Education News

5 Jul 11
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Japan UK LIVE! Introducing the NEW Open Classrooms!

Bring an international dimension to your classroom with a living, breathing resource! Teachers and students in Japan and the UK are invited to participate in our brand new programme starting in September 2011. Register online at www.japanuklive.org Click here to find  out more! The Open Classrooms are a series of talk boards where students in [...]

12 Apr 11

Messages from UK schools

Schools have been sending cards and letters to show support for children in the prefectures most affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Click here to view a selection of the hundreds of messages received.

17 Feb 11
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Japan Close-Up

OFFER NOW CLOSED Japan is moving at a dizzying pace. Keeping up with events and trends is important: Japan Close-Up brings you right to the heart of Japan. Each month it highlights issues that move Japan and make this dynamic country what it is today, and what it will be in the future. It provides [...]

19 May 10
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World Haiku Contest for Children 2010 – Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the World Haiku Contest for Schools 2010. Entrants were asked to compose their own Haiku on the theme of SCHOOL and submit it with an accompanying illustration, for a chance to win a trip to Japan for two courtesy of JAL.

22 Apr 10
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Japan Webpage Contest for Schools – Cast your vote!

The top ten schools in the Japan Webpage Contest for Schools have now been shortlisted. We received lots of wonderful and imaginative entries and it was very hard to choose just 10 to shortlist.

You can now view all entries to the contest, and vote for your favorite shortlisted entry here:

http://www.japanwebpagecontest.org.uk/vote/

5 Jan 10
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World Haiku Contest for Children 2010

To win a trip to Japan for two and special prizes for schools Theme: SCHOOL Applicants should be under 15 years of age Closing Date for entries: 31st March 2010 Haiku originated in Japan and is the world’s shortest form of poetry. Haiku captures a particular moment in the writer’s life or encapsulates a natural [...]

13 Nov 09
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Students discover Tobe pottery

Sixth formers from Langley Park School for Boys and year six children from Pickhurst Junior School in Bromley enjoyed getting creative in a special workshop with Tobe pottery artists.