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Being able to go frequently on trips outside of the school to enhance the learning experience, and have the encouragement to do is fantastic- the G11s last year still talk about their art trips....

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Grade 10 students setting up and leading purposeful learning activities for grade 4 students

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Being involved in science day and seeing the students in a different context was an excellent day- the G10s lead the sessions and all age groups were so friendly and inquisitive. I learned a lot from them, it was great to be in that position as a teacher. And there were bugs!

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Library council members leading an adventure-themed library lockin for students from Grade 6-12.

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LIBRARY COUNCIL LOCKIN

Congratulations to Aisling, Amelia, Justin and Vivien for hosting a successful library LockIn recently. The library council members ran an adventure themed evening filled with awesome activities, delicious food and of course, reading!

We definitely appreciated Ms. Urquhart's help. She kicked off the evening with a survival scenario team activity, where students had to prioritize which items would be most important if they were stranded after a plane crash.

There were make your own kebabs for dinner. Big thanks to Mr. Broughton for spending the night AND manning the barbecue.

After dinner we had a very intense game of glow in the dark Capture the Flag. Our unique campus made for excellent competition.

Vivien led the masses in a wild game of Werewolf, as students tried to figure out who was the predator and who was the prey. It got wild. 🙂

After an evening of fast paced fun and adventure, it was time to settle in for some reading time before sleep. Students shared their favorite adventure stories with each other and then crawled in to sleeping bags to read before "sleep".

In the morning, in true survival fashion, students cooked their own breakfast of pancakes on the grill (inside hollowed out oranges!) and S'mores, everyone's favorite breakfast food.

As always, the library LockIn was an amazing evening of adventure themed fun. Thank you to all the students and adults who worked together to make this happen. We hope to see you next year!

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LIBRARY COUNCIL LOCKIN Congratulations to Aisling, Amelia, Justin and Vivien for hosting a successful library LockIn recently. The library council members ran an adventure themed evening filled with awesome activities, delicious food and of course, reading! We definitely appreciated Ms. Urquhart's help.

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Live  & Learn

Students live together to encounter some of the hardships and support each other to get through the hardships

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Live the Food Fair in the Rain

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Gr 9 designed video games that everyone from admin to elementary enjoyed

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Grade 5 students taking the lead with Elementary School Assemblies

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Kindergarten students showed the E2 students around their "big school" to pass on their knowledge and experience to the next generation.

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HS students taking control of a musical performance group - deciding on repertoire seeking out venues/opportunities to perform.

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Quidditch! Students coming together to play a creative "sport" which is actually challenging and a ton of fun.

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YIS Library, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. 198 likes. The official facebook page for Yokohama International School Library.

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Building community and understanding within our community

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Grade 5 students buddy with G10 students in Tutor group sessions to share learning & presentations through Personal Project & G5 Exhibition, mentor connections with Secondary/Primary students, & reinforce the "one school" community.

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Sometimes the only way to learn is to see it for yourself.

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Lead-MS students helping ES sports day. 

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Lead-MS students helping ES sports day. 

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Sharing what the students have worked on for months and sharing it with the community

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Sharing what the students have worked on for months and sharing it with the community

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There are a couple of channels that students from different grades work together and help each other. It is not just elder kids taking a leadership role helping the younger, it would be possible for older kids to learn from younger ones and that would let them grow as a person.

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Lead: Taking a stance on something we care about

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Lead: Taking a stance on something we care about

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3B and KS buddies, Living, Learning, and Leading - this photo is particularly special as these two, over the course of the school year, developed so much through their interactions- sometimes the KS student leading, sometimes the 3B student leading, always learning, always living, sometimes in big ways, sometimes in small ways.

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Middle School students running the games at Elementary Sports Day

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The SLT/admin who are so supportive of staff when we need the time or go through difficult personal phases!

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Elementary Musical - Students taking on tech roles and running the production themselves grade 3 - 5.

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Teachers understanding the importance of knowing and understanding students - taking the time to figure out what the students need in order to help them in the most effective ways.

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When PYP students work with DP students to inquire into who is the tallest person in the school!

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Taking four year olds on field trips during the weekend where they can harvest vegetables, play at the beach, or explore a local park is something I have only seen done at YIS.
Wonderful! Beth

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The involvement and leadership in classes- even from those 'awkward' ages has always stuck with me. The willingness for students to share their knowledge and help others in class, and take on a leadership role is constant and impactful.

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Student-centred theatre at its best! ES students showing passion, creativity and commitment.

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ELC Exhibition offers great opportunities for our kids to explore their interests and, extend their learning.

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Setting up service learning activities that are real and that truly make a difference to the lives of those who we are

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Sharing holiday photos in the main foyer builds a picture of our faculty beyond the playground. (Shanel)

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Learn and lead

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Teachers taking ownership of faculty meetings - sharing expertise, asking for ideas, modelling a desire to improve and a willingness to change.

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Live - today's in-class dance session

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The middle school student council ran an entire day of leadership training for ES StuCo. It was really amazing watching them take their learning and share it with the younger grades.

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I love the opportunities within YIS for students, parents, faculty and staff to explore and live life fully.

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First day of school. The E1 students are building together.

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Third Graders and Buddies, Leading, L

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3rd graders and buddies leading, learning, and living

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Day 1 of school!....Students LOVE collaboration

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Students taking the initiative to engage with the local community

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We learn by applying, discussing and questioning the topic of interest. We respectfully understand that people can have different opinions.

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Two new students on the first day helping each other figure out how to put together a learning journal post to share with classmates and parents.

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Our students learn all day! Diploma programme students working together to revise for IB exams.

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Kindergarten students work together in a group to perform a song. The leader keeps the group in time to the beat.

