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MS MUN

Congratulations to the NIS MUN Club for finishing the first ever NIS Middle School MUN Conference successfully! The club has been created by...
 

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Orientation Day

We had a great start to the 2023-24 school year at our Orientation Day on Tuesday, with 63 new students (and their families!) representing 12 nationalities and 11 home languages joining, as well as all of the Gr. 1 and Gr. 6 students. Students spent a half-day exploring the campus, getting to know their teachers and classroom routines while parents were invited to various introductory sessions.

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Gr. 8-10 Arts Night

It was a wonderful evening of music and drama for the NIS community as the Gr. 8-10 students put on amazing performances on Tuesday evening! It was a marvelous end to the semester to see the students passionately playing a number of instruments so skillfully and performing a variety of genres in drama. Great job Gr.8-10 students!
 

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2022-23 Dolphin Wave writers

Dolphin Wave is a student-led school publication that has articles from students on a variety of topics. The students meet, led by a student editor, and decide on topics for articles that are later published. Dolphin Wave gives students a platform to develop their writing skills and independent research and develop publications. This publication is an essential part of including student voice in school.

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MYP and DP Core Days

The entire Secondary School bustled with activities, sessions and projects on Monday and Tuesday for the Secondary Core Days. Students in Gr. 6-9 were engaged in self-directed activities which they have been working on as their SDG projects. The Gr. 11 and 12 students were engaged in work related to Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essays, science experiments and theater production. Finally, the Gr. 10 continued their work on their Personal Projects, the culminating project-based experience of the MYP in which students produce connected learning and product goals aligned with their interests.
 

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A Scene from Macbeth at Gr. 6 and 7 Arts Night

The Gr. 6 & 7 Arts Night was an excellent opportunity to welcome parents to the school to enjoy entertainment put on by their students, including some modern takes on shadow play versions of classic fairy tales, melodic music performances, and Macbeth, in Shakesperean tongue, but with NIS style! And as a part of their CAS project, a couple of students volunteered to broadcast it all live via the NIS Facebook page (look for other arts nights next month where they will do the same!). Great job to the students who performed and gave it their all on the big stage!

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TED-Ed presentation by a student

"What would you say if the world was listening?" This is what TED-Ed Student Talks are all about. Since September 2021, students in the TED-Ed Club have...

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Gr. 6 Public Art Exhibition

Grade 6 have been creating colorful public art pieces for an exhibition. Each piece has been designed to connect with people in a certain region of the world in some way. The exhibition has been beautifully curated in the East Building lobby creating a museum-like atmosphere and catching the attention of everyone who passes through. You can visit and enjoy the exhibit, too! Just join the virtual tour here!

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A student explaining her artworks at IB Mini Art Exhibition

Gr. 11 Visual Art students held a mini-exhibition in the 'Yonkai' Gallery (4th floor of the East Building) to show the artworks they created so far in the IB course and talk about the process behind the work. Even though they are only halfway through their coursework, this exhibition gives them an excellent opportunity to practice talking about their work and helping them to craft their direction before their final Visual Arts Exhibition next year. Great work, Artists!

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Boys and girls folding t-shirts in a classroom

A BIG thank you to all the staff, students, and families who purchased a T-shirt for the Walkathon! Your participation will help improve many people's lives in the Chubu area through the local charities Walkathon supports. And special thanks to the Gr 9 Homeroom and their teachers who made sure the shirts were packaged and shipped out in time for everyone to receive their shirt by Walkathon Day on May 23! You can find out more about Walkathon and how you can participate at the website HERE (https://en.chubuwalkathon.com).

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Gr. 2 Biomes

In their UOI "Sharing the Planet", Gr. 2 students inquired into biomes and how living things depend on each other. They learned about five major biomes(Desert, Tundra, Glassland, Rainforest and Aquatic) and their features, and analyzed and compared different biomes. They also learned about food chains and found that it is important for biomes to be balanced. Watch the videos to see the models of their own balanced biomes they created. 
 

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Gr. 5 PYP Exhibition

Gr. 5 students have been working hard on their PYP Exhibitions! Everyone has explored their interests, issues, and how they want to take action. Now it is time to put it all together and show off the process, their learning, and hopefully inspire and impact others! We are looking forward to April 14th, when students will present and share their art and research with visitors!

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Students standing on the balcony and talking about Model United Nations

The Online THIMUN turned out to be the perfect opportunity to recruit future NIS delegates. Some of the Gr. 12 students, both past and current NIS delegates, organized a special tour for Gr.7 and 8 to the Kawanabe Room where the Online MUN was taking place. We look forward to seeing the middle school students joining in MUN and passing their resolutions!

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Thankful NIS

Being thankful can help us recognize the people, events and little and big things around us that make each day a little bit better! At NIS, we are practicing gratitude each day and sharing...

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Walkathon Moves Online!

The 29th annual Walkathon will be reconfigured online because as they say, the show must go on! The event will take place on May 24 and will be a combination of taped and live events. With everyone’s support, the charities we support will be able to continue the valuable work they do in our community!

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Keep Walking!

Understandably, amidst all that is happening in the world, one more event, the 29th Annual ACCJ / NIS Chubu Walkathon will not be held at Morikoro Park this year. But, that doesn’t mean it is canceled!  The Walkathon . . .

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Joy

There are many ways to experience joy. As someone who appreciates the artist and their interpretation of the...

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Gr.7 Inspires ELC K Students

The ELC Kindergarten drama students who visited the Gr. 7 Drama class were so inspired! As part of their unit, Gr. 7 students created short performances of modernized fairy tales. The Kindergarten students learned what a fun performance looks like and helped get them ready for their own stage performance at the Winter Arts Showcase on December 13!

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Smiles on Photo Day!

All students and staff were photographed this week, not only for the yearbook and ID cards, but also of course for any families wanting to order photo packages with a variety of sizes. Special thanks to the PTA for helping to organize the flow of traffic and also making sure everyone looked just right!

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