NIS Stories

Meet the Staff - Wakaba Ueda, PYP Music Teacher

Ms. Ueda has been a music teacher for the PYP through some difficult times with COVID. It prevented students from singing, but she got creative and..

Dolphin Tales - What are they up to?

Since its establishment in 1964, more than 4,000 students have studied at Nagoya International School and over 800 have graduated. With our new..

School-Supported Self-Taught (SSST) Language at Nagoya International School

Within the IBDP subject structure, students are required to take six subjects in addition to three core elements, which include Studies in Language..

Meet the Staff: Nate Gildart, Individuals and Societies and DP History Teacher

Mr. Gildart is a student favorite! His passion for teaching stretches beyond the classroom, and he can often be found mentoring his students at MUN..

International Schools: An Innovative Alternative to the Japanese School System

Meet the Staff: Nina Radcliffe, PYP Coordinator

Our teachers have such interesting backgrounds! Read more about Ms. Nina and how her love of archeology morphed into a love of teaching and how all..

Comparing Preschool Choices in Japan

Meet the Staff: Gary Horner, Secondary Science

NIS is fortunate to have several IB consultants, evaluators, and curriculum developers on staff at NIS. Gary Horner, our Department Learning Leader..

Under the Cherry Blossoms: Cultural and Spiritual Meaning of Sakura

“If there were no more cherry blossoms in the world, the spirit of spring would be more peaceful.” This poem by the Heian-period poet Narihira..

Why Teaching Well-Being is Important

At NIS, we take the idea of our students’ Well-Being as paramount. It is defined by the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile and the UN..

How Can I Make This Better for Mom?

Grade 8 Design Students went on a semester-long deep dive into the concept of “Design Thinking” to test their imagination and see how far it could..

5 Great Things You Can Do Over Holiday Break

It has been another crazy year of navigating COVID but we were so happy to welcome parents back to campus in the last weeks of the second quarter...

Spending the New Year Holiday - Japanese Style

Like many of us, thinking about the things that you wish could do this winter break, you may be wondering just how to spend the New Year’s holiday...

Ho, Ho, Holidays: Celebrating our Diversity!

As an international school, NIS not only has a diverse student body, but we are proud of the diversity represented in our teaching staff, too!..

The MYP - What it is and what it looks like at NIS

At Nagoya International School (NIS), between the International Baccalaureate PYP (Primary Years Program) and the DP (Diploma Program) sits the MYP..