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Sharing with other schools our vision of Service Learning

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Students across the school learning from each other, supporting each other in authentic contexts.

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Slideshow of pics found by MS tutors of LLL: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RxUamCcc_3baDadNQ0j_SybJyByXs3-ui8IoTsa84DE/edit?usp=sharing

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The number of students saying hi today.And so happy to be back

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The number of students saying hi today.And so happy to be back

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Thats Living YIS

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Watching E2 children who were in E1 last year, teach and support new ELC children in the morning recess routine . (Shanel

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Link between Lead and Supporting Each Other

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Link between Lead and Supporting Each Other

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Student admissions ambassadors welcoming and guiding prospective families around the school.

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MS students teach ES students about leadership.

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They were Leading the ES, and now they are learning about MS -

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Learning from and with inspirational colleagues

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Learning from and with inspirational colleagues

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It's been a pleasure to learn and live so fully with a great variety of excellent teachers at YIS over the course of my career here.

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The school is generous with its visiting presenters budget. These presenters provide authentic, motivating and informative learning opportunities for the students.

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Learn - summer studies

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We teach each other (between the teachers and parents) about kids, teaching, and each other. We also learn new things from kids

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Students embarking on new adventures in Japanese tea ceremony studying outside of YIS.

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Students in Grade 1 talking about their understanding of leadership including noticing and outlining the importance of respect and collaboration.

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For me, nothing showed the strength of the YIS community as the tragic events of the Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear crisis.

From the first moments of the earthquake, the school acted as a community, supporting each other and being there for one another.

While the earth was still shaking, I could see some students comforting their friends. Afterwards, with all the mobility problems, students and even faculty that could not return home, were taken by others in the community.  I was in charge of "pregnant women", my wife and another colleague, who came and stayed at our place.

Then the YIS community continue showing their sense of community by collecting, sorting and looking for ways to send usable items to those in need. Coming to school with the items I had collected, I was surprised to find the closed school buzzing with activity, with students, parents and faculty sorting the collected items, and with the first floor full of these items.

Since my boy was born shortly after the earthquake, several colleagues, parents and students came to visit at the hospital, and even brought as present the gift of water, a more needed commodity during those uncertain days.

The sense of community I experienced those days, remain with me and are an importan part of my well being here.

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MS and HS Stu Leaders Standing up in front of whole school day 1

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MS and HS Stu Leaders Standing up in front of whole school day 1

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Thats living and Leading

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Creating the GCD exemplifies Live, Learn and Lead. It is Leadership in creating a new credential to celebrate and make visible wider learning beyond what is solely based on grades. Since we began the GCD, we see this conversation about how we credential learning and what we value in education growing internationally. The GCD is about valuing LIVEing as LEARNing.

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LEAD - Grade 9 students preparing videos for the new G6 students today

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LEAD - Grade 9 students preparing videos for the new G6 students today

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Leading play after school... because they wanted to  G9

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Leading play after school... because they wanted to  G9

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Some G9's lead a play session for the sleepover. They did a risk-assessment of the area, planned games to include all the children.

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Gr4 students grew their own vegetables and herbs and sold these to Dragon Dining at market value. (Shanel

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Student council takes new students bowling 

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Student council takes new students bowling 

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and chats about life in Yokohama and YIS

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We treat each other (teachers and students) with respect and understand that all of us are trying to do their personal best and we all have good as well as bad days.

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Staff sharing their time and expertise with colleagues and friends. Thanks Brinya, Mark and Katy!

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Being reminded to always have a balance between work and play :)

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students use their learning and apply it in their everyday lives

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Last year, we as a secondary class noticed a considerably younger student (G2? G3?) waiting outside in the corridor for her older friend to take her home. She looked a bit lonely in the hall alone. We invited her inside to join the class. Class continued while she drew pictures and chatted with the older students. Her pictures are still on the classroom wall.

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Watching students come in today, excited to see their friends and teachers

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With minimal guidance, last years grade 10s ran our fashion show. They distributed responsibility and took lead of everything from being an MC to stage construction.

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Elementary teachers and I.T. Dept. staff leading different workshops for K-2 and Gr3-4 students

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Students and Teachers who read on the train on the way to YIS.

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Students take on leadership roles while outside of school performing at concerts and on other school activities

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ELC: The students grew their own vegetables and JP from Dragon Dining was given the broccoli and cabbage they grew. The vegetables were then used for the ELC lunch- what a fantastic way to learn from such a young age. I always remembered this and thought how amazing it was that even from the ELC and 3 and 4 years old the learning experiences were so engaging and involving.

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Students are willing to help each other making a video about AtL skill or G6 today.

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In the introduction to Dragon Days today, students met their new groups of mixed 7th and 8th graders. They were asked to discuss Live Learn Lead, and then asked if there were any brave volunteers. An 8th grader raised his hand and summarized what it meant to him beautifully: "Well, living is the experiences you have, learning is what you take from those experiences, and leading is sharing that with others." It was great.

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Being a key part of the team that led the SENIA international conference at YIS. Superb experience in leading and team work!

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Grade 9 students create movies to teach Grade 6 students about AtL skills.

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This is a video made by our group to teach 6th graders what to do and how to react when one wants to be an effective collaborator. We believe this video will help them because just like them, we have also once been in sixth grade not knowing what to expect. Through our experiences, we consider ourselves responsible to help people that will go through the same ones. We hope this video of examples of collaboration will help them reach their potential this year as middle schoolers.

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This is a video made by our group to teach 6th graders what to do and how to react when one wants to be an effective collaborator. We believe this video will help them because just like them, we have also once been in sixth grade not knowing what to expect.