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September 2026
CGK School Festival 2026 leads this issue, with children’s expos, tiny houses, study abroad and local connections—news from across our school.
Read the latest issue →- Front Page & Features / School Festival
- Preschool / Sky Class’s expo and more
- Elementary & Middle School / Tiny houses
- Study Abroad & Local Community
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Summer journeys, water play, Tokyo Tower and teamLab. Hydraulic and pneumatic machines and CGK’s approach to study abroad bring summer learning to life.
- Preschool / Summer memories and Show & Tell
- Elementary & Middle School / Tokyo Tower and teamLab
- Afterschool / Hydraulic and pneumatic machines
- Study Abroad / Learning beyond borders

Water play, inquiry at an LED farm and children’s many forms of expression. Grade 4’s nation-building project, Afterschool’s first term and long-term study abroad.
- Preschool / LED farm, water play and expression
- Elementary & Middle School / Grade 4 nation-building
- Afterschool / Class A’s first term
- Study Abroad / Long-term programs

Inquiry through stories and the senses, friendship and feelings. Japanese Cultural Day, medieval Europe and study-abroad information.
- Preschool / Stories, senses and feelings
- Elementary & Middle School / Japanese Cultural Day
- Afterschool / Medieval Europe
- Study Abroad / Summer study-abroad information

Park Day brings families together, alongside making, communicating and experiences at Umi no Koen. Literacy Week and Afterschool’s inquiry into the future.
- Preschool / Park Day and expression
- Elementary & Middle School / Literacy Week
- Afterschool / Exploring the future
- Study Abroad / Summer study-abroad information

A new school year and new connections: Earth Day, music at the Celebration of Learning, and space inquiry in Afterschool.
- Preschool / New beginnings and Earth Day
- Elementary & Middle School / Music at COL
- Afterschool / Space inquiry
- Study Abroad / Summer study-abroad information

Thank you to everybody for this school year! There were a lot of good time but also a lot of learning experiences. These learning experiences whilst may be chal…

First off, a belated new years greetings to those who celebrate the Lunar New Year! May it be a happy and healthy year of the horse to you and your family.

With January done and under our belts and hopefully with everyone's New Year's resolution sticking, 2026 has started fast! With our school year ending at the en…

Ms. Darby(Head of Learning) and students from Grade 2 to Grade 7 share, in their own words, the joy of inquiry and their experiences of daily school life at CGK…

Like all great sporting events, this year's Sports Day was definitely one which demonstrated the participants' athleticism, sportsmanship, and great endeavour. …

Thank you to everyone who braved the less-than-ideal weather to join us for the school festival. Your presence and enthusiasm made the day truly special.

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At CGK, learning extends far beyond the classroom walls. Play lies at the heart of inquiry, and excursions offer children meaningful opportunities to explore, a…

Thank you to all the families who took time out of their busy schedules to visit the classroom or join us online, for engaging thoughtfully in our class discuss…

It was so special to finally come together outside the classroom and enjoy the day as a community. Park Day isn’t just about having fun (though we certainly did…

Thank you for everyone's patience as we had to manage this year's Park Day and the consecutive postponements. On the eve of Japan's rainy season and summer plus…

Welcome to the 2025/26 school year at CGK International School! We are happy to start our tenth year as we continue to grow as a school and community. Last year…

With the curtains coming down on this year's COL, that brings us to the end of another fun and exciting school year. We have grown together and CGK is excited t…

With mere weeks until the COL and Sky's graduation ceremony is here, the practices and preparations are fully underway. Beginning last year, COL is based on the…

This month we began our final Parent Observations and Parent Teacher Conferences for this current school year. During the Parent Observations we invite families…