arts of peace

Ben Shepherd

Teacher

Arts of Peace

In the Year 7 specialist subject Arts of Peace, we look at various Eastern philosophies about health and well-being.

Jeremy Fiske (School Nurse) is a Doctor of Chinese medicine as well as being a Registered Nurse and worked in private practice for 10 years before becoming a schools health educator. When his busy schedule allows, Jeremy joins us to assist with the program - in Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Gong and Kendo among other skills.  

To the delight of the students, once per semester Jeremy demonstrates Chinese medicine with me as his subject! Acupuncture, moxibustion and Cupping are part of Jeremy's repertoire and, having  only a vague idea of what these disciplines entail,  students enjoy seeing  how they are practised. Jeremy explains the various applications and  health benefits relating to Chinese medicinal practise,  as well as the idea of Chi energy and how it relates to Chinese Medicine.

Nashwa Candrika Ufaira

Year 7

We had fun learning about acupuncture and its benefits to the body.

The best part of the class was watching Jeremy do acupuncture on Mr Sheppard. It was awesome! All, the needles, materials, and even fire that he used were amazing. I definitely learned a lot from this class.