During Graduation Day on May 27th, Vichy (Class of 2018, Cambodia), took the time to sit down with Nikkei Business Online—one of Japan’s most influential media—to discuss his experience at UWC ISAK Japan and his plans for the future. Here’s what we learned. Why did you come to ISAK? There are three main reason: the… [Read More]
Merch Club Entrepreneurs!
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 with Denzel (Class of 2019, Zimbabwe), to find out more… [Read More]
Chinese Class Cooking Party!
Written by Emily (Class of 2018, Japan/USA) Some of the Grade 12 Chinese class students alongside Ms. Chien enjoyed cooking a variety of 中国菜 (Chinese dishes) last Wednesday! Our menu included 饺子 (dumplings),宫保鸡丁 (Kung Pao chicken), 西红柿炒鸡蛋 (fried eggs with tomato), 红烧肉 (braised pork belly) and Ms. Chien’s signature dish, 炒饭 (fried rice). Gavin cooks quite often… [Read More]
Wintry Outdoor Expeditions
Written by Vorapon (Class of 2019, Thailand) After a ‘warm’ welcome back on campus, it’s been a cozy year for Outdoor Education (OEd) to run interesting activities and cherish the UWC ISAK mission of leadership like never before! Here is a quick look at some of the adventures that we have been on in the… [Read More]
Students Participate in NTT Data Competition
Written by Eduardo (Class of 2020, Mexico) In today’s hectic economy, we can no longer rely on traditional educational systems. Regardless of the tremendous technological revolution the world is going through, we don’t get to see its implementation in the classrooms. It is of our deepest interest to explore more ways in which Information Technology… [Read More]
Enforcing Stop and Clean
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 surprise, the mentioning of Stop and Clean creates all sorts… [Read More]
Living in Diversity
Written by Yutaro (Class of 2019, Japan) Boarding life was one thing I looked forward to when I first came to UWC ISAK. Having lived my life only with my family, I was very curious to know how it was like to become independent from my parents and also learn about the lifestyle of multicultural… [Read More]
A Very Outdoor-sy 2018!
Written by Angeles Zũniga (Class of 2018, Venezuela) Outdoor Education is off to a great start with stream sign-ups, tons of snow, new trips and opportunities coming up! Everyone in the Outdoor Education department is extremely excited to see how things pan out with all the fun stuff that are set to happen over the… [Read More]