Okinawa Hai!

There are a multitude of choices for educating your children on Okinawa, of which homeschooling is one.  For those of you who choose this route in educating your children, F.I.S.H is a homeschool co-op that may be of interest to you and your family.  Take a look! CONTRIBUTED BY BROOKE Name of the school: F.I.S.H [...]

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Editor’s Note: This is a new review about OMSI.  To read our review from 2007 & its update from 2010, along with all the associated comments, please see THIS POST.  CONTRIBUTED BY ELISA ANDERSON My 4-year-old (almost 5) attends OMSI, and my 6-year-old goes back for summer school. I’ve written this in a Q&A format [...]

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When my family and I were preparing to move to Okinawa I had a hundred sixty-seven (thousand) questions.  One of the biggest ones was about housing (what would it look like? what were our options?).  The other was for my daughter: What were our options for preschool? This was before I found Okinawa Hai, and [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY TAMI SALAZAR Name of the school: American Preschool Mihama* Ages of Your Kid(s) in this School: 4 ½ years old  (Children aged 2-6 years old are welcome.) Location:  They are located right on Hwy 58, just south of where 58 intersects with highway 23. On 58 between A&W and KFC. Contact Information: James [...]

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For all you parents looking for a preschool that suits your kids, we’re hoping to add a little something to aid in your search. Parents of children who attend various preschools on island have filled out a series of questions about the schools for the benefit of the rest of us. We welcome more than [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN ROBINSON Name of the school: Golden Mind Achievers International Preschool Ages of Your Kid(s) in this School: mine’s under 2 yrs old, but they accept ages 6 weeks to 6 years old School location:  Along Rt 24 between Lester and Foster Phone:  098-989-9808 Website: http://www.goldenmindachievers.com/ Golden Mind Circle Admissions/Enrollment: What is the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY AUBREY CORCORAN Name of School: World Mission Christian School Ages of your kids in this school: 11 and 7 years. General Location: Nakagusuku Website and/or phone:   http://www.owmcs.com/ and 098-895-6670 WMCS Program Admissions/Enrollment: What is the maximum number of students that your school has? Varies, year 2011 had about 100 students in pre-K to 12. [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY JAMIE COTTERELL St Josephine 1 Name of School: Saint Josephine Montessori School General location of school: Close to 58 near Camp Kinser, go to Pipeline Dori it is behind the Kamimori Junior High School. Ages of Your Kid in this School: 3 years Contact Information: st.josephinemontessori@gmail.com or 098-878-5623 St Josephine 4 ADMISSIONS/ENROLLMENT: What [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE As parents, finding quality childcare is one of those dreaded tasks that need attending to.  Whether a parent works outside the home, works from home, or is one of those oxy-moronic “stay-at-home” parents who occasionally needs to leave the house without her (or his) kids, finding the right person to care [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY CARMAN KERN AmerAsian Name Name of the school: AmerAsian School of Okinawa Ages of Your Kid in this School: 5 Where is this school located? Ginowan ( about 20 min from Kinser or Foster) Contact Information: 098-896-1966 AmerAsian Front Admissions/Enrollment: What is the maximum number of students that your school has? Not sure [...]

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