Yokohama International School

News and Updates

A Gateway to Living, Learning and Reading

The YIS library is a haven for independent readers and learners, who possess both a love for reading, and the skills to locate their ideal books.

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Wild Kids of YIS, Get Ready!

Our Head of English, Krista Quint, writes about this opportunity to build community, nurture self-growth and reflection and deepen one's connection to nature through service learning and adventure in the islands of Hawai'i.

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2022 Annual General Meeting: A Brief Recap

Charles Jack, Chair of the YIS Board of Directors, provides a brief summary of the 2022 Annual General Meeting held in early November.

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MS Musical: The Little Mermaid, Nov. 25 & 26

The process of crafting a successful production takes an army of people - both students and teachers - all contributing the unique creative skill set of their role in the production.

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Another Space of Your Own

We took a walk around campus to see where some of our staff and students like to spend time.

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Food Fair 2022, Nov. 6

The YIS Community is invited to join us for our first Food Fair on the Honmoku Campus, and the first one since 2019.

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Upcoming Events

Dec 7 2022

Play Perform Create Concert

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

N218 - Auditorium

Dec 9 2022

PTSA December Monthly Meeting Followed by Ikebana Class and Japanese Tea Introduction

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

N162 - Cafeteria

Dec 12 2022

Spirit Week

all day

Dec 13 2022

Spirit Week

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Dec 14 2022

Spirit Week

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Meet Our Community

Students
Teachers
Parents
Alumni

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Florence

Elementary School Student

I like music because I can express my emotions in a different way. I’m self-taught on the piano and I love coming up with my own songs.

Mio

Middle School Student

I love the new Honmoku campus for its modern and spacious build. My favorite place to spend time is the fourth floor deck.

Harumi

High School Student

The amount of freedom and flexibility the school gives us really shows the trust teachers have in us as students. There are so many opportunities to get involved and to discover new interests.

Kate

Elementary School Student

I am a part of service learning and I like that because we get to help the homeless and poor. I am also involved in drama production. I haven't done it before but it will be a new experience for me and I am excited to start.

Rod Malig

Head Lifeguard/Swimming Coach

I volunteered and helped with water safety when I was still in the Philippines, so for most of my life aquatics has played a large role.

Larissa Sears

Gr. 2 Learning Assistant & ES Service Learning Coordinator

I love being able to share my passion for gardening with our Grade 2 students through our hands-on kitchen gardening for Service Learning.

Daniel Patterson

Kindergarten Learning Assistant

Living in Japan there are countless places to explore, and always new things to see and plenty of international opportunities to experience.

Steven Heere

Grade 1 Elementary School Teacher

I'm passionate about outdoor learning, environmental education, makers education, and science.

Jessie

Parent

I feel completely welcome and relaxed at YIS, I have found soulmates here. That’s how wonderful this community is.

Miyuki

Parent

Since my time as a student at YIS I have wanted my children to get educated in the same wonderful environment I grew up in.

Ken

Parent

The climate change and sustainability action event that was held by students, faculty, administration and parents last year stands out for me.

Nuri

Parent

I volunteer at the library regularly. I get to understand what the students are like, what teachers are like, and I can find books I think my daughter will like.

Saya Kawabe

Class of 2019

I am currently studying at UBC in Vancouver, Canada, majoring in Economics and minoring in Urban Studies.

Nikita Modekurti

Class of 2015

YIS has a very international environment and teaches values of not just tolerance, but acceptance. Truly a school that embraces and celebrates all cultures, faiths, genders, orientations, and abilities. It’s a little more difficult to find that out in the ‘real world’, and I would like my future children to experience similar respectful values that YIS has.

Leslie Helm

Class of 1973

I was born and raised in Japan as were both my parents as well as one of my grandfathers.

Nic Hamada

Class of 2003

As the new campus project developed, Taisei Corporation came to realize that I had been a student at YIS, so they asked me to join the project because of the close connection.

Building for our learning community

Our new purpose-built campus in Honmoku unleashes myriad learning opportunities for students, teachers and parents.

Student Leadership Retreat

In line with our mission of Live, Learn, Lead, at YIS we believe leadership can be learned. What is leadership, and what are the practices that make someone a good leader?

Expeditions at YIS

Adventurous wilderness expeditions create authentic opportunities for students to develop knowledge, skills and conceptual understandings for life-long learning and appreciation of the natural world.

Learning at YIS

Learning changes our thinking and behaviors, enabling us to acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes while providing a catalyst for creativity, critical thinking and independent reasoning.