Specialists

Japanese

Welcome to term 2 in the Japanese classroom.

The students have been busily working on expanding their knowledge of Japan, including customs, festivals and the language.

Did you know that Kodomo no Hi, Children's Day is celebrated on the 5th May each year in Japan?

Kodomo no Hi being one of the most popular festivals in the country, Japan is also adorned with carp streamers (koi no bori) for the occasion. These are all inherited right to the tradition of kites of Hamamatsu and thus find themselves floating in the wind the windowsills of the houses or public places to wish good health to all children. This is why, several events around the koi no bori are organized all over the country in May, starting with Tokyo, where Tokyo Tower and Roppongi Hills hold each year a festival of banners.

Below is a useful website if you would like to explore more of the language at home:

https://www.digitaldialects.com/Japanese.htm

Instrumental Music Lessons

Learning a musical instrument is a wonderful way for your child to develop all manner of skills and neural pathways in their brain. 

If your child is interested in learning a musical instrument through our private teachers please click on this link to email the teacher directly. Information on timetabling and pricing will be available by emailing them. 

https://sites.google.com/education.vic.gov.au/hepsinstrumentaleoi/home