Featuring... - Northern Territory Schools

Page 6tory many schools are cele-their communities a rangetive sensory-rich activi-students invite membersparticipate in studies ofAcross the Northern TerribratingAsian culture withof innovative and creaties.Teachers andof their communities toAsia through various cultural, literacy and numeracy events.Asia In Schools Week aims to:• Assist members of the public gain a deeper understandingof internationalism and the need to skill our studentsfor the demands of a future global workplace throughstudies of Asia;• Encourage schools to use the abundant Asian resourceswithin the community;• Celebrate, outside the classroom, through activities focussingon Asia that are linked to Literacy and Numeracy,Studies of Society and the Environment and the Arts.Events leading up to and including Education Week include:Lantern making competitionLantern-making workshops for teachers were conducted earlyin August by Luchi Santer, Nancy Aw and Khim Mills, who demonstrateda selection of Chinese and Filipino lanterns. Prizesof theatre passes will be given to students of winning lanternsthat will be are displayed at Casuarina Shopping Centre during Education Week.Asian Cook-Off competitionFor the third year, the annual Asian food cook-off competition is being held on Wednesday 31 August for teams of secondary high schoolstudents and Charles Darwin University hospitality students. The cook-off is at Darwin High School and a panel of judges will award restaurantdinner prizes for the best dishes. Thanks to Penny McIntyre from the Home Economics Faculty at Darwin High School for herbrilliant organisation of the event.Holy Family and O’Loughlin Angklung GroupA group of 15 students will perform a musical item on traditional Indonesian instruments called Angklung at the launch of EducationWeek on Monday 29 August under the direction of Indonesian language teacher, John Gawa.SOSE and Studies of Asia Awards for teachers of best practiceThe Social Educators’ Association of The Northern Territory Awards (SEANT) and the Asia In Schools Project will present awards to twoteachers for recognition of their contributions to studies of Asia and Studies of Society and Environment. Awards will include return airfareto Brisbane in January 2006 for the Social Educators Association of Australia’s Biennial National Conference.School Events include:A Cultural Activities Day that features Indonesian dances, story-telling and displays for early childhood classes at Wagaman PrimarySchool;An International Day with multi-cultural activities and a costume parade at Manunda Terrace Primary School;Year 6 students from Clyde Fenton Primary School exploring Chinese history through excursions to Pine Creek and Darwin;A whole school literacy event, ‘Novel in a Week,’ for Millner Primary School classes studying a novel-picture book depicting Asian cultureusing drama, dance, poetry and song;St Francis of Assisi years 1/2 and years 6/7 students learning how to make and decorate Chinese lanterns using calligraphy with instructorKhim Mills. This will culminate in students giving presentations about lanterns for the school community’s ‘Dinner under thestars’;A Balinese cooking demonstration by senior years students and food tasting by teachers at Sanderson High School;Rotational Asian literacy and numeracy activities at St Paul’s Primary School concluding with an Asian lunch;Year 8 students at Katherine High School performing a Peking Opera pantomime with masks created by the students;Classes at Sacred Heart Primary School focussing on a different aspects of Asian culture culminating in a final community display;An Indonesian Shadow Puppeteer performing a Wayang Kulit play at the Good Shepherd Lutheran School to stimulate students fromevery class to write and perform their own shadow puppet plays;An Indonesian Cultural Day featuring food, costumes and dance at the Holy Family Primary School and O’Loughlin Catholic College.For further information about these events, contact Jennifer Ure, Asia In Schools Project Officer on 8999 3709.