Here are a number of great resources around feelings, fears and worries. Many are related specifically to the Coronavirus and some are about anxiety more generally. International School Counselor Association has also included a couple of mindfulness websites that are great to help kids find a bit of peace in these really unsettling times. ISCA-Coronavirus-Resources-to-ParentsDownload
HJIS International Culture Festival 2020 – Cancelled
Dear Fellow Parents & Guardians, We hope that everything is going well. On behalf of the International Culture Festival (ICF) Committee and Parent Teachers Association (PTA), we regret to inform you that both the HJIS 2019-20 ICF scheduled for April 18, 2020, and February Class Representative Meeting has been canceled. This decision has been made in response to the escalated transmission risk of The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to our school community. We deeply apologize f ...
COVID-19 – HJIS CMT Announcement 2/21/20
Dear HJIS Parents & Guardians, We hope that you have enjoyed a pleasant week. Please allow this email to serve as an update concerning recent school developments relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the HJIS Crisis Management Team ([email protected]). Recent Kanagawa Prefecture Board of Education Announcement The Kanagawa Prefecture Board of Education has recently released the following statement(s): If necessary, each prefecture will independently order s ...
College Fair
Dear HJIS Community, Please be aware that the HJIS College Fair scheduled for tomorrow at 2:30 - 4:30 PM will still be held as planned. The following precautionary measures will be taken: All guests arriving at our school will be required to undergo a temperature check prior to entering the building. Any individuals recording a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher, will not be permitted to enter. All guests will be required to use hand sanitizer prior to entering. Also, they ...
Curriculum Night Not Cancelled
Dear Parents / Guardians,For clarification, curriculum night (tonight) is not cancelled - as none of the participants are considered 3rd party visitors to our school. We look forward to seeing you tonight at 4:30pm.Thank you. Best regards, HJIS Administration
HJIS Preventative Steps regarding 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Dear HJIS Parents & Guardians, We would like to thank those of you who have expressed special interest in our schools efforts in preventing the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to our school community. Please allow this email to provide you with a full scope of our endeavours to keep our students, faculty, and parents healthy and safe. The following actions have been done within our HJIS (Yokohama) campus: (Please note: several emails, demonstrations, weekly newsletter up ...
Coronavirus Updates
Dear HJIS Community, We hope you all had a great and safe weekend. Please allow this message to update you on the current measures our school is taking to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus situation. At this time, the HJIS’ crisis management team regularly meets to review guidance and advice received from Local Health Officials, World Health Organisation announcements, The Japanese Ministry of Education, and The Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. In addition ...
Sickness & Attendance Update
Dear Horizon Parents & Guardians, As you may have recently noticed, our administration team has sent out several emails and/or announcements regarding our 20 Day - Attendance Policy as we have seen a sharp increase in student absences. Please note that one of our primary goals in the future will continue to be increasing student attendance in that it directly correlates to increased academic success. However… Due to the increasing threat of The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, as well as other ...
Visitor Email(s) & Field Trip Email – Coronavirus
Dear Horizon Parents & Guardians, Please see the following visitor restriction update: As previously mentioned, until further notice, we will no longer be accepting outside guests to our campus. For clarification, “outside guests” refers to third party guest(s) - as in individuals not directly involved in Horizon Japan International School. Parents/guardians are not considered 3rd party guests and are still permitted to frequent our school grounds. Therefore, until further no ...