This month, our middle school students are joining with aspiring novelists around the world by participating in National Novel Writing Month. During National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short, in an event in which writers commit to writing every day with the goal of completing a draft of a novel by the end of the month. Our students are participating in NaNoWriMo during English class while improving their writing skills.
As every year, the students of the French Section represented the school during the Commemoration of the end of the First World War at the Yokohama Foreigners' Cemetery.
On Wednesday 4 November and Friday 6 November, the high school Junior Varsity, middle school and high school Varsity teams travelled to Ajinomoto Stadium and Niiza Sports Complex for the final races of the season.
The MS Boys Soccer season has ended on a high note with the team beating local rivals YIS 3-1 in the end of season tournament at YCAC on the weekend.
This weekend our Varsity Girls Volleyball Team travelled back again to ASIJ to play in our final tournament for the year. We’re very grateful to ASIJ for hosting us as it has meant we’ve played a lot more games than we otherwise would have.
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On Wednesday 28th October, nine enthusiastic young scientists aged 6 to 10 made their way from the French Section to the Chemistry Lab in the Science Centre.
The Saint Maur Girls Varsity Volleyball Team travelled to ASIJ over a two day period on the 16th and 17th of October to compete in the annual Yujo Tournament.
The Saint Maur International School high school drama club presents a new adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" Wednesday 11 Nov to Friday 13 Nov at 5 pm, Saturday 14 November at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. with alternating casts.
The year 2020 has brought to us many unexpected changes that has led to flexible solutions in how we host events while ensuring that everyone is safe.
The High School Drama Club had its first group rehearsal for this brand new adaptation of "Murder on the Orient Express" on Saturday. In adherence with COVID safety precautions, a new "dressing room" was created in the Fine Arts Centre foyer so that students could apply makeup and hair design with greater physical distancing and increased ventilation.
Last Wednesday, September 2, Saint Maur's Music Department held its first ever instrument fair. Students enrolled on the Grade 5-8 band program were able to compare and purchase models of shiny new wind and brass instruments brought in from one of Tokyo's leading music stores. Not only was this a great occasion for new families to visit the Music department, some of the instrumental teachers were also there in attendance, giving tips on instrument maintenance and instrumental lessons.
August 31, 2020 commemorates the birth of Dr. Maria Montessori 150 years ago. Her love of children, the field of medicine and extensive research into her educational approach, has led to the Montessori Method being used for 110 years by teachers around the world.
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