Friday, 28 March 2025


Sports Day

Friday 4th April

9.00am - 12.30pm

School Yard for Early Years & Green Field for Lower and Upper 

We are excited to invite all parents to our Sports Day where our students will showcase their athletic skills, sportsmanship and teamwork. Come cheer on your children as they participate in various fun and competitive activities. Let's make this a memorable day filled with school spirit and community camaraderie!


Early Years

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of EY Sports Day events on DSKI Playground

10.00am - Snack time/ toilet break

11.30am - Award ceremony, group photos and end of Sports Day 

12.00pm - Students return to their classrooms for lunch*


EY students staying at school to line up with HR teachers and enter through the Kindergarten/yard gate and play in the car area. Students going home to stay on the yard with their parents. Once leaving families gathered all their belongings at the kindergarten hall, that is when staying at school students will enter the kindergarten and get ready for lunch. 


Lower and Upper Primary

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of Sports Day events

12.30pm - End of Sports Day and students return to school for the normal afternoon programme.


You may take your child home after Sports Day. If you want to take your child home, please click here to let us know.


Please can we ask all students to:

- Wear their school t-shirt and trainers (shoes to run in)

- Bring their water bottles and snacks

- Bring a hat and sunscreen




Parent Cafe
15th April 2025
9:00 am | STEM Room

Screens are everywhere in our daily lives, and as parents, we often wonder how they impact our children’s development. How much screen time is too much? What does the latest research say about the effects of screens on young learners? And how can we create a balanced approach that supports healthy growth?


Join us for a Parent Café on "Screens and Growing Minds – What the Latest Research Tells Us." This session will explore the newest findings on screen use in early childhood and provide practical strategies to help families navigate digital life with young children. We look forward to an open and insightful discussion!




30th April 

Leaving DSKI resignation deadline

Just a reminder, our resignation deadline for families who will leave in June is the 30th of April. Kindly let the office know if you will be leaving DSKI at the end of this school year.




Message from our School Board

Announcement: New Board Member Appointment
In accordance with our bylaws §16 (4), the school board has invited Jens Richter to join as a new board member. His appointment aims to support the team during this transitional phase, as current board members step down, and to help us navigate the upcoming challenges—particularly the opening of North London Collegiate School Kobe—prior to our next AGM.

Why Jens?
Jens is a seasoned entrepreneur who lived in China for over 20 years and is fluent in reading, writing, and speaking Chinese. He has strong ties to the Chinese community at our school and will serve as an important point of contact for Chinese-speaking families. Additionally, Jens and his family are committed to staying in Japan long-term. His children are currently in Pre-K and K1 at DSKI, and the family plans to remain part of our school community for the foreseeable future.

We warmly welcome Jens to the board and look forward to his contributions.




Messages from our PTA





































Summer Camp (English)
23th June - 18th July
9.00am - 3.30pm 
Ages 3 - 12 years old

We will have a whole day programme for the first 4 weeks of the summer vacation. We will have a range of different activities running which the children can choose from such as sports, outdoor games, music workshop and art and crafts.

1 week 50,000yen
2 weeks 95, 000 yen (5% discount)
3 weeks 135, 000 yen (10% discount)
4 weeks 150, 000 yen (25% discount)
Lunch included, bus fee is extra


German and Japanese Language Camps
21st - 25th July
50,000yen per child
German Language
We are also happy to announce that we will run a German language camp - for both native and non native speakers!

Japanese Language
We are happy to announce that we will run a  Japanese language camp with fun activities for 3 - 8 year olds. 







Thursday, 13 March 2025


Just a reminder - today is the last day of school, we will have the spring break holidays from tomorrow!

AND - 

We are thrilled to share some fantastic news about our students!

 

REN, Koh, and Jinnosuke from Grade 2 participated in the U8 soccer tournament organized by the Kobe City Kids League as members of the Iniesta Academy. The tournament took place over six months, with 16 teams competing in this long-running competition. Demonstrating outstanding teamwork and determination, their team secured an impressive 1st place in the tournament!

 

Additionally, they claimed another victory in the soccer match held on the closing ceremony day, making them double champions!

Congratulations to them on this incredible achievement!






Sports Day

Friday 4th April (May 9th if rainy on the day)

9.00am - 12.30pm

School Yard for Early Years & Green Field for Lower and Upper Primary

We are excited to invite all parents to our Sports Day where our students will showcase their athletic skills, sportsmanship and teamwork. Come cheer on your children as they participate in various fun and competitive activities. Let's make this a memorable day filled with school spirit and community camaraderie!


Early Years

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of Sports Day events

11.30am - Award ceremony and end of Sports Day. Students return to their classrooms.


Lower and Upper Primary

Schedule

8.30am - Students arrive at school as normal

9.00am - Start of Sports Day events

12.30pm - End of Sports Day and students return to school for the normal afternoon programme.


