Ski Trip 2026
Welcome back to our upper primary students who had a great time this week, skiing and snowboarding in Hachikita!

Request from the Wedding Venue
The venue opposite school has asked for our students to not go on their property at going home time. It is open to the street, so please take care to avoid, thanks!

Message from the PTA

 Thank You for Supporting Our Library Book Sale!

A big thank you to all the parents who took part in our library book sale — whether by donating books or making a contribution. Your support truly makes a difference.

Together, we raised ¥18,700!

Earlier this year, we introduced a Wish Box in the library to collect book requests from our eager readers, and we were delighted to receive so many wonderful suggestions.

We are planning to purchase new books from those requests using the funds raised.

Thank you for your continued support in helping our library grow.

 Reminder: The library is open for parents every Friday from 8:45 to 9:45.

— Library Volunteer Team

Parent Café - German A1 and A2 Levels

27th February 2026 (Friday)

9.00 - 10.00am

(STEM room)

We warmly invite you to a Parent Café on Friday, February 27th, at 9:00 a.m. in our STEM room. The topic will be A1 and A2 German learning for non-native speakers.

During this session, we will explain how students build their German skills step by step, what the A1 and A2 levels mean, and how we support children in developing confidence in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. You will also receive practical tips on how to support your child’s language learning at home. 

Parent Café - German A1 and A2 Levels

27th February 2026 (Friday)

9.00 - 10.00am

(STEM room)

We warmly invite you to a Parent Café on Friday, February 27th, at 9:00 a.m. in our STEM room. The topic will be A1 and A2 German learning for non-native speakers.

During this session, we will explain how students build their German skills step by step, what the A1 and A2 levels mean, and how we support children in developing confidence in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. You will also receive practical tips on how to support your child’s language learning at home. 

Message from the PTA

To our amazing school community,

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for Culture Day! It was a truly heart-warming day seeing our children exploring different cultures, enjoying the incredible food, and sharing smiles across the campus. We are so grateful for the parents who volunteered, the teachers who supported us, and every family that brought their energy to the event. This day wouldn’t have been possible without your kindness and community spirit. 

The total sales this time came to 283,700Yen!

As we reflect on this year’s success, your feedback is "gold" to us. To help us make next year’s celebrations even better, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us: 

CLICK HERE to tell us what you thought!

- And from the DSKI staff to our PTA -  A huge thankyou to our PTA for all their work, without them the day would not have been so good at all, so we very much appreciate all your hard work and dedication!

Book Stall in the main entrance, will be open until Wednesday next week so please help yourself to any books you want to take home!

Photo Gallery

 

Parent Survey about School Lunches - What do you think?

Click here to tell us!

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.

Love photography and life in Kobe City?
Apply to be a Kobe PR Ambassador for 2026-2027!
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.

Come join us and share your Kobe with the world!

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

You can apply via Google Forms from here:
https://forms.gle/NXhpYvGJqXHnD6Qr6

ABOUT
The Kobe PR Ambassadors are a diverse group of foreign nationals who live, work, and/or study in Kobe, and who love to share what they love about our beautiful city on social media.
They are appointed as volunteers for one year, during which time they deepen their knowledge and experience of Kobe through tours, events & newsletters, meet and make friends with other PR Ambassadors, and share “their” Kobe with the world.

ELIGIBILITY
- A foreign national
- Living, studying, and/or working in Kobe
- Have a social media account on Facebook, X, and/or Instagram
- Planning to stay/study/work in Kobe from April 2026 – March 2027

To read more about the Ambassadors or for enquiries:
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Term 2 Club Update Information

Click here to register for student clubs

Click here to register for parent classes

The early registration/cutoff date to reach the minimum number of participants is Monday, February 2nd.

Thank you to all who have signed up for student and parents clubs for the 2nd semester. So far we have a good turnout for many of the clubs, but there are still some that are in need of more members in order to reach the minimum number of four students. If they don’t reach the minimum, then we may have to cancel some of the offerings.

Families will be notified of cancelled clubs next Tuesday, February 3rd and will still have a chance to join another club.

Confirmation emails with club dates and payment details will be sent out next Thursday and Friday. Clubs will begin the following week from Monday, February 9th. 

Here is a summary of clubs that are full, confirmed, in need of more members, or at risk of being cancelled.

Hi everyone! This is the Library Volunteer Team. 
To help grow our library collection, we are looking for donations of books your children have outgrown. 

How it works:
１．Donated books will first be reviewed to see if they can be added to our library's main collection.
２．Any books not added to the collection will be featured in our Book Sale on Culture Day (Feb 11th)!

All proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase brand-new books for the library. It’s a wonderful way to pass your books on to new readers and support our school! 

Thank you for supporting our library and sharing the joy of reading!  

DSKI Culture Day

11th February 2026 (Wednesday)

All day event

DSKI Yard / MPR

Come and participate as we celebrate Culture Day at DSKI! The theme is “Many Cultures, One Home” celebrates the diversity within our school and reminds us that everyone belongs, regardless of cultures, background or differences. 

Everyone is invited to come to school wearing native / cultural clothing! 

Schedule of Events

9:00 am 10:00 - Cultural Parade 

We will have the costume parade around the Island

10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Food / Bake Sale 

PTA will organize a home country food and bake sale. 

11:00 - 12:30 - Cultural Program

The students, parents and teachers will share their wonderful culture in any form, such as entertainment, books, food, or games.

2:00 3:30 - Guest Artist (MPR)

We have invited a guest artist from Czech Artist, Vit who has done many exhibitions at different counties. He will show us a live painting performance called "Ichigo Ichie" - a beautiful Japanese concept that translates to "one time, one meeting". 

From the PTA - Join Us!

The PTA will be hosting international food booths, performances, and games/activities as Culture Day approaches! This is a joyful opportunity to celebrate the diversity of our school community by sharing food, talents, and creativity together.

Join the PTA in celebration of DSKI Culture Day. 

Click here to sign up for any of the activities and celebrate this fun and exciting event with us. 

🙌🏻If you sign up you will receive a ✨GOLDEN TICKET✨to exchange for free food

新年快乐 - Happy Chinese New Year!

16th February (Monday)

STEM Room

Our parents in the PTA will be organizing a special Chinese New Year after-school event and would like to invite all staff and parents who want to come and join the celebration!

There will be dumpling making, writing and paper cutting activities for children so please come an join us after clubs in the STEM room!

If you would like to join please either scan the QR code on the flyer or RSVP via the link here.