An American high school at a U.S. Marine Corps base in Japan has formalized years of informal exchanges with a Japanese public school, signing a sister-school pact aimed at deepening academic, cultural and athletic ties.

American and Japanese middle school students recently swapped holiday traditions and sharpened their storytelling skills by producing short Christmas-themed videos in one of Okinawa’s busiest tourist districts.

Students in Defense Department high schools could see more college-level coursework opportunities and financial resources under a provision in the annual defense spending bill.

Okinawa schools will revert to their previous schedules starting Oct. 27, the beginning of the second quarter.

Full-day pre-kindergarten will be offered at more schools in the U.S. and Europe in the fall as the military’s school system expands access to the program worldwide.

High school students at this airlift hub in western Tokyo recently transformed their school into a gallery and a stage for a night celebrating creativity, resilience and the arts.

A group of fourth- and fifth graders spent a recent afternoon collecting information from aviation professionals at the annual Career Day at Osan Air Base.