Country Presentations Begin at Summer School
July 26, 2013
Every evening, Summer School participants team up and put on presentations about their home countries.
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Learning About True Leadership
July 25, 2013
In Leadership class earlier this week, we were delighted to see one student spontaneously demonstrating
Founding Head of School Arrives in Japan!
July 24, 2013
Today, Founding Head of School Rod Jemison arrived in Japan! Rod and his family will
Made from Scratch. Made from Love.
June 28, 2013
ISAK is excited to be partnering with Cezars Kitchen for food service at the ISAK
ISAK Becomes a Candidate for the IB Diploma Programme
June 26, 2013
On June 21, ISAK received word from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) that ISAK will
Wood Deck Added Off Main School Building
June 13, 2013
Outside ISAK’s cafeteria is a 6m-wide wood deck. This type of deck, or engawa, is
Administrative Office and Cafeteria Now Complete
June 11, 2013
The administrative office and cafeteria are located on the first floor of ISAK’s main school
Chair of the Board, Lin Kobayashi, Visits Myanmar
June 6, 2013
Earlier today, Lin Kobayashi, Chair of the Board at ISAK, took part in a discussion
Lin Kobayashi Selected for “Changemakers of the Year” Award
May 30, 2013
Today, Nikkei Business Online announced that Lin Kobayashi, Chair of the Board at ISAK, has
Final Week of Construction for the ISAK Campus
May 23, 2013
Construction on ISAK’s school building, initial dormitory and gymnasium will be finished at the end
ISAK Dormitory Nearly Complete!
May 2, 2013
The scaffolding around ISAK’s initial dormitory has been removed, and construction on the interior will
Opinion Article by Lin Kobayashi in the Asahi Shimbun
April 29, 2013
On April 22, an article by Lin Kobayashi, Chair of the Board at ISAK, appeared
ISAK Applies for IB Candidacy
April 16, 2013
On March 29, ISAK applied for approval as an International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate school, which
What is Design Thinking?
April 8, 2013
ISAK’s curriculum will feature a design thinking program in order to foster young adults who
ISAK Administrative Team Visits Japan
April 4, 2013
Rod Jemison, ISAK’s Founding Head of School, and Janice Murabayashi, Head of the Administrative Office,
The Gymnasium is Now Complete!
April 1, 2013
The gymnasium is now complete! We can’t wait to see ISAK students putting this beautiful
A Moment of Silence on 3/11
March 10, 2013
Today marks the second anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Thousands of
Solar Panels Added to Gymnasium Roof
March 10, 2013
The roof of the ISAK gymnasium has been outfitted with solar panels! We would like
ISAK Joins Crowdfunding System for Scholarship Donations
February 6, 2013
The application deadline for ISAK Summer School is drawing near, and we have already received
Construction Proceeding Smoothly on Initial ISAK Dormitory
February 4, 2013
ISAK Chair of the Board Lin Kobayashi, architect Edward Suzuki and ISAK staff members recently
SECOM Donates Full Security System to ISAK
January 20, 2013
When ISAK opens in 2014, the high school will be a fully residential program with
Lin Kobayashi Featured in Today’s Japan Times!
January 12, 2013
Today’s issue of the Japan Times, one of Japan’s leading English-language newspapers, includes a special
Founders Year End Party
December 26, 2012
On Dec. 12, ISAK founders and staff members enjoyed a year-end party in Tokyo. The
Message from Rod Jemison, Head of School
December 25, 2012
Greetings from sunny Southern California!I am currently enjoying my final year as director of an
