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Candy Store Trip G2 students have been working on “The States of Matter” in science so recently they visited the local candy store in Bashamichi.   Students saw matter changing its form due to heat applied and investigated whether or not it could go back to its original form.   Of course they had to sample the finished products as …

Balance At Zoe we understand the importance of balancing different aspects of student lives – intellectual, physical, and emotional. While we like to have fun and exercise (especially at the pool in summer!), we also like to exercise our minds intellectually. When all 3 are done in harmony, our students are happy and do well!

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Mr Portillo – you won’t find a more caring, competent, and charismatic teacher in Kanagwa!

Summer Swimming Swimming has resumed for all grades PE and students are loving learning some new life skills in the warmer weather!   Over the next 8 weeks they will be working on water basics, freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke culminating in our annual swimming carnival.   Thank you to our local swimming pool partners & lifeguards as well as volunteers …

School is back! Students are back from Summer Vacation this week and are excited to learn!

Term 2 Starting! We are looking forward to welcoming back students & parents for Term 2 starting next week!We hope you’ve had a refreshing summer break and are recharged and refreshed for a great season in school!PS. Come a little early on Monday to get a family photo taken.

Summer Staff Retreat At Zoe we know that our school and students are only as healthy as our staff and teachers.   Our recent staff & family summer retreat to cabins at Fuji Lakes was a highlight and a fantastic time to recharge and refresh.   We look forward to welcoming new staff and students for Term 2 starting soon!

Summer Vacay We hope you are enjoying the summer vacay as much as we are!

Ennovation & Entrepreneurship As part of teaching around innovation & entrepreneurship, in term 1 to officially open the G1 Love Family Mart. Friends from higher grades were very supportive! On the last day of term, we counted up all the money and found that we had a total gross of 4,611 yen. We then had a discussion about how they …

Summer Field Trips Students had the best time on their well-deserved end-of-term summer field trips!   Our school is designed to follow the Japanese school year and seasons, so vacations are planned at the best times for expats to visit family abroad and for local families to make the most of the weather in Japan.   Enjoy your summer vacation …