Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin September 24, 2017

OIS Community Bulletin

OIS Noh Performance
Elementary and middle school students have been
preparing and rehearsing since the beginning of the
school year for their performance Monday October
2 at 6:30 PM in NHK Hall in Osaka. They will be
performing with the Yamamoto Noh Theatre troupe
and the Kansai Philharmonic, as part of NHK Halls
East meets West series. Noh is an ancient form of
Japanese theatre which features song, costumes,
vocalization and instrumentation. OIS students will
be playing birds from all over the world that come to
help the water fairy clean the bay and rivers of
Osaka.

Japanese-Italian Fusion
Cooking Workshop for Parents
On Monday October 16 from 3:45 PM in the Home &
Family Life Room, the head chef of the Esaka
restaurant Volare will be sharing some techniques and
ideas for SOIS parents.

His team uses veggie broth and organic vegetables, they

ASP Sign Up
Middle school and high school students can
register for the 2018 All School Production (ASP),
Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown on
Wednesday September 27 at 4:00 PM in the
theatre. We are looking for people to help with
posters, tickets, program design, props &
scenery, lighting, sound, hair, make-up and of
course, cast members. Please contact Mr. Ligon
(dligon@senri.ed.jp) or Ms. Namba
(fnamba@senri.ed.jp) for more information.
protect the traditional cultures and traditional way of
thinking, at the same time, we create new dishes of the
fusion between Japanese and Italian. Featured in the
workshop will be the following:
veggie broth aquapazza
pasta set
making veggie broth
cold press juice
genius organic farmer Hirano-san
To reserve a space or for more information, please email
f242028@soismail.jp. The workshop will be in both
English and Japanese.
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Upcoming School Events

Boston University Admissions Representative Visit: Tuesday September 26 15:30 - 16:30 Counseling
Center

Grade 12 College Workshop for students and parents: Wednesday September 27 5:00 PM 3F
conference room (other high school parents can come as well)

OIS Elementary School Parent-Teacher Conferences Friday September 29 - no classes for

elementary students (regular school for MS/HS) - elementary school parents are reminded to register for a
conference time in Moodle

Elementary School Falcon Cup - Friday October 6 at Canadian Academy, Rokko Island

SAT & SAT Subject Test - Saturday October 7

OIS/SIS Sports Day -Monday October 9 (rain day Tuesday October 10)

Kool Sounds @ Kita Senri - Tuesday October 24 after school at Kita Senri Train Station SOIS music
ensembles perform

World Scholars Cup Tournament of Champions - November 9-16 at Yale University, Connecticut, USA

Asian Rural Institute lecture: (open to students and parents) Monday November 13 3:45 3F conference
room (http://www.ari-edu.org/en/)

Ayaka Tanimoto Coming

Back to OIS
OIS graduate Ayaka Tanimoto, an opera
singer based in London, will be visiting the
OIS music department next week. She is in
Osaka for her concert Wednesday October 4
with the classical Spanish guitarist, Jose
Gallardo de Rey at Phoenix Hall.

Ayaka has both bachelors and masters

degrees from the prestigious Royal College of
Music in London. Ayala has performed all over
world in a variety of singing styles. We are
fortunate for her to spend time with our
students. For more information on the concert
and her career, please see her website.
(https://www.ayakatanimoto.com/)