Farewell and Thank You to Ayaka Sensei

This week, we farewell Ayaka Maehata Sensei, who has been an intern with us for the past four weeks. Students studying Japanese from Year 6 to Year 12 have enjoyed having her assist in their classes. Ayaka sensei is from Kagoshima, Japan, and is currently studying American and British literature at Prefectural University of Kumamoto. She hopes to become an English teacher in Japan in the future. Ayaka sensei shares her reflection below.

‘I have really loved my time at MLC School. The students are very lovely and have been so welcoming. I have particularly enjoyed sharing Japanese culture such as origami, kendama, tea ceremony, singing songs and drawing anime. I am surprised that the students can speak Japanese so well.

MLC School students are so friendly and have been so keen to speak Japanese with me even outside of the classroom. Thank you for having me at MLC School. I hope many students will try their hardest to continue studying Japanese and visit Japan in the future!’

Ayaka Maehata

– Natasha Collins
Head of Department – Languages