Tina Post

English Teacher

I love the real-world conversations we have in the Language and Literature course.

Matt Broughton

Technology Learning Coach

Thankfully, at YIS I'm given the opportunity to share my passion for diving with our high school students.

Jill Freeman

Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher

I played Gaelic football in Hong Kong. Maybe one day YIS might have a team!

Viki Radford

Elementary Librarian

I'm a published poet so I love the opportunities to discuss and create poetry with students here.

Marisol

Parent

There are many different activities such as cooking lessons, a hiking club and many other activities to socialize with other parents.

Jing

Parent

My son's and daughter's sports teams - basket team, soccer team, volleyball team and baseball team - are all a source of happiness and new friends.

Sarah

Parent

This is our first time in the IB system, and we love it. I see a change in my kids everyday.

Heike

Parent

My children do recognize that the IB is unique and feel very fortunate to be here. They are critical thinkers capable of self-reflection and assessment.

Carey Shea

Class of 1969

I would like to relive all the years I was at the school and I wouldn't have done anything differently. I loved the culture there.

Tim Cole

Class of 1974

I had just graduated from the grade 6 of a Japanese public school and it was my first day at YIS in the grade 7. I had to write a composition, but I didn't know what the word composition meant.

Virginia Russolo

Class of 2013

I fondly remember my time at YIS after graduating and how much I enjoyed working with clay in the late afternoon when the winter light would fill the art studio and my only witness was Mount Fuji.

Jeff Zaveloff

Class of 1985

The relationships I formed at YIS are unparalleled to any other I have formed since. Once a Dragon, always a Dragon.