AnnualFundImpact Report 2022 - 2023

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Contents
04 Principal’s Review

1205 Gifts

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07 Annual Fund Allocations

1408 Secondary Taiko Development

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09 BST Literature Festival

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BST Learner Profile Plush Toys

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Professional Debate Coaching

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3D Printers

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School Technical Team Equipment

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Ways to Give

Skateboard Park Improvements

Primary Wind and Brass
Instrumental Programme
BST Festival of the Arts 2024

Virtual Reality Headsets
for Secondary School

Diversity Map, the jointly-produced artwork by Primary and Secondary students withJapanese artist Aoyama Satoru (青山悟), was an art project funded by the Annual Fund in
2022-2023. It is now placed in the lobby of BST’s new Primary Campus at Azabudai Hills.

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Principal’sReview
The second year’s cycle of our Annual Fundhas sustained the fantastic momentum wecreated in Year 1 and established the Fundin our community calendar. The impact andfundraising exceeded all expectations in its
second year - more than doubling the funds
raised last year, and enabling ten inspiring
projects come to life.These 10 projects
are already enhancing the exceptional
experience that we offer our students at BST:••••••••••

Taiko drums for Secondary School
BST Book Week
Professional debate coaching
Virtual Reality headsets for Humanities
Dept.
3D printers
Sound and lighting equipment for school
performances
Extra ramps for our Skateboard Park atNagasawa
Primary Wind and Brass Instrumental
Programme
Next year’s Festival of The Arts in June
2024
Learner Profile plush toys for Early Years

Needless to say, all of this has only beenachieved because of the incredible energy,
commitment and generosity of our staff,
parents and students. Each of theseprojects provide inspiring opportunities totry something new; to extend oneself; toinvent, to solve and to discover. Our students
have already translated many of theseresources into debating wins, technically
impressive school productions, exceptionalmusical, sporting and literary performancesand cumulatively, a school culture which isambitious about what can be achieved byeveryone.
In the forthcoming third cycle of the Annual
Fund, we are confident that we can buildon the successes we have achieved so far
and raise even more to achieve even more.
As well as seeking more exciting proposals,
this year we will establish a new beneficiarystream within the Annual Fund, The Principal’sFund for Excellence. Each year, some of themoney raised will be allocated to this fund,and the Principal and Heads of School willuse it to support students who might face afinancial barrier when it comes to achieving
excellence in sport, music, drama, scienceor any area of our school curriculum. Moving
forward, The Principal’s Fund for Excellence
will also be used to support the School’s
Bursary scheme.
All gifts, whether gifts of time or expertise,or direct donations to The Annual Fund makea difference and are hugely appreciated.
Thank you to the PTA Committee for theiramazing support of the Annual Fund and thebroader BST community for your generosity.
This, above all, helps to make ‘The BST
Difference’.

Paul ToughPrincipal

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Gifts

S I LE N T AU CT I ON
WinnerDonor

Donation (yen)Jason Reynolds & Sabina Steinkellner

Yoko Hudspeth

16,000Thomaz Family

Yoko Hudspeth

31,000Kylie King

Simon Dalby

30,000Guanyi Deng

Ping Liu

10,000

Emma Cabrera

Ping Liu

8,000

Guanyi Deng

Kay Adam

12,000

Emma Cabrera

Kay Adam

27,000Naomi Iwase

James Nepaulsingh

20,000Naomi Iwase

James Nepaulsingh

20,000Anonymous

Miyuki Ikezaki

2,000

WinnerDonor

Donation (yen)Naomi Iwase

James Nepaulsingh

35,000Anonymous

Cathay Pacific

145,000

Anonymous

Stuart Gibson

1,800,000

Louis & Leo Miyama

BST (Principal for a day)

130,000

Anonymous

Melissa Assouad

10,000Gabriela Mandrea

Melissa Assouad

5,000

Anonymous

Miyuki Ikezaki

5,000

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Levels of Giving:Private Donations
The Principal’s Circle¥1,000,000 - and overFounders’ Circle¥500,000 - ¥999,999

Leaders’ Circle¥250,000 - ¥499,999

Patrons¥100,000 - ¥249,999

Benefactors¥30,000 - ¥99,999

Friends of BST
Up to - ¥29,999

S U PP O RT E D BY

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The Wu Family, Irving So

The Matsumoto Family, Anonymous x2

Malins Fish & Chips, Hitoshi Shimizu, Anonymous x1

Paul Habeshaw, Anonymous x1

The Lin Jacobs Family, Anonymous x1

All attendees at our Gala Dinner and our termly quiznight events (over 250 people) are ‘Friends of BST’.

