Our annual Book Week celebrates books and storytelling and their importance for a child’s development. Book Week is a brilliant opportunity to improve comprehension skills and foster language fluency. It also helps to enhance cognitive abilities such as memory retention, critical thinking and problem solving. Sharing thoughts and emotions related to stories encourages empathy, emotional […]
Our hard working Student Council led an engaging school assembly on Friday. They explained about the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals and how this year’s student led projects linked to SDG 12 will make a difference. We can all do our bit to safeguard the environment by reducing food waste and improving the management […]
We are excited to share the good news that St. Michael’s has been reaccredited by the Council of International Schools. Accreditation really is the result of a tremendous team effort involving staff, Council members, parents and our hardworking learners themselves. Congratulations to everyone who is an essential part of the St. Michael’s Community – you […]
Auditions are underway for the annual Performing Arts Showcase, which will be held on Friday 16th February. This popular event allows learners to demonstrate some of the talents and interests that they enjoy outside of school. Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in mathematics, the sciences, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking and increased […]
We enjoyed a great turnout of family, friends, teachers and learners from Year One to Year Six for our Earthquake Memorial Assembly today. Led with confidence and respect by Year Four our young learners demonstrated maturity and compassion as they talked knowledgeably about the devastating events of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake which occurred on […]
Good news today for all of the British members of our St. Michael’s community. British citizens living overseas will now be able to register for a vote in the UK’s general elections following a change to the election rules. Previously, Brits living overseas for more than 15 years lost their right to vote in elections […]
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. Kobe residents gather each year to remember all those who were affected by the devastating events of 17 January 1995. This year’s memorial event was all the more poignant because of the Noto earthquake which occurred at New Year. Our thoughts and prayers are […]
Despite all the autumn coughs and colds we have lots of St. Michael’s learners who were able to attend school every day and equally as importantly, they were all on time each day and ready for their day’s learning. Congratulations everyone – great endeavour!
It’s the end of spring term week one and we are celebrating this week’s merit winners. All of these young learners have impressed their teachers this week by demonstrating some of our school values or personal skills. At St. Michael’s, learners are encouraged to show endeavour, compassion, respect, responsibility, tolerance, honesty and integrity. In addition […]
