Creative robotics! This month the Creator’s Laboratory program has been focusing on creative robot designs relying on recycled and repurposed materials. Today they finished their giant junk-bot project which has been building up for a few weeks!

Summer fun! The Acorn and Sprout classes have been exploring their summer theme through a ton of play-based centers. The classroom has transformed itself into the oceanside!

The Olive class has started off their study of Greece with a strong interest in laurel leaves. They have dried their own leaves and have been working on a variety of projects with them. They also designed our own mosaic of the Greek flag.

Dots and lines! This month the Art Studio program explored the colorful works of Aboriginal Australian artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye! No brushes were used in any of the paintings, instead we used our fingers and corks to replicate her style.

Inspired exploration! The Oak class was suddenly inspired while playing outdoors. By diverging water to create a river system, they revisited a topic touched on in their Peru theme!

This month we launched a new enrichment program called “Creator’s Laboratory” which will focus on the intersection between creativity and science. For the first month we explored different ways of taking advantage of random results to be creative.

Studying masterpieces! During our special reading programme this month, the Oak class walked through the famous Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands with Miffy, discovering and analyzing artworks by the one and only Rembrandt van Rijn!

At the farm! To end their study of animals the Sprout class explored many centers with a primary focus on caring for farm animals.

Characteristics of DIS

Documentation
Our teachers function as observers and documenters by taking notes, writing down quotes, and forming a complete picture of each day’s learning. We use this information to plan the next d

A Reggio Influenced Approach

The Reggio Emilia approach was developed in the 1940s in the town of Reggio Emilia in Italy. The educators and parents in this community developed the approach with the goal of helping children become

DIS Reggio Approach

At DIS we are strongly influenced by the style of teaching born in the small village of Reggio Emilia in Italy. At the core of our Reggio inspired approach is the belief that each child is fully capab

Daizawa International School Principal Mariko Suzuki

人生の魅力を発見し探究できる
「心の豊かさ」を養うことが、
その後の長い人生を生き抜く、
人生を充実させる礎になる。
DISの「教育」のあり方。
それは少し他と違って見えるかも知れません。

「教育」というと、ごく一般的には、
「文字が読める、書ける」「ものの名前を知っている」
「足し算引き算がわかる」「外国語が話せる」など、
何かができることに重きを置いてしまいがちです。

でもそれが本当に一番

Message from the Principal

The quests to discover life's wonders,
is to nourish the "Richness of the heart",
throughout the long years and
will be the foundation to enrich your life.
The DIS "education"
It may seem a little dif

DIS MISSION　World Cittizen　として輝く

We believe all children are capable and exceptional. By respecting and encouraging each one’s personality, strengths, and interests they are allowed to shine in their own unique way. This allows each