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.

Grade 6 Trip to the French International School in Kyoto!

Grade 6 had a workshop together with Grades 7/8 of the Lycée Français International de Kyoto at the memorial day for the 1963 Elysée Treaty to celebrate German-French friendship.

2nd February

A reminder the school will close at 1.00pm due to the 3-way parent teacher conferences.

School Clubs Term 2

Starting February 9th

Today was the last day for Term 1 clubs. Thank you to all who enrolled students in clubs throughout the first term.

Please note that there won’t be any after-school clubs for the next two weeks. New clubs will begin on Monday, February 9th. 

We are happy to announce our club offers for both students and parents. Many of the Term 1 Clubs will continue and several new clubs are being offered. As always we have a wide range of clubs for students of all ages! 

There is a selection of activities for parents to join as well!

Student Clubs

Click here for our club offers and registration

Parent Clubs

Click here for our club offers and registration

Spaces are limited for some clubs so please register early. The minimum cutoff date for clubs to reach the minimum number of members in order to be offered is Monday, February 2nd. Those who registered for cancelled clubs will be notified on the 3rd or 4th in order to give them a chance to join alternate clubs. 

Confirmation emails will be sent out Friday, February 6th.

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.

Message from our PTA

Message from our friends at the Kobe Union Church

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 “Many Cultures, One Home” celebrates the diversity within our school and reminds us that everyone belongs, regardless of cultures, background or differences. Each person brings unique experiences and perspectives that enrich our community. 

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 parade from  from DSKI and walk below the Rokko Liner. 

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

PTA will organize a home country food and bake sale. We hope that every culture at DSKI will be represented through the wonderful dishes and treats from your home country. 

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". 

Please join us in this wonderful day event! 

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.

We have updated our Privacy and Data Protection Policy

Which you can find published here. To ensure that we use your child's image correctly we have tightened up how we work with 3rd parties. We have added into the policy the below statements (please note your signed declarations giving permission are unaffected, this just explains how we operate at school) - 

The school will take all necessary measures to ensure any external third parties taking photos or making videos will be background checked to ensure suitability for association with DSKI. The final decision to work with them will be made by the principal.

Parents will be notified in advance that an external third party will take a photo and video of the student and be given the chance to opt-out.

 

Welcome back to all our families, we hope you all had a good break and happy new year!

Please click here to see our school calendar for the rest of the school year and the month by month events.

After School Clubs

23rd January - Semester 1 clubs will end / sign up forms will go out for semester 2 clubs

23rd January to 6th February - No clubs

9th of February - Semester 2 clubs will begin

If any parents would like to run a club we are still happy to talk about ideas, please contact Mr Brabant directly.

30th January

Student report cards for semester 1 will go out to parents (as pdf via email).

2nd - 6th February

(2nd February school closes at 1.00pm due to conferences)

Three Way Conferences 
You will shortly receive an invite to join your homeroom teacher and child for a conversation about how they are doing in school. The focus will be on your child`s input - how do they feel they have been doing and what do they want to work on. Together - you, your teacher and your child will set goals for development and agree on how to support them in achieving these.

Culture Day 

11th February

Save the date! We will have culture events, school parade, dance and art events through the day so please come along and enjoy!

We will publish the full plan next week.

Winter Camp 2025 Pictures

Happy Holidays to all our Families and see you back on the 7th of January.

Thankyou to all our families who joined us last night, we hope you enjoyed the great music! Thank you to Gosan and his team at Alster and Garten, for providing warm drinks and delicious cookies. Stop by their cozy shop in Mikage for more great treats.

We were also happy to have Santa visit us this morning, a present for all our students!

Parent Survey - Our IB Primary Years Programme

This school year is a important year for us as the International Baccalaureate will be visiting us in April to evaluate how we are implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP).

We are currently doing a self review in advance of the visit so please give us some feedback about the PYP - please click here to answer a few questions!

Parent Survey - Our IB Primary Years Programme

This school year is a important year for us as the International Baccalaureate will be visiting us in April to evaluate how we are implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP).

We are currently doing a self review in advance of the visit so please give us some feedback about the PYP - please click here to answer a few questions!

Stranger Danger

There was a stranger danger incident this week in the Uozaki area, involving a stranger and Japanese student from a local school. There hasn't been any connection with DSKI or any school on the island but we are just sharing the information within the international school community. We have also requested a police presence around the schools on the island just as a extra precaution.

Last Day of School 17th December

1.00pm Finish

Students will have lunch first then leave for the winter break (Santa will also make a surprise appearance in the morning!)

The school bus will depart at 1.00pm, the school office will send out the drop off schedule to bus families.

School Lunch Order: Jan.~Mar. 2026

Deadline – Monday, December 15

We will continue to have a catered school lunch from Cezars Kitchen.

This time the lunch period will be between January 7 and March 31. Orders can only be processed after the payment 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.

 

The Early Years and Pre-School children’s lunch is Y600 each and the total cost is Y31,800

Please click here.

 

The G 1 ~ G 2 children’s lunch is Y700 each and the total cost is Y37,100.

The G 3 ~ G 6 children’s lunch is Y700 each and the total cost is Y35,000.

*3 days less for G 3-6 children in February due to the school trip scheduled on Feb. 18,19,20.

Please click here

 

We would like to avoid to receive orders in the middle of this period so if you would like to order the lunch for your child(ren), please sign up by the link and make a payment by Monday, December 15.

 

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

Christmas Concert in collaboration with the German Consulate General Osaka-Kobe

16th December

5.00pm - 7.00pm, MPR

PLEASE NOTE - club pick up will be at the Yard gate, no the main school gate this day due to concert set up.

All our parents and students are cordially invited to come along and enjoy an evening of seasonal music in collaboration with the German Consulate General Osaka-Kobe with food and drinks for the community.

We will have a performance by our school choir and pianists with some special musical guests - Yosuke Mukai, tenor, Phillip Strange, Jazz piano, Choir of Kobe College and Y's Saxophone Quartet.

It will be a night to remember and the perfect way to start the holidays so please come along and enjoy the show!

(This is instead of the early years, lower primary concert/Christmas market on the last day)