On Friday, April 18, YCS students went on a wonderful field trip to the Field Athletic Tsukushino Course in Midori Ward, Yokohama. We had never done a field trip quite like this…

“Sale! Up to 70% off! Last chance!”, read the brightly lit sign in vivid yellow and blue. A family huddled next to a cart full of back-to-school items, the father watching intently…

At Yokohama Christian School, students from preschool to fifth grade participate in Physical Education twice a week. We emphasize the importance of physical activity for children’s development. Our lessons range from basic…

In a recent science lab, upper elementary students discovered that, after stretching their arm muscles, they could reach to higher heights than they could before stretching. Similarly, in this blog post, I…

Happy New Year! I feel so blessed to welcome the new year that God has brought! One day when I was driving from Kannai area to Minatomirai, I noticed there was a…

Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Christmas is a time of year when we all seem to go into overdrive: the Christmas shopping,…

“The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.” — John 14:26 Have…

“Master, Master, we are going to drown!”, screamed Jesus’s disciples who were in the boat. (Luke 8:24). The disciples were facing a storm and were getting swamped with danger. In the midst…

Simply believing in God is no good to us. We are to have faith, and trust is the practical outworking of faith. Faith in God sometimes seems like an unclear, airy-fairy concept,…

The beginning of every school year starts with excitement and nerves, new classrooms, new (and old) friends and so much more. Students come to school and begin learning new routines and remembering…