April 2015 Kyoto International

University Academy

kiua.kyotoiu.ac.jp

Gaub, Micha-Lukas Mortimer, Makoto Genda, Mao Nakamura, Yosuke Harii, Kokoro Osada, Sean Hashimoto, Ayane Otsuki, Josiah Hutton, Margaret Sakai, Kenji Izuka, Atsuya Sakata, Nagisa Kang, Shin Yeong Takemoto, Ayumi Kim, Sae Min Taylor, Joe Shibata Kurosawa, Mirai Tsuji, Reina Maegawa, Oto Tsukiyama, Tsukasa Maekawa, Ekaho Wee, Veronica Mooko, Ashley Wilson, Joanna

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

School Supplies _ 2

Open House _ 2

Elementary Spring BBQ _ 2

Summer Program _ 2

Moms In Prayer _ 2

Summer Homestay _ 2

Calendar 2015-2016 _ 3

TOEFL Primary _ 3

Sports _ 3

Student Teacher _ 3

University Corner_ 4

KIU Academy Mission Statement:

To provide, from a Bibli-cal perspective, a safe, nurturing environment where students can de-velop physically, mental-ly, emotionally, and spirit-ually, and an academical-ly challenging environ-ment where students can potentially become peo-ple of academic excel-lence.

KIU Academy Vision Statement:

To be the leader in quali-ty bilingual education based on Christian princi-ples.

T H E T O RC H HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION - CLASS OF 2014-2015

On March 21, KIU Academy held its annual high school graduation ceremony. Con-gratulations to the class of 2014-2015! The students who participated in the gradu-ation ceremony included:

Congratulations!Congratulations!

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Please check the updated school supply list in-cluded with this issue of the Torch. We ask for your cooperation so that your child is ready to start the school year with all necessary tools to learn.

OPEN HOUSE FOR PARENTS

On Saturday, April 18, we will have our annual Open House from 1:00 until about 3:30 PM. Parents are invited to attend school on that day, follow an abbreviation of their children’s schedule, meet their children’s teachers, and learn about the classes their children will be taking. We ask that you not bring your children because we will not be able to care for them. We hope to see many of you on Sat-urday!

ELEMENTARY SPRING BARBE-

CUE

On Thursday, April 9, we will have our annual ele-mentary spring barbecue at Taisho Ike ground in Ide-cho, Kyoto Prefecture. De-tails and the permission form are included in a sepa-rate letter.

SUMMER HOMESTAY

Are you thinking of possibly sending your child to an English speaking country for homestay in the summer of 2015? Please talk with Mr. Rohrer if you would like some suggestions from KIU Academy.

SUMMER PROGRAM AT KIUA

Plans are in the works for summer programs this year. They will include English Camp for elementary students at the beginning of sum-mer (July 13-24) and other various academic and sports activities. Information will be dis-tributed for these summer English and sports activities during the month of April.

MOMS IN PRAYER

Moms In Prayer is for all moms whose children go to KIUA. We get together at least once a month to pray for our children, for their teachers and for our school. Experience in prayer is not necessary. ALL NEW MOMS, WELCOME!!

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.”

(Hebrews 13:6)

Next Moms in Prayer:

When: April 7th (Tue) 9-10 prayer time

April 24th (Fri)

1:15-2:00pm lunch, bring your own 2:00-3:00 prayer time Where: A-building, Mothers' Room

For more details please contact:

Maria Rytkonen (English) 080-6166-7715 Kazuyo Yamashita (Japanese) 090-5653-5682.

