ISAK Summer School 2017 has officially concluded! With teary goodbyes, students boarded their busses and cars this morning and departed from our campus. They have now all begun the journey home. Our last few days were full of reflection and celebration, including an incredible talent show, a day full of culminating course events organized by… [Read More]
Summer School Update: Culture & Community
With just a few days left of Summer School, we want to look back and share a bit about the programs outside of class that students have enjoyed and created, sharing in each others’ cultures and perspectives and coming together as a community: Culture Presentations A student design group was, with mentorship from one of… [Read More]
Summer School Update: Learning & Adventure!
We’ve now settled into a routine here at Summer School, as students engage in a set of courses exploring broad topics through creation, reflection, and dialogue as media for learning. Please read below for some updates from our wonderful faculty! Culture, Identity & Diversity In Culture, Identity, and Diversity we have been exploring issues of… [Read More]
Summer School Update: Foundations for Change
Summer School 2017 is off to an amazing start, as our students engage in gaining some fundamental skills for being catalysts of positive change! We wanted to highlight a few parts of our program so far: Leadership By Design “Every time we practice something, we get better at what we do… we need to have… [Read More]
Summer School Students Have Arrived!
ISAK Summer School students have arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited! Our Summer School Team has be working hard to get ready for this moment, and we can’t wait to see the community these students create together with us, and the ways that they learn and grow and teach each other. Stayed tuned here,… [Read More]
Summer School 2016
From July 18 to August 2, 2016, eighty junior high school students from thirty-three countries joined together at the ISAK campus in beautiful Karuizawa, Japan. The theme for this year was Growth & Change. Through the program, students experienced many different ways to achieve awareness, and they took steps to change themselves as they evolved into “change-makers”. “Every single… [Read More]
Summer School 2016 Photos!
Summer School Students Have Arrived!
Summer School 2015 Sessions
※日本語版はこちらをご覧ください From July 18-31, 80 middle school students from 31 countries joined us on our campus in beautiful Karuizawa for a life-changing experience at ISAK Summer School 2015. In the spirit of “Understanding Different Perspectives”, our theme for this year’s Summer School, students lived, studied and enjoyed activities together with peers from truly diverse backgrounds…. [Read More]
UNHCR Rep. Visits ISAK to Speak About the World’s Refugee Crisis
One of the many factors that makes ISAK unique is that we spare no effort to bring the outside world into the classroom. A powerful example of this happened a few weeks ago during ISAK Summer School 2015 when Ms. Yuki Moriya, Public Information Officer at UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency), visited ISAK and met with… [Read More]