UWC ISAK Japan is proud to share the launch of the Alumni Action Fund (AAF)—a JPY100 million initiative created to support startups led by UWC ISAK alumni who are taking bold action to solve real-world problems. While not managed by the school itself, the Fund
During their Grade 10 year, students Arunabh, Linnel, and Aimi from the Class of 2026 organized a blood donation drive as part of their high school Leadership project to address the shortage of blood donations in Japan. They not only coordinated the event but also
As we wrapped up our 2024 Spring Project Week and celebrated student leadership, the campus was filled with signs of spring. Every school year, we have two special weeks called Project Weeks. One is in the fall, and the other is in the spring, just
UWC ISAK Japan students Ann, Ananya, and Terri chose to tackle the pressing issue of Japan’s aging population through their year-long project in Grade 10 Japanese class. Their project combined learning Japanese with improving Leadership skills by engaging with Seizanso, a local nursing home. They
UWC ISAK Japan alumna Nora Nyi Myint (’18) is at the forefront of advocating for peace in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup that led to a violent civil conflict. As a Senior Program Associate for Burma at the International Republican Institute in Washington D.C.,
After graduating high school, UWC ISAK Japan alum An leveraged her unexpected rise as a YouTuber to create an educational scholarship supporting young changemakers in Vietnam. This move, inspired by her transformative time at UWC ISAK Japan, marks the beginning of her journey to give back, blending
I’m Niko, recently elected as the head of our student council, “SNOW,” for 2024. My connection with UWC ISAK started back at the UWC ISAK Japan Summer School 2024, an experience that profoundly changed my life and led me to apply to ISAK’s three-year high
How one alum wrapped an NYC train in Spiderman silk In late 2023, UWC ISAK Japan alum Bach (’18 / Vietnam) took a ride on the 42nd Street Shuttle train in New York. The route was pretty routine, but for a three-week period last fall,
Our Grade 11 student Midori coauthored a research paper that won this year’s National Society Young Scientist Support Programme Award from the Japanese Society for Strabismus and Amblyopia. She is the second author of this paper called ‘Investigation of a new strabismus detection method using
Anastasiia, affectionately known as “Nastia,” https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2105113/a Grade 12 student at UWC ISAK Japan, and her peers, Sofiia and another Anastasiia, have been honored with the International Children’s Peace Prize. Their dedication to aiding refugee children fleeing conflict in their native Ukraine garnered international acclaim. It
Reading about the dire living conditions of asylum seekers and repeated tragic events throughout history urged UWC ISAK Japan alum Sofia (Portugal / Class of 2019) to do something about it. Now studying for a Master’s in Psychology in Crisis and Emergency in Lisbon, Portugal,
At Fall Project Week 2023, our Grade 10 students made remarkable progress. “They are already two months ahead on their project compared to the previous year’s group,” says Jason Underwood, our Grade 10 Leadership Coordinator. The highly personalized nature of our Grade 10 Leadership program
80 nationalities, 1 community Living in a boarding school for two or three years at a young age with people from 70+ countries means encountering people who think, live, and believe differently. The fantastic work that Maryam (UK), Danish (Malaysia), Parizad (Bangladesh), and others did
Once the autumn leaves of 2023 start to fall, Himanshu from Nepal (a proud alumnus of the Class of 2017) will have already embarked on a new adventure in his academic journey as a Master of Public Health student at the esteemed Harvard University. It’s
In the summer of 2023, Tsering, a Class of 2025 student at UWC ISAK Japan, journeyed back to her native Nepal, toting with her a bounty of books. But this was only the beginning of her journey. While in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, she
Alumna from Cambodia Harnesses the Power of Art for Peace The story of Cambodia often elicits images of two extremes: the magnificent Angkor Wat and the haunting Killing Fields. This dichotomy is a testament to the nation’s complex history—a glorious past juxtaposed with a painful
Empowering South Sudan: Obede’s Journey to Promote Peace and Equality In 2021, Obede (19′) returned to South Sudan, years after his family fled the war-torn country for Kenya. With a clear goal in mind, he sought to address gender-based violence and promote peace-building strategies among
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