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Annual Fund Allocations
2022-2023
2021-222022-23

8%

17%

92%

45%

Primary

SecondaryAccumulated
14%

60%

38%

16%

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2,500,000

2,000,000

1,500,000

1,000,000

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Secondary TaikoDevelopment
Delivered in September 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY1,200,000•

A class set of Taiko drums have been purchased for the Secondary School in orderfor students to have a unique musical experience in a Japanese art form.

•All students in Year 7 will start their Secondary experience with Taiko lessons
scheduled during their Music lessons as part of the curriculum for half a term.

•Taiko will also feature as part of the new BST Explore learning programmethroughout the year, opening up the opportunity for more students across the school
to experience Taiko.

Comments from students:‘I think it’s a great idea to learn
Taiko drumming in Secondary
as it is such a uniquely
Japanese activity.’
Shane, Year 7

08‘We learnt Taiko in Y2.
Everyone is always really
happy and excited to jointhese fun lessons.’
Taliyah, Year 7‘I think it is important tolearn Taiko as we live inJapan and it is a part ofour culture.’
Lucas, Year 7

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BST Literature
FestivalDelivered in March 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY400,000•

A week of exceptional provision by external literature specialists, for Primary and Secondarystudents.

•Four online author visits (linked to Sakura Medal Reading Competition and student favourites;
involving students from Years 3 - 10) and three in-person author visits.

•Writing workshops with the excellent external creative writing providers Tokyo Kids Write, as well
as events and activities with Showa High School and SKG - including Japanese cultural activities;bilingual workshops and a translation and bilingualism workshop with an eminent translator.

•Competitions, charity fundraising and Tutor/Class Time activities ran throughout the week,
involving all students across the school.

•‘Books Unwrapped’, the international book discussion group run online by BST, hosted 36 students
from five schools around the globe.

•Events in the line-up are additionally and generously supported by our PTA.

Comments from students:‘It was great to get opportunities to talk about our different interests,
books we’ve loved and how to improve our ever-evolving writing. It gaveme the chance to talk to people I wouldn’t have talked to before, or even
known were writers, and to pick up a book I wouldn’t have given a second
thought to otherwise. Just to have a space to think totally about writing didme good. I would do it again any day and I think anyone could enjoy it.’
Stella, Year 9‘I felt very inspired
after it as did manyother students. Ithink I will finally
start writing mynovel now! ‘Sarah, Year 709

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Professional
Debate Coaching
Delivered in February 2023 (and ongoing)
Annual Fund contribution JPY350,000•

Provided debate training for students and staff.

•Help improve students oracy skills and their ability to think critically, gaining increasing
confidence and an enhanced awareness of current affairs.

Students took part in the 2023 COBIS / Debate Mate International Schools Competition. In
preparation for the competition, BST arranged debate coaching for the debating team. Six students
took part in these sessions, which helped students prepare and structure their debate speeches andoptimise stylistic elements. The coaching was delivered by a university-level debate coach and each
student received both verbal and written feedback.
The subsequent competition was highly successful. In their first competition at this level against
many long and well-established schools, BST managed to make the Quarter Final. The team lost to
the eventual winners but were only knocked out by one point.

Student feedback:‘The debatecoaching taught
me key skills andhelped me pass on
this knowledge toyounger members of
our newly-founded
debate club.Thedebate coachinghas made me more
confident whentalking to others andimproved my public
speaking skills.’
Richard, Year 12
10‘The benefits of thecoaching were thegreater depth ofunderstanding it
gave us in compilingand presenting ourarguments. They gave us
great insight and tailoredadvice into what each of
us could improve upon,and as a result helped
us push to the Quarter
Finals of the debatecompetition.’
Coe, Year 12‘Before entering the competition, I had adecent grasp of debating skills but attending
the coaching session gave me a great
understanding of the skills and processes ofdebating. Learning how to effectively dissect
an argument into its constituent parts:
assertions, reasons, conclusions etc allowed
me to better engage with the opponents’arguments as well as making mine moreconvincing. Beyond this, learning how to thinkand speak with such clarity and logic hashelped me in all areas of my academic life,
especially in making my writing clearer inessays.’
Lucas, Year 12

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School TechnicalTeam Equipment
Delivered in March 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY1,250,000•

Professional lighting equipment purchased for musicals, concerts, awards and graduation
ceremonies.

