月曜日 09:30 - 14:00 火曜日 09:30 - 14:00 水曜日 09:30 - 14:00 木曜日 09:30 - 14:00 金曜日 09:30 - 14:00

New Beginning International Preschool

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山口県下関市大和町１－６－７

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Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi
New Beginning International Preschool

キリスト教の愛の精神に基づいた、豊かな愛情の中で、人格を尊重した教育。 Curriculum Overview
NB curriculum covers a three-year cycle. Both plants, animals, and insects are discussed.

Each year, vocabulary and math objectives are met within the context of a larger theme. Unlike kindergartens in an English speaking environment, the goal is not English reading proficiency at the end of the three-year period, but English conversational ability. For this reason, alphabet recognition, pronunciation, and vocabulary recognition are emphasised. (Although reading English is not a focus,

some graduates naturally are able to read kindergarten level English books upon graduation.) Since the students are all non-English speakers, an effort is made to incorporate the five senses into each unit. This approach has been successful in imprinting a large amount of concrete vocabulary into an everyday, practical context. Year 1 –God made Me: This year’s focus is on the parts of the body, including internal organs. How to have strong bones, the function of the lungs, heart, brain etc are discussed. Year 2-God made living things: This year’s focus is on life cycles. Students are exposed to farming, harvesting, and cooking with what they have harvested. Year 3-God made the world: In this year, students will study the solar system. As they study the planet earth, they will get to “travel” around the world visiting various countries. Cultures, indigenous animals, and climates of these countries are discussed. Each of these themes are integrated to meet Kindergarten objectives of K3-5 while maintaining a distinct Christian perspective.

01/02/2026

25/01/2026

This past week we learned about three landmarks in Europe: Brandenburg Gate, Colosseum, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Here are some short excerpts from our lessons. Some of our friends had fun recreating the land marks during free time.

15/01/2026

This week we are "visiting" Australia. We learned about the biomes in the country as well as some of the animals. We have been playing with Australian animal plushies all week as well as the animals which Ms Rachel used to teach the biome lessons.

13/12/2025

2025 NB Christmas Program

22/10/2025

We are visiting Egypt this week and learned how they used to make mummies. The pyramids were tombs for the pharoahs. We are also playing in a pyramid in the classroom and dressing up as pharoahs and princesses.

02/10/2025

Rainforest play

住所

山口県下関市大和町１－６－７
Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi
750-0067

営業時間

月曜日	09:30 - 14:00
火曜日	09:30 - 14:00
水曜日	09:30 - 14:00
木曜日	09:30 - 14:00
金曜日	09:30 - 14:00

ウェブサイト

https://kawanakakyoukai955.wixsite.com/preschool

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Using Our Five Senses to Learn

Curriculum Overview NB curriculum covers a three-year cycle. Each year, vocabulary and math objectives are met within the context of a larger theme. Alphabet recognition, pronunciation, and vocabulary recognition are emphasised along with simple math concepts. Each theme incorporated as many of the five senses as possible to make the learning concrete. This approach has been successful in imprinting a large amount of vocabulary into an everyday, practical context. Year 1 –God made Me: This year’s focus is on the parts of the body, including internal organs. How to have strong bones, the function of the lungs, heart, brain etc are discussed. Year 2-God made living things: This year’s focus is on life cycles. Both plants, animals, and insects are discussed. Students are exposed to farming, harvesting, and cooking with what they have harvested. Year 3-God made the world: In this year, students will study the earth’s continents, oceans and landforms as well as the solar system. Students will “travel” around the world visiting various countries as they learn about various cultures, indigenous animals and plants, and the climates of these countries. Each of these themes are integrated to meet Kindergarten objectives of K3-5 while maintaining a distinct Christian perspective.

Words from a parent of a graduate (English translation below the Japanese)

卒園生保護者からの手紙

　本日の卒園式を無事に開催することが出来たのも、マーシャ先生をはじめとする先生方木谷さん、園の運営にかかわる全ての方々のおかげであると深く感謝申し上げます。

　早期の幼児の英語教育につきましては、賛否両論ございますが、今や世界の4人に1人が英語を話し、ビジネスに与える影響が一番大きな言語が「英語」です。グローバル化の進展の中で国際共通語である「英語力」の向上が極めて重要であると考えております。

　彼らが入園いたしまして、丸4年、Facebookで拝見している限りではございますが、毎日の質の高いレッスンに加え、子供達の興味をひくテーマ、競争心を高めるゲーム等、子供達の向上心を上手く引き出していただき、この時期に必要とされる「自主性」や「社会性」「協調性」等も自然と身につくことが出来たのではないかと思っております。

　保護者といたしましても、「バイリンガル」から「トリリンガル」へ、他にも園や先生方への要求も高くなりがちではございますが、彼らが入園した当初を思い出しますと、十分に満足のいく成果が得られていると考えております。本当に先生方には感謝の念に堪えません。ありがとうございました。

　最後になりますが、保護者といたしまして園に望むことは、「このままここにNBが在り続けること」であります。「天は自ら行動しない者に救いの手をさしのべない。」ご存知の方も多いと思いますが、シェークスピアの言葉です。開園当初から、木谷さんにはNBの発展に力を注いでいただいておりますが、これからも園児募集をはじめ、経営の改善、改革に期待を込め、これからの園の発展と先生方のご健康とご多幸を心よりお祈り申し上げ、保護者代表のお礼の言葉と代えさせて頂きます。　ありがとうございました。

We are able to celebrate this graduation today thanks to Ms. Marcia, the teaching staff, Ms Kitani and all of those who have a part in keeping this school running. To all of you, Thank you.

Concerning the need for English education beginning in the early years of childhood, 1 in 4 people around the world speak English. English is the language that impacts businesses the most. It is the language of businesses throughout the world and is important in moving toward globalization.

It has been four years since today’s graduates began attending New Beginning Preschool. I have observed on Facebook the high level of quality of the daily lessons, interesting themes which holds the attention of children, games which develop a sense of competition and which draw out the best in each child. These activities have naturally developed autonomy, social skills, as well as coordination and other skills in the students.

There is a tendency for us guardians to demand a high level of bilingualism or trilingualism to be taught to our children by these preschool teachers. As I look back at the progress of my children from when they first entered this preschool, I can say that I am completely satisfied. I truly appreciate these teachers. Thank you so much!

Finally, as a parent, I want to do my best to help NB prosper."Heaven does not sacrifice a helping hand to those who do not act on their own." Many people know this quote from Shakespeare's. From the opening of the preschool, Mrs. Kitani has been focusing on expanding NB. I am expecting that even more students will be recruited for this kindergarten. I pray for the future development of this school and for the teachers' good health. I want to leave you with a happy, heartfelt thank you from myself and from the other parents. Thank you very much.