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90 Year 8 students (and some Year 9s) have been working hard during
their Japanese and Chinese intensive courses. For two weeks, they
discarded their normal timetable in order to attend all-day sessions in
their foreign language, culminating in assessments at the end. Probably
more fun than the tests were the several practical workshops they attended:
The
Chinese learners had wok cookery lesson and and were treated to a trip
to Wellington College to experience the school's new Chinese Centre,
where they watched paper cutting and Taichi fan dancing demonstrations and could join in a fan dance routine.
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| Fan dancing practice at Wellington College |
The
Japanese students could try their hands at making sushi and learned
about origami, producing lovely creatures by folding paper. Aided by
visitors from Japan 21, an organisation promoting Japanese language and
culture, they could also find out about Kimonos and try them on
themselves.
Both groups had instruction in martial arts by visiting experts!
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| The Japanese teachers and the samurai experts |
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| Derek from Wutan UK teaching the Chinese students |
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| Luckily, everyone survived the sword fighting |
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| Beautiful origami swans |
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| Making sushi - Don't get fish fingers... |
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| No, you can't take them home - but they look very fetching.... |
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