Friday, 6 February 2026

 

Parent Survey about School Lunches - What do you think?

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DSKI Culture Day
11th February 2026 (Wednesday)
All day event
(School Yard / MPR)

Save the Date for DSKI Culture Day!
Join us for an exciting celebration of our wonderful school community, where everyone is celebrated. Come to school wearing your national or traditional clothing and enjoy international food stalls, games, and performances from around the world.

Morning Schedule:
9:00 - Parade around Rokko Island 
Map Route:




10:00 - Back to DSKI
10:00 - 11:00 Snack / Recess in class (LP/UP/EY)
10:30 - PTA Food Booths and Activities Open (Yard / STEM Room)
11:00 - Cultural Program (School Yard)

PROGRAM:

  • Welcome Address from Mr. Windmeier 

  • Lion Dance (China)

  • Grade 1 Class

  • Hula Dance (Hawaii)

  • K-Pop Dance (Korea)

  • Poi (New Zealand)

Trivia

  • Grade 2 Class

  • Poke Dance (Japan)

  • Bon Odori (Japan)

  • Ms. Azusa and Chie Sensei duo

  • Traditional Dance (China)

Trivia

  • Preschool Class 

  • Magic Tricks 

  • Bon Odori (Japan) 

  • Uptown Funk (USA)

  • DSKI Teacher Performance

1:00 - End of Culture Day Program

1:00 - Break


Afternoon Schedule:

1:30 - Indian Dance Performance (MPR)

2:00 - Visiting Artist Performance (MPR) 

3:30 Culture Day ends (Dismissal)


The PTA is looking for more parent volunteer to help with the food and activity booths. Come and join us and please sign up here; 

 PARENT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP 





Term 2 Club Update Information

Clubs will begin next Monday, February 9th. 


Thank you to all who have signed up for student and parents clubs this semester. You should receive a confirmation email with important details such as club dates and payment details sometime today. Please remember to pack a healthy snack for children to eat at the start of club time. If you have not registered for clubs yet, there is still a chance to do so, however the choices are a bit more limited now as some have already reached their maximum capacity and others have been cancelled due to insufficient members.

 

Click here to register for student clubs


For parents, the Japanese for Zero Level Beginners, and Spanish Lessons will go ahead. At the moment there is one parent who would like to join the Oil Painting lessons but is hoping that someone else will join. If at least one other member joins within the next week the Oil Painting lessons will be able to go ahead. All parent activities are open to more members joining so it is not too late if you’re interested in trying something new or if you have a friend who might be interested then please encourage them to join. 


Click here to register for parent clubs





Our German Saturday School is offering official Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Fit in Deutsch examinations for the first time!
For Japan, the examinations are held exclusively at DSKI this year and are specially designed for children and teenagers. Your children will be issued with an official internationally recognised language certificate.

Click here and register now.
Students of the Saturday School receive a discount.

If you have any questions, please contact the Coordinator of the German Saturday School, Mr. Huber:
samstagsschule@dskobe.org

Our German Saturday School is now also open for non-native speakers to learn German.

Classes take place on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you are interested in a trial day, please get in touch with us.


Message from Our friends at Familiar 
Who are also our DSKI Oktoberfest sponsor are holding a self-care seminar for mothers with young children. Please know that the seminar will be held in Japanese and kindly contact the organizers directly for details and bookings.




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The Kobe PR Ambassadors are non-Japanese people who share about their lives in Kobe on social media, and deepen their knowledge of this city through tours and newsletters.

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Applications are open until 10AM on February 13th, 2026.

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