Nagoya International School 2018-19 Annual Report

18-19 I N Q U I R E I N S P I R E I M PACT

NIS 2018-2019 Annual Report

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191 students participated in at least one sports team 66 students participated in three or more sports 18 sports teams were offered Three teams were champions!

HS Boys Soccer, MS Boys Futsal and MS Boys Volleyball

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and one team were repeat champions!

Primary Soccer

Athletics 13 Service Clubs • Chemistry ‘Break’ Club • GIN NIS (Global Issues Network) • Home Language Club (6 Languages) • Shidami Kindergarten Visit Club (ICC) • Junior Red Cross • Kidzuna Tohoku Ambassadors • Nagoya Action Heroes (Blank Noise) • NIS Home-builders • NIS Service Dog Helpers (JSDA Support) • MS Roots & Shoots Club • Operation Wallacea • Plan NIS (Tutoring for Charity) • Second Harvest (Takidashi/Soup Kitchen)

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17 Secondary Clubs/Activities • 3D Modeling & Printing Club • Auto Shop • Ball Hockey Club • Board Game Club • Dance Club/K-Pop Dance Experience • Enigma Club • Guitar Club • Juggling Club • MathCounts Club • Model United Nations • MSSC • HSSC • Nagoya Honor Society • Origami Club (Japanese Language Support) • Sports Council • TEDed Club • Tennis Club

Clubs & Activities

2 Robotics Teams • MS Robotics (FIRST Lego League) • HS Robotics Team (VEX and First Tech)

3 Student Publications/Media • Dolphin Wave • Film & Media Club • Yearbook

COMMENTS

Workshop: Translanguaging Leveraging mother tongue to grow stronger English proficiency gains Beth Puma, September, 2018

Workshop: Positive Discipline

October, 2018

Community Learning

Workshop: Beyond “Food, Flags and Festivals” How collaboration can build International Mindedness and foster an equitable school culture Margaret McClean, November, 2018

Workshop: Teaching for Mastery in Mathematics Lisa Pollard, Boolean Maths Hub in the UK, February, 2019

Conference: Creating Connections Empowerment for a Diverse Japan (venue host & planning support)

June, 2019, 150 participants

In the 2018-19 school year. . .

33 Graduates 14 Nationalities 10th straight year of average IBDP scores above global average

 Graduates Secondary Service Highlights: GIN NIS (Global Issues Network) • Toyooka Habitat Work • Saido Nagare Restoration • Costco Petition • Stork Rice Drive

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Nagoya Action Heroes (Blank Noise) • Transgender Book Drive • Fundraising for Trans rights in India • Consent Workshops for Secondary • Proposal for Sexuality Education at NIS • Creating Connections Presentation • TELL Suicide Preventaion Walk • Understanding Cultures of Sexual Violence Presentation • Aichi Prefectural University Workshop MS Roots & Shoots Club • Bat and Bird Boxes for ‘The Lot’ PLAN NIS • Cash Donations to PLAN MSSC • Pride March & Presentation • Field Clock Gr. 8 • Sustainable Purchasing Initiative • Field Trash Clean Up

Primary Service Highlights: ELC • Anti Trash Signage for Animals

Student-Initiated Service as Action

Gr.1 • Litter Clean-Up • Endangered Animals Poster Group • Letter writing for renewable energy Gr.2 • No Plastic Day • Clean Up Day • Meat Free Day • Food Waste Initiative • Healthy Cartoon Character Promotion Gr.3 • Dying for Change • Newspaper Fundraising for Haiti • Children's Rights Promo Videos • Climate Die-In • Climate Justice letter to school leaders • Market Day raising money for the JSDA Gr.4 • Endangered Animals Club • Green Club • ESSC led fun days Gr.5 • Saido Nagare Firefly Action • Fundraising for Ocean Life • Mini Children's Library for Local Hospital • Collection of PET Bottle Tops for Vaccines • The NIS Community Tree • Planters for ELC and Annex • Annex Building Legacies

 Facilities

Design Lab Opening The NIS Design and Digital Fabrication Lab was opened to support student learning in MYP design classes in the areas of computational thinking, robotics, and digital fabrication.

