In late December, our Grade 10 students welcomed a Japanese Internet legend into their classroom. Masayuki “Masa” Watanabe, who built his name as a co-founder of DeNA, one of Japanese leading online service companies, before going on to launch education technology company Quipper, visited our
Getting Started At USC ISAK Japan, leadership is a central concept. We endeavor to weave a thread of leadership into all of our programs, but it’s in our core leadership courses—Leading with Self and Leading with Others—that this thread ties everything together. These courses encourage
At Grade 11, all our students embark on human-centered, collaborative, and action-based leadership projects as part of the CAS component of the IB Diploma. All these projects are entirely student-led, from conception to execution, with a faculty advisor who oversees the project. This year, in
Written by Izumi Tsurumi Ms. Tsurumi coordinates the Leadership program at UWC ISAK Japan. She also teaches IB Biology. Leadership is required in times of uncertainty and challenge, not when circumstances are smooth-sailing and pleasant. One of the key aspects of the leadership practice is
Written by Ayana (Class of 2019, Japan) A group of students has taken over what used to be known as Student Union, and is rebooting it as SNOW – Seito No Wa. Seito means “students” in Japanese, and Wa can mean “circle”, “harmony”, or “talk”
Written by Izumi Tsurumi Ms. Tsurumi coordinates the Leadership program at UWC ISAK Japan. “Noooooooooo!!” was a cry we heard from different areas on campus, on multiple occasions in the last two weeks here at UWC ISAK Japan. These cries came from Grade 10 students
Written by Abdullah (Class of 2019, Oman) At the beginning of May, my CAS group, Project Karuiku, travelled all the way to Malaysia to host a workshop for Rohingya refugee children. Project Karuiku, which has the mission of “exchanging learning experiences to accelerate the global
If you walk around campus, you are sure to come across someone proudly wearing a UWC ISAK Japan hoodie. These hoodies were designed and sold by our very own Merch Club, which was just started this year by some very enterprising students! We check in
Written by Izumi Tsurumi Ms. Tsurumi coordinates the Leadership program at UWC ISAK Japan. “A creative life is any life when you consistently, habitually, routinely and constantly choose the path of curiosity over the path of fear” – Elizabeth Gilbert In the Leading Self course,
“If I were to summarize my experience in one word, it would definitely be ‘life-changing’. It was great to have met young people with such great initiatives, and with such a vivid dream of making the world a better place by making minuscule but meaningful
We are incredibly pleased to announce that UWC ISAK Japan’s ISAK Project NEPAL has been given a grant of US$59,000 from the Japanese government to support a mobile medical clinic that will bring much-needed services to rural communities in Nepal. Thanks to this generous grant,
Written by Pran (Class of 2018, Thailand/USA) Stop and Clean refers to the time between 1:20 – 1:40 PM everyday where all UWC ISAK Japan students are required to drop everything they are doing and shuffle to their designated areas to clean. To no one’s
Written by Izumi Tsurumi Ms. Tsurumi coordinates the leadership program at UWC ISAK Japan. One Life Realize Your Potential Be a Catalyst for Positive Change What do you hope to do with your one life? This is a difficult question for many of us, and
In this week’s Faculty Voices, Ms Tsurumi, coordinator of the leadership program at UWC ISAK Japan, examines the relationship between leadership and awareness. When something doesn’t go your way, how do you respond? Kick the door hard? Shout? Take a breath? Walk away and come
UWC ISAK Japan Summer School is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Mizuho Financial Group, LLC. “This week was part of a journey our students have already started, and one they will continue on their whole lives.” – Ms. Kajsa Tuggey, G10
UWC ISAK Japan Summer School is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Mizuho Financial Group, LLC. Fall Project Week is finally here! An integral part of our curriculum, Project Week allows students to put into practice our core values through service-oriented leadership
In this issue of Faculty Voices, Ms Tsurumi, who coordinates the leadership program at the school, talks about what it means to be a leader. What do you think of when you hear the word “Leader”? Often times, we think of CEOs, Presidents, and charismatic
KARUCHA, a second-hand kimono and accessory shop managed by ISAK students, officially opened this weekend at Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza! Congratulations to the students who have been working for many months to turn their concept for a second-hand kimono shop into a reality. The KARUCHA
This post was contributed by Raffaela Corrias, ISAK’s Advisory Program Coordinator & G-10 CAS Coordinator. Before joining ISAK, Ms. Corrias worked with charities and NGOs as a trainer and facilitator in Italy, Spain, Israel/Palestine, Mexico and in the Balkans. She strongly believes that educating young
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