2023 Term 3 Hosting Japanese Exchange Students

WELCOME ISAHAYA COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL 

St Andrews College hosted a group of our sister school, Isahaya Commercial High School in Nagasaki, Japan. 22 sister school students and 2 teachers visited our school from 24 July to 4 August during Term 3. They got to experience Australian culture and school life with their host sisters and brothers in our school. 

Our staff run the special Australian cultural lessons for the sister school students. In the food technology class, Mrs Carlos and Ms Harwood offered them an opportunity to have cooking lessons with our students. They made Anzac biscuits together and learned about the history of ANZAC. 

In the Visual Art Lesson, Mrs Psaila offered an Aboriginal Art lesson. Our sister school students learnt Aboriginal Arts and enjoyed creating their Aboriginal Art work by themselves. They got into it so much.  

Ms Yuen’s Year 9 Japanese class also had an opportunity to have an intercultural exchange lesson with sister school students. Both students prepared activities to experience each culture and learn about each other from it. Our sister school students prepared a Calligraphy lesson as well as teaching our students how to twirl a baton.

Then, Miss Matsufuji’s Year 10 Japanese class prepared a special Australian lesson about Australian slang and tourist sights in Sydney, as well as teaching them the Australian National Anthem and a staple school playground sport, handball. Our sister school students and teachers learnt a lot about our unique culture through these activities. 

On their last day of visiting our school, Dr Kennaugh sent special St Andrews College gifts to the sister school students and teachers. They loved their gifts so much! 

Finally, we would like to say thank you to the families and students welcoming the Japanese students during their stay in our school for two weeks. Without your support, they could not have such a memorable and valuable experience in Australia!

Ms Mariko Suzuki 

Leader of Learning - Languages

Miss Miho Matsufuji

Teacher of Japanese