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KIUA SPORTS

MS Girls Basketball The girls took third place, beating Senri-Osaka to finish on a winning note. This is the first tro-phy the girls' basketball team has won in 5 years. Marist won the tournament in front of their home crowd. MS Boys Soccer The boys played at CA and came in fourth place. Mr. Simoes was happy with how the team did overall. Though they would've liked to have finished higher, he felt it was good consid-ering the strong competition. HS Boys Soccer At the WJAA Nagoya tourney, the Flames downed CA jv 3-0, then battled St. Maur (Yokohama) coming just short 2-1. In the semi-final against M.C. Perry Samurai, Sean Osada. had many good saves. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. In the penalty kicks, Perry converted more, going through to the finals, 4-3. In a back-and-forth match for 3rd place, the Flames drew even with the Marist Bulldogs in the clos-ing minutes with a well-placed free-kick from Kaito. With a 3-3 stalemate at full time, penalty kicks were taken. This time, the Flames came out on top, 5-4. KIUA was the only team to hold champion Perry team scoreless during the tour-nament. Well done, players and coaches! HS Girls Futsal All the girls who took the opportunity enjoyed playing soccer and making fun memories to-gether, especially seniors Meg and Joanna. As it was the first time for many to play since middle school, everyone realized how fun futsal could be. We hope to see the girls give it a go next year too!

CALENDAR 2015-2016

The updated version of the 2015-2016 school calendar is included in this issue of the Torch. You can download a pdf version of it, and view its online version at the Parents’ Information Portal.

(parents.kyotoiu.ac.jp)

The most notable changes to the calendar are:

April 9 - TOEFL Primary Exams (grades 2-8)

April 18 - Open House

June 13 - MS/HS Sports Day

June 15 - No school for MS/HS

July 6-7 - MS/HS Final Exams

July 8 - No school for MS/HS

July 9-11 - MS/HS Camp

Sept. 15-18 - Achievement Tests

Sept. 26 - Elementary Sports Day

Sept. 28 - No School for Elementary

Nov. 5-6 - Elementary Fall Camp

STUDENT TEACHER

Angela Marraudino is a senior studying elementary education through Laurel University in the United States. She will be doing her student teaching practicum at KIU Academy this spring, work-ing with Mr. Rohrer. Angela will be teaching fifth graders and some fourth and fifth grade combined classes. We trust this will be a good experience for both our students and Angela.

TOEFL PRIMARY

A new English proficiency test called the

TOEFL Primary has recently been made availa-

ble for use with elementary and junior high

students. We will be administering this test to

all KIUA students in grades 2-8 to see what

grades it is most appropriate for, so we can

make a good decision about how we may want

to use it in the future to check our students’

progress in English learning. Our students will

take the test during periods one and two (9:05-

10:40) on Thursday, April 9.

UNIVERSITY CORNER

DUAL ENROLLMENT PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES!

Kyoto International University (KIU) Academy provides a quality and affordable international education for internationally-minded students grades 1 – 12. Qualified KIU Academy high school students, typically in their junior and senior year, may also choose to dual-enroll in rigorous college-level courses to build on their high school studies and to explore more deep-ly subjects of potential interest.

Beyond gaining knowledge, students have an opportunity to further develop essential life skills, such as effective communication, critical thinking and “win-win” problem solving.” Dual enrollment also allows students to gain confi-dence as they better know what to expect when they enter a college or university full-time. In some cases, students will be able to earn transferable college credit that will save both time and money for the student and their fami-ly.

Support for dual enrollment is gaining momentum around the world, particularly in the US where states are competing to get well-rounded, capable international students. The KIU or-ganization is eager and well-positioned to serve internationally-minded students interested in enrolling in post-secondary courses while in high school. In particular, KIU’s current Founda-tions Program (http://www.kyotoiu.ac.jp/en/05program/index.html), coupled with the Au-tumn 2015 launch of the University of London’s International Foundation Programme (http://www.kyotoiu.ac.jp/en/08London/index.html), prepares students to succeed in more advanced coursework in the future.

The Kyoto International University organization strives to be the recognized leader in quality bilingual education based on Christian principles. If you would like to learn more about KIU and the Foundations Program or International Foundation Programme, please visit us on the web or call 0774-64-0804.

We hope you have a wonderful new 2015 school year!