•New Equipment has dramatically improved the audience experience of musicals and shows,and created a professional environment for students to act and perform in.

•The impact reaches across the whole BST community, including parents and staff who enjoy
the many productions and concerts.

Student feedback:‘The new control systems have helped us tocreate better shows by creating complex
scenes, using spotlights for example, to add
more drama. that we couldn’t before.’
Cyrus, Year 9‘The new control board has enabled me tolearn how to create more sophisticated effects
and enhance the technical aspects of BST’sperformances.’
Harry, Year 911

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Skateboard ParkImprovements(Nagasawa Ground)
Delivered in summer 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY550,000•

The new ramp has a longer lifespan, can be repaired and allows students to practice new andchallenging skateboard techniques.

•73 students from across the school (Years 4-10) have attended the 10 sessions so far.

•Every session has been filled and usually there is a waiting list.

•The new ramp is a permanent fixture and so plans are afoot to run skateboarding as part ofBST Explore.

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Primary Wind andBrass Instrumental
Programme
Delivered in September 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY1,100,000•

The Primary Wind and Brass Instrumental Programme, known as ‘The BST Windstars’,
provides selected students across Years 4 - 6 with a unique opportunity to participate in arigorous programme of musicianship, instrumental and ensemble development.

•Sixteen NUVO instruments have been purchased: eight Clarineos and eight J-Flutes as wellas sixteen pInstruments: eight pTrumpets and eight pBones. Additionally, thirty pBuzzes
have been purchased as part of this project as the initial instrument for all children who arelearning to play a brass instrument - these will also be used within the whole-school Primary
curriculum allowing children in Years 3 and 5 to experience playing a brass instrument.

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Repertoire and teaching materials have been purchased to support instrumental lessons.

•BST Windstars will be involved in several performance opportunities throughout the year intermly concerts, instrumental evenings, school assemblies and informal sessions.

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BST Festival ofthe Arts 2024
To be delivered in June 2024
Annual Fund contribution JPY2,500,000•

The festival will showcase our wonderful students and the art they create within theDepartments of Music, Art, Drama and Literature, alongside incredible opportunities for
our whole community to work with and learn from experts in their fields.

•Artists, performers, theatre practitioners, musicians and authors will be invited to deliverlectures, panel discussions, live interviews, collaborative performances and workshops will
be held.

•The festival will provide a platform to celebrate much of what our Arts Faculties andstudents have created throughout the year, such as preparations for music exams;
exhibiting art and photography work and performing drama pieces.

•The aim of the festival is to bring all these creative strands together into one programme
for parents and students to attend, alongside guest events aimed at different age groups,
running each day and evening throughout the fortnight.

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ANNUAL FUNDVR Headsets inGeography/Humanities
Delivered in June 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY2,116,000•The VR headsets are being used in lessons across multiple subjects within the Humanities
Faculty and beyond.

•Students of all ages are able to engage in deep and vivid learning experiences that bringlearning to life..

•The headsets are being used to enhance learning by providing rich sensory andmultidimensional experiences without leaving the classroom.

•The immersive nature will help students to become aware of environmental, cultural and social
diversity by taking virtual trips. These inspirational encounters will help to engender curiosity,
global perspectives and sense of wonder.

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BST Learner
Profile Plush Toys
Delivered in August 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY650,000•

The purchase of 25 sets of durable and realistic looking plush toys from HANSA Japan
which represent the seven BST Learner Profile characters (elephant, panda, squirrel,dolphin, rhino, penguin and monkey).

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1 set for each class in Nursery - Year 2 (20 sets).

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1 set for each year group for Years 3 - 6 (4 sets).

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1 set for display in the Primary School foyer.

•The toys are being used to reinforce the attributes of each learner profile character
through social stories, puppet shows, classroom conversations, role-plays and recognition.

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3D PrinterDelivered in August 2023
Annual Fund contribution JPY350,000•

Students will have the opportunity to learn about 3D designs in order to create robotics
components as a start to learning how 3D printing can solve real world problems.

•Students can design and print a molecule and similar microscopic objects in Chemistry; gethands-on with Geography by printing 3D models of topography or population maps; bring
History to the present with 3D-printed models of historical landmarks and artifacts; print
realistic 3D models of organs to give hands-on experience to Biology students.

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Ways to give
BST can accept donations by credit/debit card online
or by bank transfer. For both, please access our BST
Giving webpage at www.bst.ac.jp/giving or scan theQR code below::

Alternatively, we welcome your donorenquiry by email: devt-off@bst.ac.jp

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