Koishikawa Visits JPJC

Read about how JPJC students and their Japanese counterparts from Koishikawa shared ideas and learnt from each other during a school exchange visit in February 2019.

Last updated 8 July 2026

Jurong Pioneer Junior College hosted the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School for the fourth consecutive year on 13 February 2019. 19 J2 students from The Ambassadors played host to their Japanese counterparts and through the school exchange, they had the opportunity to engage in intellectually stimulating group discussions with the students from Koishikawa and learnt to appreciate the Japanese culture.

Our students were impressed with the Mathematics and Science projects undertaken by the Koishikawa students, evident in their lively engagement with the presenters at the latter’s project poster presentation segment. Students from both schools were also engaged in the discussion of current affairs – the use of Artificial Intelligence in our daily lives, as well as opening up of the country to foreign workers in response to an ageing population, – pertinent to both countries.

Lunch at our college canteen was a refreshing cultural experience for our Koishikawa guests since lunch in school back home was eating from a bento in a classroom. The variety of food available further impressed upon our Japanese guests the multi-cultural makeup of our society.

Following lunch was a visit to the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI). The visit served as a practical extension to their topical discussions earlier, where they learnt how the government helped to prepare our people for an unknown job future, through a visit to the Lifelong Learning Exploration Centre at the Institute. Students from both schools also attended a highly engaging workshop “The Hot Seat”, which equipped them with useful interview skills. Overall, students and teachers from both colleges had a meaningful and fulfilling exchange.

Three uniformed students stand before a projected Jurong Pioneer Junior College welcome slide, one speaking into a microphone.

The JP Ambassadors started the session with a warm welcome for the students and teachers from Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School.

Three people stand together reviewing a document, with a man in a suit pointing at papers held by another man wearing a green lanyard.

Dr Hang, Principal of JPJC, in a discussion with the two teachers from Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School.

Two smiling men shake hands while holding a wrapped gift in a conference room with a projected schedule.

Dr Hang, Principal of JPJC, presenting a token of appreciation for Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School.

Six students in school uniforms pose beside a science poster titled does the water in a bathtub look blue?

The interaction between the students at the poster presentation by Koishikawa students.