On Sunday, April 6, we participated in Sakura Days Japan Fair and did demonstrations of kamishibai and Japanese calligraphy. Junko Fuchioka, our calligraphy teacher explained about calligraphy and participants tried to write sakura in a Chinese character. Once they completed calligraphy, they put it on pink coloured paper and took it home. We had a […]
More infoVJLS Open House Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014 Classroom Visits Time: 10 am.~10:55am Fundamental Level A @ Room #1, 3F (For students who do not speak Japanese at home) Conversation class @ Room #12, 4F (For students who do not speak Japanese at home) Elementary Grade 1 @ Room #7, 4F (For students who speak […]
More infoOn Friday, March 21, Twenty two students from Ibaraki Shimodate High School visited to our school. This visit was part of “Bridge for Tomorrow” project organized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Students gave us a presentation on Japanese Culture and learned about life of Japanese high school students. It was very interesting and […]
More infoOn Saturday, February 15, 160 students from Meisei Junior High School visited Vancouver Japanese Language School (VJLS). We gave a talk on prewar Japanese Canadian history and VJLS with a picture slideshow. Meisei Junior High School students did a presentation on Japanese Culture including how utilize randoseru, or school bag and furoshiki, or wrapping cloth. […]
More infoOur students submitted to the 10th Kaigai Nikkei Bungei Festival Minato Mirai Bungei Festival. (Creative writing contest for those who live abroad) One of our students, Taiga Shiraishi’s haiku has won the contest and he received an award certificate. After we enjoyed Shishimai‘s performance, he received the certificate in front of other students. The winning […]
More infoA renowned Japanese calligrapher Shiko Kataoka generously donated an original calligraphy work of our school song. We have installed on the 3rd floor and hope you will have a chance to see it. 日本でも著名な書家，片岡紫江先生のご好意により、先生直筆で立派な額に納められ、日本から寄贈してくださいました。3階ホール壁に掲げておりますのでお立ち寄りの際には是非ご覧ください。
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