Special thanks to Lockheed Martin for their support! August, 2018

2020 Vision Project Ground-Breaking Thanks to generous support from the community, ground was broken for the new East Building that will provide much needed classroom space for the sciences and arts, along with several multi-purpose spaces including the Multi-Purpose Hall, which will be used for a variety of functions, such as physical education, performing arts, and school assemblies. Special thanks to the many corporations and individuals who helped us get to this point! July, 2019

From The Head of School A Year of Consolidation and Growth 強化と成長の一年

Welcome to the NIS Annual Report for the 2018-2019 school year. We hope that through these pages, the ways in which we have worked to inquire, inspire, and impact will become readily visible to our community.

We began the 2018-2019 school year with student enrollment projected to be at our highest point ever and this quickly became a reality as enrollment exceeded 500 students for the first time in our history.

Matthew Parr Head of School

These rising student numbers increased the urgency for us to start on our new building project and so 2018-2019 signaled the start of a public capital campaign in support of the ‘2020 Vision’, a capital project designed to deliver exceptional learning spaces for the students we serve.

The 2018-2019 school year also saw NIS undertake a rigorous accreditation process through CIS (Council of International Schools) and WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). We were happy to receive positive endorsements alongside full reaccreditation from both organizations, a testament to the quality of learning and well-being on offer at NIS. Financially, NIS is able to report a positive fiscal year-end result, commensurate with financial planning which aims both to support the timely and effective delivery of the 2020 Vision building project as well as to ensure the day-to-day quality and long-term sustainability of the school and its operations.

Most importantly, again, NIS students, teachers, staff and parents were the people who shaped our school year. From pre-school through high school, we have lived the mission. It takes a caring and committed community to support a school like NIS. Thank you!

学校法人名古屋国際学園（NIS）の2018 -19年次レポートをご覧いただきありがとうございます。この冊子を通じて、学 校のスローガンである“Inquire, Inspire, Impact” を私どもがどのように実践しているかを皆様にご覧いただけましたら 幸いに存じます。 2018 -19年度は過去最高の生徒数の増加を予測しておりましたが、それはすぐに現実のものとなり、NIS史上初めて 500人を超える生徒が在籍するまでになりました。それは同時に新校舎設置の緊急性を高めました。生徒のためにより 良い学習環境を整えるためにも、 「NIS東棟校舎建設プロジェクト」 に向けた寄付金募集キャンペーンを正式に開始する運 びとなりました。 2018 -19年度はまた、国際学校協議会（CIS） と米国西部地域私立学校大学協会（WASC）の厳格な再認可プロセスに 取り組んだ年でもありました。おかげさまで、学校における学習・生活環境が優れているとの評価を受け、双方の団体 より承認と再認可を受けることができましたことをご報告申し上げます。 財政面においては、NIS東棟校舎建設プロジェクトのタイムリーかつ効果的な実施を支援するとともに、学校運営におけ る日々の品質と持続可能性を目的とした計画に一致する、良好な会計年度末結果となりました。 以上簡単にご報告申し上げましたが、何よりも大切なのは、この学年度を形作ったのはNISの生徒、スタッフ、そして保 護者の皆様だということです。プリスクールから高等部までが一丸となり、NISのミッションを実現することができまし た。 NISがあるのは、思いやりのある献身的なコミュニティの皆様のご支援のおかげです。皆様の温かいご支援に心より 御礼申し上げます。

Our Community Students 554

Students Serviced (2018-2019 Total)

283 Secondary

302 Boys

271

41

252

Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, US, Venezuela, Vietnam

Primary

Girls

26

Nationalities

Home Languages English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Mandarin, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Shinhala, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese

Families Parent Professions Aerospace

233 377

Automotive Diplomat/Government

Expatriates

(other) Large Business / Company

Families

Self-Employed

144

Local / Local Hire

Staff

(other)

Overseas/Local Breakdown

15 97

Academic/Teacher Medical

Overseas

Staff Breakdown

Teachers

Average Tenure

Associates

4.2 years

Nationalities Local

Full-Time Staff

Administration

Teachers

Support 10.7 years

Staff

94

6.8 years

Administration

Support

Our Class of 2019 33

Students

7

Years Average Enrollment

14

Nationalities

25

Brazil, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, Sweden, Ukraine, US

