The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Tue, 30 May 2023 08:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /campus-life/deep-learning-shines-at-asijs-state-of-the-school/ /campus-life/deep-learning-shines-at-asijs-state-of-the-school/#comments Tue, 30 May 2023 08:43:25 +0000 /?p=4273 Reading Time: 6 minutes On April 27, ASIJ hosted their State of the School at the Tokyo American Club. While the construction of ASIJ’s new Chofu campus was perhaps the most anticipated part of the event, the most persistent theme throughout the day was “Deep Learning,” ASIJ’s still relatively new learning framework.  The event began with a brief introduction...]]> /campus-life/deep-learning-shines-at-asijs-state-of-the-school/feed/ 1 /campus-life/3859/ /campus-life/3859/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:46:08 +0000 /?p=3859 Reading Time: 2 minutes In the last few months of the school year, the Hanabi leadership team worked with Grade 2 teacher Ms. Liao and Grades 4-5 students to create the Elementary School’s first student publication, The Elementary Voice. We were invited by Ms. Liao to host mini-lessons for the ES students, meeting after school on Fridays. Starting with...]]> /campus-life/3859/feed/ 0 /features/assessing-south-koreas-declining-fertility-rate/ /features/assessing-south-koreas-declining-fertility-rate/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 12:17:40 +0000 /?p=3836 Reading Time: 3 minutes Since the 1950s, the world has experienced a general downward trend in birth rate due to factors including declining child mortality, rising age of marriage, and more. This drop in birth rate is a severe problem in South Korea, which set the lowest recorded rate of 0.84 children per woman in 2020.  This meager birth...]]> /features/assessing-south-koreas-declining-fertility-rate/feed/ 0 /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/ /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:51:19 +0000 /?p=3716 Reading Time: < 1 minute In the United States, March was recognized as Women’s History Month, a month to commemorate the outstanding contributions of women to society and in history. In the past century, the world has slowly but surely taken steps in the right direction to achieve gender equality. Yet, many women—especially those with intersecting marginalized identities—are still not...]]> /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/feed/ 0 /campus-life/a-march-toward-greater-gender-equality/ /campus-life/a-march-toward-greater-gender-equality/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:00:22 +0000 /?p=3763 Reading Time: 3 minutes Occuring every March, Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions of women to history and society. The celebration of women’s history began in 1978, originally called “Women’s History Day.” Later, in 1980, it was recognized as a national week, then a month in 1987 (National Women’s History Museum). In honor of Women’s History Month, SAGE (Students...]]> /campus-life/a-march-toward-greater-gender-equality/feed/ 0 /campus-life/new-hs-graduation-requirements-for-the-class-of-2026/ /campus-life/new-hs-graduation-requirements-for-the-class-of-2026/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:55:03 +0000 /?p=3757 Reading Time: 3 minutes As we have been going through course registrations, you may have become more aware of ASIJ’s High School Learning Framework for the next academic year. There are a plethora of different classes available to students, ranging from the required classes to advanced classes; we will likely never find ourselves struggling to find classes we want...]]> /campus-life/new-hs-graduation-requirements-for-the-class-of-2026/feed/ 0 /campus-life/covid-19-and-asij-uncertainty-in-omicron-times/ /campus-life/covid-19-and-asij-uncertainty-in-omicron-times/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:52:43 +0000 /?p=3483 Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the course of 2021, COVID-19 indeed proved itself a formidable enemy to the ASIJ community. In January, we saw a sudden transition from the Hybrid model to Distance Learning, due to a sudden outbreak of cases. Only two months later, in March, we returned to the traditional model of Face-to-Face. As school life appeared...]]> /campus-life/covid-19-and-asij-uncertainty-in-omicron-times/feed/ 0 /campus-life/joining-hands-for-a-better-tomorrow-the-inter-club-climate-coalition-series/ /campus-life/joining-hands-for-a-better-tomorrow-the-inter-club-climate-coalition-series/#respond Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:06:05 +0000 /?p=3238 Reading Time: 2 minutes   You might have recently noticed that clubs have been organizing various climate-related activities for the student body. A few weeks ago, on September 24th, students gathered in the courtyard and drew on the floor using chalk. Middle and high school students alike were encouraged to draw images relating to the climate and our planet...]]> /campus-life/joining-hands-for-a-better-tomorrow-the-inter-club-climate-coalition-series/feed/ 0 /campus-life/the-long-awaited-return-of-class-comps/ /campus-life/the-long-awaited-return-of-class-comps/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:38:07 +0000 /?p=3204 Reading Time: 2 minutes To say that my first Class Comps in September of my freshman year left a lasting impression would be an understatement. Afterward, most people in my grade were dying to experience more class comps in future years. Why? Essentially, so we could “boo” the other grades. When Mr. Nelson called for my grade to cheer,...]]> /campus-life/the-long-awaited-return-of-class-comps/feed/ 0 /news/the-israeli-palestinian-crisis/ /news/the-israeli-palestinian-crisis/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 01:57:20 +0000 /?p=2979 Reading Time: 3 minutes On April 12, Israeli police barricaded the Damascus Gate Plaza in East Jerusalem, a popular gathering place for Palestinians during Ramadan and one of the only centers of Palestinian life in Jerusalem. Around the same time, Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization that controls the Gaza Strip, announced that it would fire rockets if the Israeli...]]> /news/the-israeli-palestinian-crisis/feed/ 0