HS Choral Festival @ Kinnick, Feb 26
Congratulations go to both the HS Choir and the HS Vocal Ensemble for GOLD scores on all performed pieces. Special recognition to Sae Obi as our featured soloist and Remi Suzuki for her stellar accompaniment.
Congratulations go to both the HS Choir and the HS Vocal Ensemble for GOLD scores on all performed pieces.
Our talented instrumentalists filled the air with music and swing at Saint Maur International School on February 6th for the annual KPASS Jazz Festival!
From honorable mentions to focused preparations, read more to find out what the IBDP Visual Art students have been up to in February.
A first-of-its-kind production by MS students, Directed by Sarah Andrade. Join us as MS debuts its first-ever musical at Seisen!
Theatre Season at Seisen has officially begun. Read more to find out what's happening and where!
Explore the many ways in which our Grades 8-10 Visual Arts students have kept busy
Grade 10 students explore surrealism through their own work and Grade 8 students refine their skills to prepare for DP Art through Reduction Cut prints.
Seisen's impressive instrumentalists earn praise and recognition at the 2025 KPASS Festivals.
This years' joint Fall Play produced and performed by the students of Seisen and St. Mary's deliver stellar performances that moved audiences.
A big well-done to all students who participated in the numerous performances in a very busy November.
Recent Seisen graduate Cassie Bucy marked her Tokyo debut as a theatre artist out in the world at large.
A select group of Seisen high school students embarked on an unforgettable journey to Hong Kong to participate in the prestigious 2025 AMIS Honor Jazz Festival & Jazz Skills Workshop.
Students in 11th grade DP Visual Art have finished their first unit in the new DP Art curriculum: more concise components and a deeper focus on making and experimenting with art.
Grade 12 Visual Arts students experience Sou Fujimoto's architecture works at the Mori Museum of Art.
The air is already alive with music as our middle and high school instrumentalists dive enthusiastically into the new academic year.
Students in Grade 11 DP Visual Arts embarked on their first gallery visit as a DP cohort turning their experience into day filled with culture and art.
Our students joined peers from other international schools at the 2025 KPASS High School Drama Festival to perform various interpretations of the theme of “Baggage”.
This unit allowed students to work thoughtfully with materials, connect their ideas to cultural context, and deepen their skills in both analysis and expression.
The Grade 11 students show an impressive diversity and breadth in their work, with a willingness to explore and take risks with different media, which speaks to their autonomy and creativity as maturing Art students.
(Thumbnail by Giselle Tweeboom)
The event also included a performance by the Kanto Plain Select Band, comprised of top middle school instrumentalists from those five participating schools. The Select Band students, who rehearsed on one Saturday to put three pieces together, capped the festival with an impressive performance.
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