Month: December 2024

“To Make Dreams Come True” (Lecture)

On Saturday, December 21st, Yamamurakokusai High School held a lecture by Mr. Yamazaki, an alumni of our school`s baseball club and a Japanese national para player (javelin thrower). Mr. Yamazaki, who has experienced success despite being born with a disability by not giving up his dreams and goals, but by being creative and working hard. Read More

Speech and Recitation Contest

On Saturday, December 21st, Yamamurakokusai High School held their “28th Annual English Speech Contest” and “18th Annual English Recitation Contest.” There were two students who presented speeches and 11 students who participated in the recitation contest. Each student presented in front of all the students in the gymnasium. Although the students were nervous, they showed Read More

Christmas Concert at Ranzango

On December 24th, the Baton Twirling Club and the Brass Band Club visited the Ranzango, a facility for people with disabilities, where they held a concert with the idea of “what can we do” so that everyone could enjoy it. The students performed in four teams in dormitories and gymnasiums. It seemed everyone was happy Read More

Disaster Prevention Drill

On Tuesday, December 17th, Yamamurakokusai conducted disaster prevention drills with the help of the entire school and with the cooperation of the Sakado Tsugashima Fire Association with the aim of conducting not only drills but also experiential training in the event of disasters such as fires and earthquakes, so that we can respond quickly during Read More

English Club-Christmas

On Saturday, December 14th, after the last of the end of term tests, the English club got together to celebrate Christmas. The members decided to decorate gingerbread houses. While it would have been fun to make them all from scratch, due to time constraints, we put together kits instead. We supplied the students with a Read More

Special Support Education Teacher Training

On Thursday, December 12th, Kazuki Moritani of Kaien Teens Co., Ltd. Kita-Urawa was invited as a lecturer and conducted on-campus training about special needs education for teachers. The theme of the training was “Children`s Developmental Disabilities- On-Campus Support and Career Path.” From the point of view of a company that provides employment support and learning Read More

Brass Band Club- All Japan Brass Symphony Competition Main Selection

The brass band won the first prize in the preliminary round of the All Japan Brass Symphony Competition. In addition, it has been decided to participate in the finals to be held in January. It was the first competition since the third graders semi-retired, where the main focus has been centered on the 1st and Read More

Dance Club: High School Dance Competition 2025 EAST vol.1- FIRST PLACE

On November 16th, we participated in the HIGH SCHOOL DANCE COMPETITION 2025 EAST vol. 1 held at the Kasukabe Civic Cultural Hall, and took first place in the Large category. In addition, we won the Judge`s Special Award and will participate in the final to be held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in April next year. Read More

Evacuation Drill

On Thursday, December 5th, Yamamurakokusai conducted an evacuation drill. This time, “An earthquake with a magnitude of just over 6 occurred during class. Assuming that the epicenter is 80km off Tokyo Bay,” we confirmed the evacuation route and evacuation location. All the students moved to the evacuation site through the evacuation route that was clearly Read More