ONLINE SWAGATAM! (Japan Foundation Programme)

 A team of Japanese language students of classes 7 & 8 along with their teachers, Mrs. Vandana Jain,  Mrs. Charandeep Kaur and  Mr. Dinesh Chand Papnay participated in the "Online Swagatam" programme which was conducted by Ms. Mami Imoto, Japanese Language Advisor, Ms. Zingjar Zimik, PR Coordinator, and Mr. Ashish Sharma, Japanese Language Coordinator from the Japan Foundation, New Delhi on September 8, 2020.

The programme commenced with a brief introduction of the Japan Foundation by Ms. Zimik followed by a quiz on Japan and its culture.

Thereafter Ms. Imoto talked about a Japanese festival named “Otsukimi”. She highlighted the significance of the festival and performed an origami activity with the students which was followed by a quiz based on Otsukimi conducted by Mr. Ashish Sharma.

The students actively participated in the quiz and got themselves acquainted with the traditions of this festival.

Ms. Imoto concluded the programme by talking about various Japanese learning tools available online for the students. Moreover, the representatives from the Japan Foundation were highly impressed with the prior knowledge of the students about those topics.

The programme engaged all the participants throughout.