After graduation, the students retain and build upon the language skills acquired in YIK.

卒園後は、YIKで身につけた英語力を“Owl Academy”で継続して、伸ばしていきます。

The importance of cultivating confident leaders of tomorrow is not limited to our International Kindergarten. In fact, it is this investment in our future that is the basis for all our programmes, especially of our Leadership Programme, a programme unique to YMCA. Several times during the year, graduates of YIK are given the opportunity to return to YMCA events as helpers, assisting teachers and supporting their younger peers. Who better to help teachers and children than those who have already experienced the events themselves. The Leadership programme begins with returning to familiar events such as YIK Family Day, YMCA Bazaar, etc. as helpers and assistants. Later on, these young leaders move on to being MCs on Owl Academy Speech Contest, Christmas Pageant etc. The older they get, the more responsibility they are ready to take on and the more involved they become in our events. Thus, the next step is for the students to help with the organizing and planning of events. YMCA’s international programs also provide opportunities to put the leadership, communication, and cross-cultural skills developed through YIK to use while making friends and connecting with people from around the world. Overall, our Leadership programme teaches valuable skills that reiterate our faith in our students becoming future leaders of the world.

非営利団体であるYMCAの役割の一つは、世界に通じるリーダーを育てることです。
リーダーを育てる教育は、一人ひとりの子どもたちに「自信」の種をうえつける事です。
その種が太陽の光を浴び、栄養を取り入れ、将来リーダーとして花開くのです。
ＹＩＫの卒園生は、ＹＩＫのファミリーディの運営やスピーチコンテストやクリスマスパジェントの司会等を
担当する機会があります。YIKで培った実践的なコミュニケーション力や国際感覚、適応力を活かして
国際プログラムに参加し、世界の友だちと交流を深めることもできます。
子どもたちが次世代を担う大切なリーダーとして花開く様、ＹＭＣＡでいろいろな経験を楽しみます。