Languages

Sushi Day

This week the Year 8 students as well as some of our elective students were introduced to the most famous and traditional dish of Japan, sushi. We were lucky enough to have Yukari Miyachi, from Miyachi Sushi, as well as Maki (her assistant) come in to show the students how to make a sushi roll and to teach them all about its history. 

Students learnt about how sushi making began, all the way back in the Edo Period (1600s) and how it has evolved over many centuries to the various forms it can take today. 

Yukari and Maki explained to the students about all the ingredients and the role they play in making the best sushi roll and then showed the students the technique. 

Students were then able to enjoy their own sushi rolls.  

Year 9’s Zoom chat with Japan

Students in the Year 9 Japanese class had the opportunity to put their Japanese skills into practice when they zoomed with students from one of our sister schools in Japan - Seiwa Joshi Gakuin High School. Seiwa is an all-girls Catholic High School in the southern island of Kyushu and is located in the town of Sasebo, which has been sister cities with Coffs Harbour since 1988.

Students were able to introduce themselves and find out a little about each other such as what their favourite subjects are. We plan to continue developing cross-cultural connections with students from Seiwa through the rest of the year utilising the wonders of technology.

After the zoom, our Year 9 students did some online research to learn more about Sasebo. Some interesting facts they discovered include:

• Sasebo is famous for their hamburgers
• There is an American Naval Base in Sasebo
• It's known for Huis Ten Bosch, an amusement park that replicates a Dutch town, with canals and windmills
• It has the world’s first hotel to be run almost entirely by robots
• It is a beautiful coastal town (much like Coffs Harbour) and has over 200 islands off its coastline