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Having fun is an essential part for people’s growth.
Yokohama Design College offers a variety of events throughout the year to support students’ growth.
In addition to the support for skill enhancement, such as preparation for qualification and certificate examinations and for a graduate exhibition, YDC also has a number of fun events including the annual school festival where you can have a blast with friends who share dreams with you. YDC will help you fully enjoy your student life, where you can both learn and have fun.

Specialized Course

• April

  

  Entrance ceremony
  Orientation
  Social gathering

• May

  Health checkup

• June

  

  Sports festival
  Fashion Business Examination
  Pattern Making Examination (written)
  Lettering Examination
  Off-campus learning

• July

  Summer vacation
  Fashion Color Examination
  Fashion Sales Examination
  CG Examination

• August

  

  Open classes

• September

  Final exams
  Graduation ceremony (for students who started in October)
  Pattern Making Examination (practical)

• October

  

  Entrance ceremony (for students starting in October)
  School festival
  Foundation Day

• November

  Fashion Business Examination
  CG Examination

• December

  Winter break
  Fashion Sales Examination

• January

  

  Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) event
  Open classes
  Fashion Color Examination
  Dressmaking Skill Examination

• February

  

  Graduate exhibition
  Final exams

• March

  

  Graduation ceremony
  Spring break

Japanese Language Course

• April

  

  Entrance ceremony
  Orientation

• May

  Health checkup
  Field trip (Japanese nature)

• June

  

  Sports festival
  Off-campus learning
  EJU

• July

  JLPT
  Field trip (Japanese company)
  Summer vacation

• August

  

  Open classes
  Field trip

• September

  Final exams
  Field trip (disaster prevention)
  Graduation ceremony (for students who started in October)

• October

  

  Entrance ceremony (for students starting in October)
  School festival
  Speech contest
  Foundation Day

• November

  Field trip
  EJU

• December

  

  Extracurricular program
  Excursion
  Christmas party
  JLPT
  Winter break

• January

  

  Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) event
  Open classes
  Optional manga class

• February

  

  Graduate exhibition
  Field trip (Japanese history)
  Final exams

• March

  

  Graduation ceremony
  Graduation trip
  Spring break

Events

Through the following events, you can deepen your understanding of Japan as well as the importance of the language and communication.

・Events to deepen understanding of the Japanese culture, society, and history
・Events for interaction with Japanese people
・Events as part of education on collaboration and leadership to develop the 21st-century skills and global talents

In addition, we organize various events such as sports festivals, school festivals, field trips, visits to Disney Sea, Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) events, speech contests, graduation trips, and graduate exhibitions.