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The boards were set and the tension was palpable! Yesterday, our campus proudly hosted the inaugural 1st Kansai Scholastic Chess Championship . A massive field of 44 brilliant young minds from ten public and international schools across Kansai gathered to battle it out. The competition even drew competitors from afar, including a welcome contingent from our sister school, Enishi, in Nagoya! Our own AIS Dragons  were well-represented, with seven students participating across a

Last Saturday, our school grounds came alive with the vibrant sights, sounds, and flavours of cultures from around the world during our annual International Culture Festival . Families, students, and teachers gathered to celebrate the rich diversity of our community while enjoying a day filled with food, performances, and cultural activities. One of the greatest highlights of the day was the incredible variety of international and local cuisine . Guests sampled dishes from ac

Last Thursday, October 30, 2025 , our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten  students went on an exciting Term 2 Field Trip  connected to our Unit of Inquiry, “Where We Are in Place and Time.” In this unit, Pre-K students  have been learning about the differences between life in the past and modern times, while Kindergarten students  have been exploring how life changes over time by telling and listening to stories. This field trip brought these lessons to life in a fun and meani

Take a look at our AIS Chronicle Issue #37

Our grade 6 students embarked on an incredibly enriching overnight field trip to Tottori on October 27-28, fulfilling the school's commitment to inquiry-based learning in local and global contexts. The two-day journey provided essential curricular connections, challenging students with tasks linking their I&S unit (on world religions, globalization, culture, and identity) and their Science unit (What causes Earth’s surface to change?). Day One: Sand, Art, and Geology The adve

On October 28, 2025, the Grade 2 class visited the Osaka Science Museum! In UoI, our central idea focuses on how technology and tools have helped us learn more about Earth and the solar system. At the museum, students were able to explore various exhibits about this topic and watched a planetarium show about stars. Students also completed a small scavenger hunt to find displays about Earth and space. After lunch, students explored the rest of the museum’s exhibits about rocks

This month our grade 8 class went to see the Bunraku performance, The Love Suicides at Sonezaki by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. This play is an extension of our Othello unit and Chikamatsu Monzaemon is known as the Shakespeare of Japan. All of us really enjoyed watching the play, albeit some people were very sleepy during the play’s opening. It was a great play with great acting and music, especially during the dramatic ending scene. The narrator was amazing as he performed the emot

Take a look at our AIS Chronicle Issue #36

This week, Abroad International School began our annual NWEA MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing. For many families, this may be...

On September 25th, our Grade 1 students went on an exciting field trip to Expo City and explored The Land of Nomo. It was a fun and...