In Week 7, students in Year 7 Japanese classes learnt all about the Way of the Samurai and Bushido. The word ‘samurai’ means to serve. Samurai were trained to be fearless fighters as well as cultured thinkers. Their main roles were to serve and protect the Emperor and their Daimyo (landowners). Students learnt about the 7 virtues of Bushido, the code that Samurai lived by. The virtues include honour, courage, politeness, compassion, honesty, loyalty and integrity. Classes made connections between Bushido and the values of Shalom College. At the end of the week students created their own samurai kabuto (helmet) and were given an opportunity to test out their chopstick skills in the M&M Chopstick Challenge. Lots of serious Samurai focus was observed! The reward for excellent skills and participation was, of course, delicious M&M’s!!! (A sweat treat that would surely have been a Samurai staple if they existed hundreds of years ago).

Mrs Nicole Anderson
Japanese Teacher
Nicole_Anderson01@shalomcollege.com