You may take your child home after Sports Day. If you want to take your child home please click here to let us know.


Please can we ask all students to:

- Wear their school t-shirt and trainers (shoes to run in)

- Bring their water bottles and snacks

- Bring a hat and sunscreen




School Lunch Order
Deadline  Wednesday, March 26

We will continue to have a catered school lunch from Pizzeria del Rokko.

This time the lunch period will be between April 1 and June 19, 2025.

Orders can only be processed after payment has been made and confirmed.

Please be aware that in case of the absences or sickness of the child during the period the fee cannot be refunded.

The lunch will not come with chopsticks or fork. Your children need to bring them from home.

 

Early Years and Pre-School

The Early Years and Pre-School childrens lunch is Y500 each and the total cost is Y25,500

Please click here.

 

Grades 1 - 6

The G 1 ~ G 6 childrens lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y30,600.

Please click here

 

If you would like to order the lunch for your child, please sign up in the link and make a payment by Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

 

Deutsche Schule Kobe International   学校法人神戸ドイツ学院

Mitsui Sumitomo Bank, Rokko Island branch    三井住友銀行六甲アイランド支店  

Account No. 3393642 (Saving Account) 普通口座 3393642

Swift Code: SMBCJPJT 




Piano Lessons
I am offering private piano lessons. If you are interested, please feel free to reach out to me directly. I am at school every day, so you are welcome to talk to me in person. You can also contact me by email at azusa.nakajima@dskobe.org.

I graduated from the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne University of Music and Dance) in Germany. I have been teaching piano to children since I was 16 years old. My first student was six years old, and she still enjoys playing the piano today.

During my studies, I also worked as a piano instructor for non-piano major students at the university. If you are an adult interested in learning the piano, it's never too late to start!




Invitation from Canadian Academy

This Sunday (March 16)
CA will host an event featuring Sadakiyo-san, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and a forum run by high school students on peace, from 13:30-16:00. Sadakiyo-san was 6 years old when the bomb dropped, just 1.5km from ground zero.

The event is only in Japanese unfortunately, interested families may enter directly via CA's front steps.




Friday, 7 March 2025

 

April 4th (May 9th if rainy on the day)
Sports day
Green Field 9.00am - 1.00pm
Save the date and please join us for our sports day, when we will be having a range of activities for all students!

Please watch out for the schedule in next weeks blog!



DSKI Culture Week
March 11 - 13
As we celebrate culture and diversity this year at DSKI, we will hold this year's Culture Week with the theme: "Diversity is the only thing we have in common - celebrate it today!"

SCHEDULES:
March 11 (Tuesday) 
Different classroom activities 

March 12 (Wednesday) 
Cultural Activities 
STEM Room
9:00 - 9:45 - Lower Primary
10:45 - 11:30 - Upper Primary
11:30 - 12:00 - Early Years 

To ensure the success of this year's event, we would like to encourage everyone to be a part of this event by volunteering. Let us know if you would like to prepare an activity for the students in the STEM Room to showcase different country's cultures through games, songs, stories, arts, crafts, and other interesting activities for all the students. Please contact Ms. Faye, Ms. Alexia, Marie and Aiko. 

March 13 (Thursday) 
Cultural Parade and Picnic
Rokko Island Park
9:30 - 11:30 

Everyone is welcome to join our Cultural Parade and the picnic to Rokko Island Park. Please wear your national costume to celebrate our school's internationalism and diversity. Come and share your traditional treats or snacks! 

Cultural Assembly 
2:30 - 3:30
MPR 
We have invited professional performers to (teach) and show us an Indian and Korean dance for our Culture Week! 




Piano Lessons
I am offering private piano lessons. If you are interested, please feel free to reach out to me directly. I am at school every day, so you are welcome to talk to me in person. You can also contact me by email at azusa.nakajima@dskobe.org.

I graduated from the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne University of Music and Dance) in Germany. I have been teaching piano to children since I was 16 years old. My first student was six years old, and she still enjoys playing the piano today.

During my studies, I also worked as a piano instructor for non-piano major students at the university. If you are an adult interested in learning the piano, it's never too late to start!





Hello, everyone! This is Midori, mom of G2 Jinnosuke.
I’d like to share some exciting news about a fantastic event happening this Saturday at the Rokko Island Event Plaza!
 
Event Details:
Date & Time: March 8th, Saturday, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Rokko Island Event Plaza
 
This event will feature a projection mapping contest announcement, live DJ performances, and plenty of fun activities for kids, like workshops and soccer ball games. Enjoy delicious burgers from “Slide Burger,” a hit at our school’s Oktoberfest, along with drinks from local brewery IN THA DOOR BREWING and other food vendors. I’ll also be selling my handmade (soccer, rugby, basketball etc) nets at a booth!
 
With so many exciting things happening, we hope to see you there! Looking forward to it!