Japanese Calligraphy Competition 

In 2024, Year 1 to Year 6 students tried Brush Calligraphy and Pencil Calligraphy. Japanese Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria (JLTAV) gave the theme “Japanese Food” to the Calligraphy Competition, which was open to all schools in Victoria. 

Japanese cuisine offers a wide variety of delicious dishes. Unique and diverse culinary traditions can be found in the different regions across the country, which means that travellers to Japan can enjoy regional specialities as they move across the country.

Students learned techniques of bush strokes, inks and paper, and the topics given to each category. 

Year 1 and Year 2 category: 茶 (cha/tea)

Year 3 and Year 4 category: 天丼 (ten-don/tempura donburi – tempura on cooked rice comes in a bowl)

Year 5 and Year 6 category: 牛丼 (gyuu-don/beef donburi)

JLTAV Calligraphy Competition Prize Winners

Brush Calligraphy

Year level            Place     Name

Primary 1/2        First       Mimi Z

Primary 1/2        Third      Finn P

Primary 3/4        Second Leo L

Primary 3/4        Third      Ella T

Primary 5/6        Second Frankie S

Pencil Calligraphy

Primary 5/6        First       Charlie B

The prize-winning students received a special certificate and medals. Our school received beautiful plaques with Mimi’s and Charlie’s names engraved for a school display cabinet at the Senior Campus. 

Nominees

Brush Calligraphy

Yr 1&2: Olivia K, Ollie R, Tali M, Jake V, Reuben Y, Finn P, Beth B, Mimi Z, Gal R, Adam M

Yr 3&4: Ella T, Leo M, Toby J, Meja F, Leo L, Ellie P, Indi H, Audrey C, Carmen P, Danielle M 

Yr 5&6: Nina H, Henry M, Frankie S, Ivy L, Abby P, Ollie G, Zoe W, Toby L, Evie T, Jake M

Pencil Calligraphy

Yr 1&2: Finn P, Savannah H, Georgie C, Yahli B, Benjamin W, Lucy W, Nikola B

Yr 3&4: Sophie H, Ella T, Aidan F, Tanya H, Aviv K, Ava G

Yr 5&6: Ariella D, Nina H, Ava S, Aria B, Charlie C, Xanthe A, Frankie S, Angus B, Charlie A, Benjamin L

Thank you to all the students who worked enthusiastically during the calligraphy lessons. Arigato gozaimasu to the teachers who supported their students in improving their neat handwriting skills daily, which has been reflected in our students’ Japanese writing skills. 

Congratulations/Omedeto gozaimasu to prize winners, nominees and everyone who tried the calligraphy in 2024!!! 

Naoko Nishikawa

Japanese teacher