Year 9 Japanese Excursion
Year 9 Japanese Excursion Report
On 24 November the Year 9 Elective Japanese Course students went to the Japan Foundation, Sydney. They had a special Japanese cultural workshop there. In the first session, the students learned about calligraphy. Ms. Akahane who is the workshop coordinator at the centre taught its history and rules on how to do calligraphy. The students practiced writing their favourite Kanji characters with a brush and black ink. Then, they created their master peace to take it home. All of them were satisfied with their work.
At lunch, students experienced having a Japanese lunch box which is called “Obento”. It had two rice balls of their choice, Karaage (deep-fried chicken), Tamagoyaki (egg rolls), and salad. They enjoyed eating Japanese food.
Then, they had another special workshop after lunch. The students learned about seasons and school events in Japan. Compared to Australian schools, there are more fun school events in Japanese schools. The students tried one of the typical activities at the sports festival at a Japanese school, which is Karimono kyousou (the borrowing competition). The students had to speak Japanese during the competition. Every student participated in it very seriously and enjoyed the time a lot.
All of the students had a full of Japanese cultural experience on the day. Everyone enjoyed their first Japanese excursion at St Andrews College. Year 9 Japanese course students are looking forward to another Japanese excursion next year!
Feedback from the Year 9 Japanese Course students:
I learnt about the art of calligraphy and its rules. I enjoyed the calligraphy workshop so that I could try it ourselves.
Leila Crisafulli-Kefu
The excursion was amazing because I could learn about calligraphy and how the strokes work.
Amik Marok
I learnt to write new Kanji in calligraphy form and the correct way to do it. It was a fun and exciting experience and I would like to do it again if I could.
Dante Sio Ngaha
Mariko Suzuki
Leader of Learning - Languages