Special Events

AIS holds many special events throughout the school year, including a school sleepover, sports day, summer festival, talent show, Halloween party, Christmas musical, family picnic, and international barbecue.

Among these, the AIS Halloween party is perhaps the largest Halloween party for younger students in all of Japan! Over 250 pumpkins and hundreds of dollars of Halloween prizes and candy are imported for this event which is spread out over 2 days to accommodate all of the children who want to attend.

The Christmas musical and dinner is another special evening. The entire musical, including the music, is written and composed by the AIS staff. Following the musical, the AIS families sit down for a potluck dinner, which includes real turkey, stuffing, and gravy. At the end of the night Santa visits the students with very special presents for them to take home.

In addition to many special events, AIS students also go on an abundance of field trips. The upper-kindergarten students go on one field trip a month, whereas the elementary school students go on one field trip every two months. Some of the places that the students visit include the zoo, the aquarium, the science museum, ice-skating, theme parks, exhibitions, and factories.