21

DP Candidates

Awarded DP

34

Average Points

42

Highest Score

* World Average: 29.7

England 12 %

Canada 9%

University Acceptances Other 6%

U.S. 24%

Japan 21%

Work • Undecided 12 %

Gap Year* 12 %

*deferred college entry

University Matriculation

USA California Polytechnic State University Central Oregon Community College Central Washington University Clarkson University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology State University of New York (Binghamton) State University of New York (Oneonta) University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Massachussetts University of Michigan (2) University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Southern California University of Washington (2) University of Wisconsin Washington State University (2) Western Washington University Worcester Polytechnic Institute

ENGLAND (Conditional) King’s College (5) London School of Economics (2) Queen Mary University of London (2) Royal Holloway, University of London University College London University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University of Dundee

University of Durham University of Edinburgh (3) University of Exeter University of Leeds University of Manchester (2) University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of St. Andrews University of Warwick

CANADA Concordia University University of British Columbia University of Montreal University of Toronto

JAPAN Hosei University (2) Keio University Nagoya University Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Osaka University Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Ritsumeikan University Sophia University (2) Waseda University (2)

OTHER

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Monash University (Australia) University of Adelaide (Australia) University of Queensland (Australia) University of Western Australia University of Otago (New Zealand) Institut Universitaire Technologique of Saint Denis (France)

Supporting Our School Financial Outcomes

(Operational Budget, April 2018-March 2019) Income ¥1,278,817,267

Expenses ¥1,039,050,681

Tuition ¥ 1,021,962,892

Capital Expenditure ¥102,915,591

Financial ¥ 135,292,751 Academic ¥ 121,520,414

New Building ¥ 23,887,911

Fees ¥ 135,292,751

Facility Upgrades ¥ 17,723,519

Overhead ¥ 121,520,414 Fundraising, Grants, Other ¥ 121,520,414

Design Lab ¥ 43,891,126

Technology ¥ 9,379,130 Equipment, Furniture, Books ¥ 8,033,905

Staff ¥ 1,021,962,892

• Staff: salaries, benefits and professional development • Financial: depreciation, loan interest and scholarships • Academic: books, IT and library resources, athletics and trips • Overhead: maintenance, utilities and insurance

Community Support Community Raffle • Parent Partners NIS is extremely grateful for the support of our community. As a community-school, that support helps sustain our mission and ensures that the school moves forward to better serve our students.

With the support of the PTA, the annual Community Raffle raised over 2.6 million yen in support of the 2020 Vision Project at the Holiday Bazaar. Special thanks to our many supporting corporate and parent donors for donating the prizes!

The NIS Parent Partners were active in 2018-19 with many activities, helping to spread the word about NIS, help families considering NIS, and welcoming families new to our community.

Annual Giving Fund The Annual Giving Fund continues to help the school fill the gap to support our operational budget, so crucial for a non-profit school.

Thanks to both corporate and individual support, over 13 million yen was raised during the 2018-19 school year.

¥13,050,950 Funds Raised for the Annual Giving Fund

Donors:

Corporate/Organizational

Individuals

Delta Airlines H&R Consultants Hilton Nagoya Izakaya Ja Nai/Hyappa Brews KRB Bus Lockheed Martin TAS International Nagaken-gumi Sujahta Meiraku Co., Ltd. Suwanohara Rengo Jichikai

Tsuyoshi Akita Jiho & Motoko Chung Bryce Conlan Britt & Kathy Creamer Kazuhito Fujimoto Kouichi Fujitani Akira Hasegawa Tadashi Hattori Gary Horner Atsushi Kawasaki

The Rock (Cezars) Toda Corporation Toppan Travel Service Corporation Toshun Bank Toyota Financial Services World Service Inc. NIS Bus Association NIS PTA

Yuya Kikuchi Kohei Koie Dennis Lischak Masako Miwa Yoshihito Mizuno & Wanying Zheng Nobuo Mori Craig Morrey Shunji Nakasaku Keiji Okawara

Erik & Mie Olson-Kikuchi Takeshi Sakurai Takehisa Sato Phil Smith Hirotaka Tsukada Kazuo Uno Yasutaka Usui Kenzo Yagi Chris & Ryoko Zarodkiewicz

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