Annual Events
Students are provided with many opportunities to interact and grow with each other. A broad range of experiences include the daily friendship groups, weekly club activities, annual grade camps, and local and international field trips.
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Entrance Ceremony
In April, the new junior high school students are welcomed after the formal entrance ceremony at Hitomi Memorial Hall.
Thanksgiving Music Festival
We feel it’s very important for our students to learn to express appreciation to those who have helped them, especially parents, close family and former teachers. At the Thanksgiving Music Festival,
the students can invite those to whom they owe a debt of gratitude and present them with a program of songs in lieu of saying thank you. There is a slide show about the four seasons of Showa accompanied by songs, and the guests are presented with tokens of appreciation.
Athletic Festival
October 10th is Physical Education Day, a national holiday in Japan. At Showa, a day near the end of September in the first semester is devoted to sports and competitions. Parents are be invited, and all the students display their physical stamina and coordination in a variety of events.
Showa Festival
This cultural event is held for two days during the early half of November. Each class researches and prepares an informative exhibit on a topic related to an overall theme. Some recent themes have been “Towards a Better Tokyo”, “Unique Japan” and “Discover The World”. Family and friends come to the school to view the finished projects. There is a variety of prepared food for sale which is always very popular.
English Festival
The purpose of this event is to increase the students’ proficiency in English. It is an entire day devoted to speeches, recitations, dramas, songs and a current movie, all in English. The study abroad groups present slide shows sharing their experiences with the entire student body. The English Festival encourages the students to use their classroom English in a practical way and improve their listening comprehension. Some students from The British School in Tokyo join Showa students in the afternoon for a variety of optional activities conducted in English.
