Koinobori Craft
In Cubs Japanese class, we made Koinobori (carp streamers).The children listened to their teacher and worked on the model. Hand and foot print painting allowed us to create wonderful Koinobori (carp streamers). The children were happy with their creations. As a conclusion to our activity, students waved their carps across the room. Cubsの日本語クラスでは、こいのぼり製作をしました。先生の話を聞いてお手本を見ながら取り組んだ子どもたち。手型足型ペイントで、素敵なこいのぼりを作ることができました。出来上がった作品をお部屋で泳がせてみたり、自分の作った作品に満足している様子でした。Children’s Day takes […]
Fire Evacuation
On Wednesday this week, the entire school, K1-G12 underwent a fire evacuation drill. The entire building was cleared in less than 15 mins. Considering we are 600 plus individuals spread over 7 floors our time was ok. Our feedback system from staff indicates areas that we can improve and we will aim to get the […]
Field trip to the Tokyo Toy Museum
In history class, we have been learning about old toys, new toys, and how and why toys have changed. Learning about toys is fun but it is difficult to learn about old toys when most of the children have not seen any. So we took the G1 classes to the Tokyo Toy museum. We talked […]
Atsumari G8-10
On Friday, the 21st of April & the 26th of May, Grades 8-10 attended their Atsumari. We celebrated our students and their victories at both in-school and inter-school competitions. We welcomed new students to our school, announced upcoming events, handed out SOF awards, and drew attention to the importance of following school rules. Our monthly […]
Field Trip to Sumida Aquarium
On Thursday, June 1st, the Pandacorns visited Sumida Aquarium. It was amazing! After enjoying the sight of tropical fish, we moved to a dim area. The students went up some stairs, and below their feet, jellyfish were peacefully drifting. The changing lights made the atmosphere so relaxing. There were many different animals within, including stingrays […]
Making a flower lei and patterning
Spring is in full swing and has brought an explosion of color and life to the Pandacorn classrooms, with flowers blooming everywhere. As part of their exploration of the Flowers and Plants theme, this week they engaged in a fun and creative activity that combined art learning and patterning. Using pre-cut flower shapes, the students […]
ISTAA Futsal
ISTAA Futsal This week, our UIA futsal boys and girls enjoyed a great afternoon of sports and represented UIA in their match against DSTY in Yokohama. All of our students showed excellent skills and great sportsmanship. The strong opponent DSTY ran out as the winner but our teams performed admirably. It was great to see […]
Harvard MUN Australia
Aviral Agarwal and Tuhina Dimri from G9B are well into their second day of the first edition of Harvard MUN Australia, which runs online from June 1 to 4. Aviral is representing Japan in the Committee on Trade and Development, which is addressing the problem of climate change and global warming. Tuniha is representing Yemen […]
Field Trip to Asuka Mountain and Hydrangea Craft
The beautiful season of hydrangeas (紫陽花 あじさい ajisai) has arrived. Dolphins had an exciting field trip to Asuka Mountain, known for its stunning hydrangeas. First, we took a leisurely walk along the Asuka Path, where we enjoyed the sight of numerous hydrangeas. The colourful flowers brought smiles to our students’ faces as they explored the […]
UIA Students Earn Awards at TogetherMUN Korea!
Praneel Chakraborty, Shorya Veer Manhas, Netanal Blessing Jebaraj, and Tuhina Dimri were awarded Verbal Commendations for their outstanding performance at TogetherMUN Korea! Altogether, fourteen UIA students participated in Together MUN Korea on June 10 & 11. They represented ten different countries and debated topics such as women’s rights, nuclear energy, immigration, violent crime, and the […]