Summer School 2025

Building Our Future: Sustainable Cities

July 21 – August 1

Monday–Friday, 10:00-15:00, 10 days at KOBILS Momoyamadai

Kindergarten (Ages 4-6)
Upper School (Grades 1-6)

Explore, Imagine, Create!

This summer, we’re dreaming big: What will the cities of tomorrow look like? Join us for KOBILS Summer School 2025, where students will explore the theme of Sustainable Future Cities, inspired by SDG 11 and 13. Through hands-on, inquiry-based activities, students will imagine cleaner, greener communities—and Elementary students will even visit the World Expo to see cutting-edge innovations in action!

Expo 2025 Field Trip (Upper School)
Elementary students will visit a selection of inspiring pavilions at the World Expo to explore how countries are tackling global sustainability challenges and designing the smart cities of the future.

Architectural Exploration Around Kobe (Kindy)

Kindergarten students will explore buildings and community spaces in Kobe (details to be announced), developing an early awareness of how design shapes the places we live and play.

Research Lapbooks

Students will document their learning in handmade lapbooks filled with designs, study notes, and mini-reports to showcase their understanding and creativity.

Hands-On Creativity
From model cities built with recycled materials to real-world problem-solving challenges, students will work together to design, test, and refine their ideas.

Outdoor Learning & Activities
Our summer schedule includes Water Day, urban nature walks, team-building games, and a Pool Day at Shioya Country Club (subject to weather).

Kindy Sandwich Party / Upper School Farewell Picnic

We’ll celebrate the end of our learning journey with a shared lunch on the final day. There’ll be a sandwich party for Kindy and a picnic for Elementary (lunch provided!). All students will finish at 13:30.

Online Student Showcase

Families will enjoy a digital presentation of student work, learning, and reflections at the end of the program.

Excellent Support & English Immersion

With a strong student-to-teacher ratio, students benefit from a fully immersive English environment guided by our experienced and caring staff.

Fees
— KOBILS Kindergarten: ¥67,000
— Kindergarten External / KOBILS Grades 1-6: ¥75,000 + tax
— Grades 1-6 External Students: ¥85,000 + tax

Fees include field trip, materials, and Shioya Country Club pool day lunch and final lunch celebration.Application Deadline: June 30 (Mon)
(Limited places available. Priority will be given to KOBILS students.)
External students require an English interview (¥5,000).

Join Us!

We pride ourselves at KOBILS on our happy friendly children. KOBILS builds SKILL: Strong, Kind, Inquisitive Lifelong Learners. They love to come to school and we love to have them!

2025 Admission Materials:

KOBILS News!

Careers Week

Elementary School holds a Careers Week every year. During Careers Week, we have people from various professions visit to share their jobs with us.

Online Information Session

Thank you to those who attended KOBILS online information session and/or online tour. It was the first time we  held the event online and 87% of you responded to the survey saying it was “very good” or “good”. Thank you to all who responded to the survey.

Disabled Access

One of our goals at KOBILS is to make our learning accessible to all. We are therefore very excited to have been able to adapt our building so that almost all facilities are accessible to wheelchair users. An elevator allows access to all three floors and widened doors and a specially adapted toilet means that our facilities should be usable by those with a range of mobility challenges. Come by and See!