April 21, 2021
When we read history, we often focus on major declarations, devastating battles, and how leaders shape and reshape the world. But this view of..
February 26, 2021
The school is abuzz with the exciting news that two Grade 11 students will be heading to Kyoto, February 27 & 28, to attend the Kyoto Congress Youth..
February 23, 2021
As a parent weighing the benefits and potential drawbacks of the Japanese school system versus an international school in Japan, there can be a lot..
February 18, 2021
Speaking more than one language offers your children a great advantage in many areas of their lives. Attending a school that embraces multilingualism..
February 2, 2021
Language is the connective tissue of a community. It is the means by which we communicate with others, share our thoughts and feelings, and connect..
January 21, 2021
While studying in English at an international school, maintaining your children’s mother tongue can prove challenging, but is absolutely possible..
December 2, 2020
At Nagoya International School (NIS), we embrace the benefits of a diverse student body and the benefits of diversity in the classroom and use them..
November 3, 2020
As an IB World School, one of the driving beliefs at NIS is that students, as learners, should be partners in their learning and have responsibility..
September 8, 2020
It is not uncommon to hear around any given dinner table of a bi-cultural English/Japanese family, including my own, “Salt wo totte” or the related,..
August 18, 2020
Over the past several years, as enrollment at NIS kept creeping up, the school needed innovative ways to allocate spaces for learning, discussions,..
August 4, 2020
Walk around the halls at NIS at any given time, and you will see the relationship that exists between students, their learning, and their physical..
June 25, 2020
It was a historic day in an unprecedented year. It was a day that no one was certain would happen. But on Saturday, June 5 at 4pm, 31 students of NIS..
June 9, 2020
Democracy, what is it? What is it in the context of the wider world, in our individual countries, and even in our classrooms? These are the questions..
May 26, 2020
As the COVID-19 situation started to unfold around the world, NIS, armed with international and local information and connections, began anticipating..
May 12, 2020
As the world continues to experience the life-changing events of COVID-19, here at NIS we have had our own journey through the crisis, which provided..
