Japanese Students call at Malacca Notre Dame Convent

Mar 20, 2015

By Percy D’Cruz
Seventy Japanese students from Nagoya’s Tomita High School, led by principal Kusunoki Michihiro and assisted by two lady teachers, Kuwata Yuka and Hori Sayaka, called at Malacca on March 7.

The Japanese student group made a goodwill visit to the Notre Dame Convent in Jalan Gajah Berang. This convent had begun as a Catholic Mission Chinese School, managed by the Infant Jesus sisters.

On arrival, the visitors were accorded the convent’s 24-Season Drum welcome before they stepped into the main hall proper for the official welcoming ceremony.

Following speeches by key representatives of both parties, there were a series of cultural performances by students of both, the convent and Tomita High School.

A photography session preceded the tour of the convent and its grounds. A typical Malaysian buffet lunch concluded the visit.

According to convent principal, Madam Chong Chew Yoong, officials of both educational establishments also conducted preliminary discussions to make goodwill visits on a home and away basis a regular affair. However, nothing concrete has been decided, she added.