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Year 10 Italian Horoscopes

Natasha M. 10K

Dylan C. 10A

Holly M. 10H

Italian Film Festival 2019

Year 8 Chinese Museum Excursion

On the 4th of September, Y8 Mandarin class went to the Chinese Museum in Chinatown. It was a great experience for all of us to learn about Chinese Australian history. It was an efficient, realistic way to study instead of doing textbook work. The booklet that Ms.Jing made for us was really interesting as well. It guided us to think about the key ideas that we have to learn in each section. In the museum, there were sections about Chinese settlement, Han Dynasty, Goldrush, Chinese tombs and a Chinese dragon. My favourite part in this museum was the Han Dynasty section, it was attractive and interesting to learn. After the museum excursion, we went to the Kung Fu workshop nearby. The sense behind Wing Chun is an artistic conception of 'Zen'. I was amazed by the philosophy behind Wing Chun. 

Cindy L. 8F

There were a lot of ancient exhibits in the museum but one of the things that really attracted me was Confucius’ quote “learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous”. This means that if you learn without thinking, you are just wasting your time and there is no point of learning. If you’re thinking without learning, it is meaningless because you have no knowledge about it. This learning skill is reflected in DSC when students review and reflect by the end of a lesson to recall and think about what we just learned in class. I believe that all students enjoyed and learned something from this excursion as we did not only do book work but also physical activity such as 'Kung Fu'. I would say that this was one of the reasons which made the excursion very fun, yet educational.

Berry E. 8F

The excursion to the Chinese Museum was a wonderful, educational and fun experience which I had the opportunity to share with my peers. We learnt an abundance of facts and knowledge that has helped us to understand the history of China. We looked at exhibits of the Han Dynasty and the migration of the Chinese people to Australia for reasons such as the Goldrush and for job opportunities.  We also explored a Chinese mythical creature, the Chinese dragon.  We learnt about Kung Fu by experiencing how to do it.  This was a lot of fun and something we can practice in our personal lives if we are ever in danger.

Stevaan A. 8G

On the 4th of September 2019, I went to the Chinese museum in the city, as well as the Kung Fu workshop. I learned a lot from the Chinese museum, such as the 12 inventions of the Han Dynasty. I also got to learn some self-defence from the Kung Fu class. It was fun. I learned that Kung Fu is not for harming people, but it is for self- defence.

Hui J. 8F

Katrina Jing

Teacher of Mandarin and EAL