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Sister Schools
Brisbane Boys' College has two sister schools in Japan.
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| Kwansei Gakuin is a well-known private boys' school
and co-educational university situated in Nishinomiya near Kobe.
The school is a Christian school run by the Methodist Church. It
is over 100 years old. |
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| Sano Commercial High School is a state run co-educational
school in Tochigi Prefecture to the north of Tokyo. |
Brisbane Boys' college traditionally plays host to one of these schools
each year. The students homestay with our BBC families for 10 days to
two weeks, and attend BBC while they are here, also taking English lessons.
BBC students benefit from these visits, not only by making friends
with people from other cultures, but also by learning about traditional
aspects of Japanese life through instruction by visiting Japanese teachers,
e.g. calligraphy, the tea ceremony, and origami.
Japanese Homestays
Each year, the senior students (Years 11 & 12) have the opportunity
to homestay with Japanese families and attend one of our sister schools
over the Christmas holidays.
Students who take advantage of this opportunity always have a wonderful
time, thanks to the kindness of the homestay families and the students
and staff of the school involved. Lasting friendships have been forged
and our students return full of enthusiasm for the study of Japanese
and interested in Japanese culture.
Other students have spent a year in Japan, having made their own arrangements
with student exchange organisations.
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