The 8th Japan Times Bee – The Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/cropped-bee-logo-32x32.png The 8th Japan Times Bee – The Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp 32 32 Congratulations, Shantanu! https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2017/03/04/congratulations-shantanu/ Sat, 04 Mar 2017 07:43:41 +0000 http://spelling-bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=2824 8th-bee_3547
Shantanu Edgaonkar, 13, from Global Indian International School. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Congratulations to 13-year-old Shantanu Edgaonkar from Global Indian International School for winning the 8th Japan Times Bee! Shantanu won by spelling the word “toxicosis” correctly. According to Merriam-Webster Unabridged, the word means “a pathological condition caused by the action of a poison or toxin.”
Edgaonkar will go on to compete at the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., this May.
You can read a full report of the Japan Times Bee in the March 6 edition of The Japan Times.

The 8th Japan Times Bee,4 March 2017. Satoko Kawasaki .
Participants gather for the 8th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on March 4, 2017. | SATOKO KAWASAKI
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10:00 The Japan Times Cafe will open
10:30 Registration Opens
11:00 Opening Remarks*
11:30 Start Spelling Rounds
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 Restart Spelling Rounds
14:50 – 15:10 Break
15:10 Restart Spelling Rounds
16:00 End / Awards Ceremony**

*Please note that spellers who do not arrive by this time will be automatically eliminated
** End / awards ceremony time may change

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  1. Bradford Academy
  2. Canadian International Elementary School Tokyo
  3. Canadian International Junior High School Tokyo
  4. Columbia International School
  5. Fukuoka International School
  6. Global Indian International School (GIIS) Tokyo
  7. Gyosei International Junior High School
  8. Gyosei International Primary School
  9. Hiroo Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  10. Horizon Japan International School
  11. India International School
  12. India International School in Japan
  13. Joan K. Mendel Elementary School
  14. K. International School Tokyo
  15. KAIS Elementary & Middle School
  16. Kaiyo Academy
  17. Kakegawa International Christian School
  18. Kansai International Academy
  19. Katoh Elementary School
  20. Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu Junior and Senior High School
  21. Kyoto International University Academy
  22. Linden Hall Elementary School
  23. Makuhari International School
  24. M. C. Perry Elementary School
  25. Okinawa Christian Home Educator’s Association (OCHEA)
  26. Okinawa Christian International School (Middle)
  27. Planet Kids
  28. Sollars Elementary School
  29. Tathva International School – Primary
  30. Tathva International School – Secondary
  31. The Montessori School of Tokyo
  32. The Montessori School of Tokyo, Middle School
  33. Tokyo YMCA International School
  34. Tsukuba International School
  35. Willpower Learning Institute
  36. Yokota West Elementary School
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  • Enrollment with Scripps and The Japan Times (Early Bird rate)
    by Oct 14th 2016  ($145)
  • Enrollment with Scripps and The Japan Times (Standard rate)
    by Dec 12th 2016  ($220)
  • Inform the JT about the date of your school bee
    by Dec 12th (or as soon as known based on the dates below)
  • Conduct your school bee
    between Dec 13th & Feb 3rd 

    • Please note that school winners must satisfy both of the below age criteria to qualify for the Japan Times Bee:

    1. The speller must not have passed beyond the eighth grade on or before February 1, 2017.
    2. The speller must not have reached his/her 15th birthday on or before August 31, 2016.
    ]]>         The 8th Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2016/08/24/the-8th-japan-times-bee/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:48:26 +0000 http://spelling-bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=2720 The Japan Times is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 8th spelling bee in March, 2017. This is based on the success of our 7 bees to date, which saw participation from Japanese and International schools from all over Japan.
    The winner of the contest will  earn the right to compete  in the final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. as the representative  from  Japan.  Round-trip travel and hotel accommodation will be provided for the winner of the contest and one escort.

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