanding with OYIS for Grade 11&12
On Friday 26 May the principals of OYIS and KIS met to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two schools. Here are the key elements that support a KIS students education through to Grade 12:
- KIS students, upon leaving KIS at the end of its middle school (currently grade 9) will have priority placement in OYIS
- Should KIS begin to offer further grades above grade 10, the agreement will change to reflect the last year of possible enrolment
OYIS will help facilitate the application process in the following ways:
- The entrance fee will be waived from OYIS currently ¥250,000
- Facilitation of the application process
- Parts of diagnostic testing will be waived
- Document exchange will be facilitated between the two schools administration teams
- Admission will be processed early in the academic year to ensure KIS students have a place
- OYIS will come to the KIS campus two times yearly to support the application process
- Acceptance to OYIS is dependent on whether or not the needs of the student can be met and is at the discretion of OYIS. OYIS will also seek to find students / families that are knowledgeable and supportive of their school mission.
- The two schools will provide a range of experiences and events to help with the transition and build connections between two schools.
- Dedicated time and resources will be deployed to ensure that our curriculum has some continuity and that each institute has an understanding of student levels and past knowledge.
- Regular meetings and coordination will be required to ensure that students have a smooth transition between campuses.
Thank you Muromachi Lions Club
It is with very humble gratitude that KIS would like to thank Muromachi Lions Club for their ongoing support of the school.
Over many years the Muromachi Lions Club has been supporting the school with various activities and always had a presence at the KIS Festival. As recently as this May the Muromachi Lions Club invited KIS to the annual dinner, to be part of the celebrations of all the work the club has undertaken. Two board members attended and reported back on a what a lovely evening was had by all.
In spite of the challenges that the global pandemic has presented, in 2022 the Muromachi Lions Club is donating ¥100,000 to the school. For this magnanimous gesture the entire KIS community thanks the club for their generosity.
The school hopes the next year will again be a time of fruitful cooperation between Muromachi Lions and Kyoto International School.
今年も京都室町ライオンズクラブ様よりKISに対してご支援を頂戴しました事を皆様にご報告させていただきます。京都室町ライオンズクラブ様からは長年に渡ってKISの様々な活動にご支援をいただいており、特にフェスティバルに関しては毎回ご参加・ご協力をいただいています。また京都室町ライオンズクラブ様のチャーターナイトにKISは毎年ご招待をいただき、この5月にもKIS理事2名が出席し素晴らしい会合だったとの感想を聞いています。2022年も世界的なパンデミックの混乱が続く中にも関わらず１０万円のご寄付をいただきましたことに、KISコミュニティーを代表してここに室町ライオンズクラブ様の寛大なご支援に感謝申し上げます。
KIS AGM – Thurs June 9th @ 2:30 pm
On Thursday 9 June the KIS Executive Board will review the school year at the Annual General Meeting.
The main source of this meeting will be the KIS Annual Report 2021-22.
This will be published on Tuesday 7 June via the school website and ManageBac.
The community is invited to join the board on this day at KIS from 14:30. Room 12 will be the venue.
Please indicate your intention to join the join via the form – https://docs.google.com/forms/…
The school will record the meeting and post later.
Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM.
Poem – Food Bank Kyoto
The following poem was presented to students by Food Bank Kyoto on March 11th, 2022.
2022 Summer Camp Registration Open
2022 Summer Camp
4 Weeks
2022 Dates: June 20th (Monday) to July 15th (Friday)
The program is all about providing students with an engaging and fun experience. The focus of the camp is to make sure students are engaged in fun and interesting learning activities based around a theme.
Overview
Monday to Friday (9 am to 3 pm)
- First week: June 20 – June 24
- Second week: June 27 – July 1
- Third week: July 5 – July 9
- Fourth week: July 11 – July 15
Students are placed in their appropriate course according to their age.
3 years old (as of 1 Feb. 2022) to Grade 6.
Program Costs
Current/Former KIS students and Saturday School students:
- ¥70,000/2 weeks
- ¥100,000/3 weeks
- ¥130,000/4 weeks
Non-KIS Students:
- ¥90,000/2 weeks
- ¥130,000/3 weeks
- ¥170,000/4 weeks
*Minimum 2 weeks participation required*
Interview by JETRO & Kyoto Overseas Business Center
Kyoto International School met with JETRO KYOTO and Kyoto Overseas Business Center in autumn 2021.
JETRO
As explained on their website, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the world. The organization was established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad. Their focus has shifted toward promoting foreign direct investment into Japan and Japanese firms maximize their global export potential.
Global Site: https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/ (English)
Kyoto Overseas Business Center
An affiliate of JETRO is Kyoto Overseas Business Center, which is an all-Kyoto support center located downtown in KYOTO KEIZAI CENTER building. Their focus is for small and medium-sized businesses that are considering overseas business.
Kyoto Overseas Business Center posted their interview with KIS on December 13th, 2021.