A Busy & Fun Week Students have had a busy and fun week so far!   We have been making the most of summer heat at the pool for PE (and sometimes enjoying the rain!) – thank you @ycac1868 for your partnership!   Also this week as part of our STEAM program, elementary students have been learning how to use …

New Families This week has been wonderfully peaceful as student settle back into school life!   It was heartwarming to see how happy they were to see each other and how eagerly they talked about their summer experiences.    We have had many new students move to Japan and start the term with us, welcome to the Zoe family!  

Back to school Back to school with a bang Students have had a great 1st week with swimming for PE as well as seeing all their friends again Welcome to all the new students joining us from Term 2, we know you’re going to love Zoe!  

A New Hobby?We hope you are enjoying your summer vacation. If you’re interested in starting a new craft – enjoy these tips by one of our middle school students as highlighted in their newsletter. We can’t wait to see everyone back in a few weeks!

Middle School Highlights We are continuing to highlight some of our middle school student’s magazine articles this week – enjoy some “study tips” by Sophia.At Zoe we realize that not every student is created the same and has unique gifts in life.Sometimes boxing everyone into the same shape can cause students to lose motivation and even get depressed.With our smaller …

G1 Term 1 Wrap Up And so, a beautiful Term 1 for Grade 1 has ended! I felt great joy seeing my students hugging each other, expressing how much they would miss their friends. Fourteen weeks ago, they were little strangers starting their learning journey together in one room. Now, they love talking so much that it’s hard to separate …

Swimming Partner YCAC We are so excited to be partnering with the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club (YC&AC) @ycac1868 in Yamate for our swimming season.Established in 1868, the YC&AC is Japan’s oldest sports & social club (https://ycac.jp/)We are honored to partner with them, serving local & expat families here in beautiful Yokohama.

Earthquake Training Drill Some of our secondary students studied and presented our “Earthquake Safety Policy” to elementary students this week.”Something once taught is something twice learned” and we love to see students sharing what they have learned with other students – well done!

Trip to Nogeyma Zoo Yokohama Lower elementary students had the best mini-trip to Nogeyama zoo this week. Thank you to parents for joining us on our outdoor adventure yesterday, your presence made it a special family event for all of us. The children returned to school filled with excitement about the trip and the ice pops we enjoyed. They wrote …

Public Communication Middle & highschool students have enjoyed adding their creativity to our focus on literacy during book week recently!In the future good communication will be even more valuable and we love seeing students improve in their public communication skills.