Location	381, Kamiagu, Maizuru-shi, Kyoto
TEL.	(+81)773-75-0452
Website	https://www.nisseihs.ed.jp/
Membership	2022

2025 Annual Report

Our school upholds the founding spirit of “Be with the small and vulnerable” and aims to nurture individuals who can use their abilities for the benefit of others.

(1) Global Citizenship, Peace, and a Culture of Nonviolence

• Storytelling activities at the Repatriation Memorial Museum and presentations in inquiry-based learning
  Maizuru City is a place of repatriation, and the stories of returnees are passed down to preserve peace. One student who serves as a storyteller conducted interviews on the internment of Japanese people in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the theme “Hospitals used by Siberian internees.” The student presented their findings at both the midterm and final inquiry presentations.
• (Scheduled for February–March) Second-year study trip to Okinawa
  Students visit Okinawa to directly feel the reality of the Battle of Okinawa and reflect on it personally. They also offer a thousand paper cranes folded by all students. As prior learning about the war, students study the basics of the Battle of Okinawa using materials such as the animated film Himeyuri.
• Other activities
  Prayers on international days such as World Tsunami Awareness Day and International Day for Tolerance, and student council discussions on school regulations.

(2) Sustainable Development and Sustainable Lifestyles

• Integrated Inquiry Program “Mai-Way!”
  All grade levels engage with the local community, aiming both to contribute to regional revitalization and to develop their own “zest for life.”
  Second-year students selected their own themes and carried out activities in the community.
  • In a project promoting intergenerational exchange through choral music, students repeatedly coordinated with the local community center and successfully held a joint event with a local choir.
  • In a project to revitalize the local library, students adapted the card game Ito with a Maizuru theme and organized events. They improved the game’s accessibility and event planning through multiple trials, contributing to increased library engagement.
  • Additional projects included developing sweets using ingredients provided by local farmers, creating collaborative products with local companies, exploring the effective use of neglected bamboo forests, and considering river scenery and environmental conservation—too many initiatives to list exhaustively.
• Other efforts
  Collecting miswritten postcards and plastic bottle caps, installing green curtains, and more.

(3) Intercultural Learning, Cultural Diversity, and Respect for Cultural Heritage

• Participation in the Kyoto UNESCO School Training and Exchange Program
  The theme was “Understanding activities to protect World Heritage and considering what we can do.” It provided a valuable opportunity to reflect on local resources from the perspective of World Heritage preservation. Later, students discussed with the World Heritage Certification Office to consider future approaches to learning.
• Language Study Program in Canada
  Students stayed with local host families for about two weeks and interacted with local high schools. They experienced local culture and daily life in an English-speaking environment, gaining firsthand understanding of differences from Japan.
• Other activities
  As a Catholic school, we engage in daily practices aligned with our founding spirit—for example, arranging seasonal flower planters.

Annual Work Plan

(1) Global Citizenship and a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
Collaboration with the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, second-year school trip (peace studies), prayers for each international day, review of school rules led by the Student Council, etc.

(2) Sustainable Development and Sustainable Lifestyles
Integrated Inquiry Time “Mai Way!”, collection of miswritten postcards, collection of plastic bottle caps, collection of contact lens cases, installation of green curtains, etc.

(3) Intercultural Learning and Respect for Cultural Diversity and Heritage
Canadian language training, hosting of students from sister schools, etc.

Past Annual Reports

2024 Annual Report