横浜YMCAが運営する全日制英語幼児園

Cub students and their teachers had a sleep-over at Fujisan YMCA Global Eco Village on September 6th and 7th. This is one of the most exciting events that we have every year! They were able to ride the bullet train and take a bus to reach our destination. They enjoyed the fascinating view of Mt. Fuji and had a blast at Makaino Farm which is not far from the YMCA.  They could  experience milking cows, feeding sheep and rabbits, and even had free time to play at the park. The students loved bath and meal time together, the food was also delicious! When night came, they were all very excited to sleep together with friends and it was such a memorable experience for all of them! This will surely be unforgettable!

Several students spent part of their vacation at our Summer School.  This years summer school program was special and was a lot of fun because everyday is a party day.  We had Harry Potter Party, Aloha Party, Philippine Fiesta (Festival), Ninja Party and Pajama party. 
For the Harry Potter party, they were sorted into houses and these houses competed in games. They also did magic spells before they ate magic jelly beans. The highlights of the Hula party included dancing hula and modeling.  We did traditional dances and games during our Philippine fiesta themed party.  The children got to try "Bamboo Dance." They also tried the game "Pabitin" which requires them to jump to get a prize/toy from a lattice (usually made of bamboo).
The children assembled under the lattice and, when it was lowered, they tried to grab as many goodies as they can. Ninja party was a lot of fun as the children did ninja training in the morning (obstacle course and shuriken shooting) and managed to hide, pick poison and eventually fight a bad villain in the afternoon. At the pajama party, aside from the games they did in the morning, the children were able to munch on popcorn while watching a movie. We had a lot of laughs and fun, and it was a great way to enjoy summer.

Summer is a festival season in Japan, and here at YMCA Global Kindergarten, we celebrated this season with our annual “Summer Festival” which is led not only by teachers by also by students.

We started the festivities with the omikoshi (portable shrine) parade. Everyone chanted wasshoi and rang bells as they paraded to the festival attendees. Then the game centers opened. The participants who led the games did a great job explaining the rules to guest and put stamps on their stamp cards. Our guests excitedly tried all the activities which included Bowling, Fishing, Alligator Pow, Shooting, UFO Slasher (hurling), and the new activity this year which is “dancing.” We also had Operetta Video viewing at one of the rooms.  We also had a “Moving Janken game” for our guest wherein they challenge one of the teachers to a janken, and if they win they could win a toy, otherwise they still get a sticker.

At the end of the festival, we did watermelon cracking wherein all the children had a chance to whack to paper mache watermelon. When the mache broke, they were showered with the candies from inside of it, and the children eagerly grabbed candies falling at them.

Lastly, a big watermelon was shared to everyone, and it was good way to end the festival as we could it eat with our families and friends. It was a wonderful day at the summer festival because the children were involved in a lot of activities throughout the day.

We are very thankful to all the participants and all the people who came despite the weather and typhoon warning.

We will have our long-awaited annual Summer Festival this Saturday.
YGK friends and teachers are enjoying preparing all the stuff to make it a very special occasion.
We all look forward to seeing you at the festival!!

At YGK, we have an Operetta performance  every school year.
This year is in just a few more days.
Everyone is getting ready and exciting, giving the best of themselves .
May all have a fantastic time !

We had a fantastic Wednesday! We finally had the chance to experience cooking Pizza Toast with Teachers and friends.

Everyone was so excited to wear and show their cool aprons and head dresses. We had a chance to show what we learned about cooking like using knives and cutting boards and also about washing vegetables.

It was our delight that we had a chance to cut our own planted vegetables and use them for our Pizza toast. We were able to choose our own toppings and had the courage to try to eat vegetables we don't really like.
We liked them very much and most of us were thinking to make them too at home.

Everyone has shown willingness to help in cleaning up. We wiped the tables and washed plates, cups and bowls.

It had an enjoyable time and can't wait until the next event!

Two months have passed since the beginning of this school year.

We had parents' visits last week.

The children were happy and excited to have their dads and moms in their classroom.

Thank you parents for making your time for us.