Category: Competition

2019 Australia-Japan relations essay contest

28/6/2019

The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney is holding an Australia-Japan relations essay contest. The contest aims to encourage and develop a better understanding of Australia-Japan relations, among secondary school students in New South Wales. This English language contest is open to all high school students, not only for those studying Japanese.

Submissions close on Wednesday 21 August 2019 and must arrive at the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney by the above date.

For further information, please visit the consulate website.

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The Japan Foundation, Sydney – teacher information pack 2019

1/2/2019

Please download the Japanese teacher information pack which contains details of important dates in 2019 for upcoming professional learning, grants and contests, as well as contact details for the Japan Foundation. For further information, please contact the Japan Foundation.

2018 Japanese Film Festival school groups screening of Oremonogatari – 23 November 2018

24/9/2018

The high school comedy Oremonogatari (My Love Story!) will be screened for school groups in Sydney as part of the 2018 Japanese Film Festival.

Date: 23 November 2018
Time: 10:00am-12:45pm
Venue: Event Cinemas, George Street

The screening will include a fun Japan quiz before the start of the film, and a unit of work on the film is available for teachers. Teachers are invited to bring classes along for a Term 4 excursion.

The previous cap of 50 tickets per school has been lifted, so you can now bring larger groups. Tickets are $10 per student, and can be purchased online by credit card or invoice.

For more details please see the attached flyer or visit the Japan Foundation website.

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NSW Japanese Language Speech Contest 2018 – applications close soon

21/8/2018

The NSW Japanese Language Speech Contest will be held on Sunday 2 September 2018 at the University of NSW.

Applications to participate in the speech contest remain open until Thursday 23 August 2018.

The application form and contest guidelines are attached below.

All applications must be emailed to:
Nagisa Fukui at n.fukui@unsw.edu.au
(Japanese Studies, School of Humanities and Languages)

For further information please contact Tomoko Koyama

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nsw_speech_contest_guideline_2018.pdf
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2018 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for secondary school students

31/5/2018

The 2018 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest is now open for all NSW and Northern Territory secondary school students. This is an English language contest that is open to all students, not only those who are studying Japanese.

The contest aims to encourage an understanding of Japan and Australia-Japan relations for secondary school students.

Submissions close on Wednesday 22 August 2018 and must arrive at the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney by this date.

Please see the attached for the contest's flyer, a letter from the consul, entry guidelines and essay cover sheet. Entry guidelines and cover sheets are also available for download on the consulate website.

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2018essaycontestflyer_junior.pdf
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Australia-Japan relations essay contest

15/11/2017

The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney has announced the prize-winners of the 2017 Australia-Japan relations essay contest.

We would like to acknowledge the achievements of the Department of Education school students who have been awarded the following prizes in the contest:

First in the Senior division (Years 9-12):
Manar Al-ogaidi Bonnyrigg High School

Outstanding in the Senior division (Years 9-12):
Amee Wu North Sydney Girls High School

Highly Commended in the Senior division (Years 9-12):
Kelvin Huang Carlingford High School
Grace Lam Sydney Girls High School
Ada Luong Sydney Girls High School
Julie Nguyen Sydney Girls High School
Sasha Patterson Rajak St George Girls High School
Siti Mahsadinar Zams Marrickville High School

Highly Commended in the Junior division (Years 7 and 8):
Sarah Boreham North Sydney Girls High School
Joshua Gill Cardiff High School
Sophie Lee North Sydney Girls High School
Richard Lu Sydney Boys High School
Carey Tedjasukmana Strathfield Girls High School
Maxine Wu North Sydney Girls High School

The first place winner in the senior division receives a return ticket to Japan with a seven day Japan rail pass and three nights accommodation in Tokyo - congratulations, Manar!

Consider integrating this annual essay contest into your school's teaching and learning programs. It is a great example of learning across the curriculum and could be an opportunity for cross-curricular involvement with English teaching colleagues. Some schools encourage all students to complete an essay and have a school competition to judge the entries to be submitted.

This year the essay topics were:

Junior Division (Years 7 and 8): Japan is becoming a popular tourist destination for more and more Australians. For example, many Australians enjoy visiting Japan during the winter months for skiing and snowboarding; “Kumano kodou” in Wakayama prefecture is a famous pilgrimage route; and “Edo Wonderland” in Tochigi prefecture is a popular venue for school trips. What advice can you give to enhance Japan to be a friendlier environment for tourists from Australia?

Senior Division (Years 9-12): Japan is due to host the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Olympic Games in 2020. What are some of the lessons Japan can learn from Australia’s own hosting of these major sporting events, to lead to the success of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Olympic Games?

Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive! – 2017 submissions due 30 August

15/8/2017

The deadline for online entry submissions for Art Speaks Japanese Comes Alive! student art contest is in two weeks.

Entries must be submitted online via the Art Speaks Japanese contest website by Wednesday 30 August 2017.

For further enquiries, please email coordinators@jpf.org.au.

Japanese speech competition - Entries close 18 August

14/8/2017

Applications for the 2017 Japanese speech contest close this Friday (18 August). Unfortunately, late applications cannot be accepted.

Please send applications to:
Dr Tamaki Tokita
School of Languages and Cultures
506 Brennan MacCallum Building A18
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

The application form can be downloaded for submission by mail.
Further information can be found on the Macquarie University Japanese Studies website.

The Japanese language speech competition will be held at the University of Sydney on Saturday 16 September 2017.

For further enquiries, please contact Tokita sensei tamaki.tokita@sydney.edu.au

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Japanese speech competition - Entries close 18 August

7/8/2017

Applications to participate in the Japanese speech competition close on Friday 18 August.

All applications must be posted to:
Dr Tamaki Tokita
School of Languages and Cultures
506 Brennan MacCallum Building A18
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

Further information can be found on the Macquarie University Japanese Studies website.

The Japanese Language Speech competition will be held at the University of Sydney on Saturday 16 September 2017, commemorating the University of Sydney's 100th anniversary.

The new high school Wakaba division continues, and invites students enrolled in Stage 4 Japanese, Stage 5 Japanese and Stage 6 Beginners Japanese to participate in the contest using their creativity and level-appropriate Japanese. The main objective is to provide an opportunity for beginning students to take part in an official Japanese language event in the community. We hope it will be a wonderful opportunity for them to meet students from other schools with a similar interest in Japanese.

There will be many activities to participate in during lunch time, such as costumes and furoshiki wrapping.

All students will receive a certificate and participation prize. The 1st and 2nd prize winners from high school division (except for Wakaba division) will progress to the National Contest to be held on
Saturday 7 October in Sydney.

For enquiries, please contact Tomoko Koyama

2017 Australia-Japan relations essay contest

7/8/2017

A reminder that entries in the Australia-Japan relations essay contest must arrive at the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney by Wednesday 23 August 2017.

Entry guidelines and essay cover sheets are available for download on the Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney website.

The Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney has also launched an official Facebook page, sharing news, events and information about Japan.