Japan to Go

Curriculum Framework (WA) Catholic Education WACE Australian Curriculum (Japanese) International Baccalaureate - Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) Vocational Education

Inquiry-based learning Bloom's Taxonomy Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Student-centred approach Bruner's Constructivist theory Incorporating ICT in the classroom

2011 Japan Foundation Intensive Seminar for Teachers 2009 Murdoch University School of Education Prize for Excellence in Teaching (BEd Secondary) 2009 Murdoch University Asian Studies Prize 2009 Murdoch University Australia-Japan Society Prize 2009 Endeavour Language Teacher’s Fellowship 2008 Murdoch University Vice Chancellor’s Commendation for Academic Excellence 2007 Western Australian/Hyogo Prefectural Government Japanese Studies Scholarship 2004 Hyogo Joint Summer Session at Sea On Board Scholarship 2003 Murdoch University Award

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - Murdoch University Bachelor of Asian Studies Specialist (Japanese) - Murdoch University Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Bluestone Training One-year Intensive Language Course in Japan - Himeji Dokkyo University, Japan

Sarah has over 10 years formal education in Japanese, beginning when she was a Year 6 student in primary school and culminating in a one year scholarship to Himeji Dokkyo University in Japan. From a young age she has had the pleasure of hosting both short-term and long-term Japanese students in her home, and has visited Japan many times; such experiences have shown Sarah the true value of cross-cultural exchange. Sarah has dedicated her working life to promoting Japanese language and culture; first as a Japanese teacher with experience delivering the Japanese curriculum to students from Year 7 to 12 and then as a Homestay Program Manager for a Japanese exchange organisation.