Course description

Ikebana, a Japanese flower arranging tradition, has its unknown origin but it was said to start and develop along with other famous Japanese practice such as tea ceremonies and garden design. It is rooted in Japanese minimal, simple and balance culture. Ikebana is a symbolic language of aesthetic world in which the meaning of flowers, the style of arrangement, the size, shape, colour of the vase and even the height of the flower branch has its own purpose. Unlike Western perception of flower bouquet, which honours the colourful appearance and quantity, Ikebana makes flower bouquet at its most simple nature but still preserve its elegant beauty to decorate the tea room.

Sydney Language Solutions provide Ikebana flower arranging workshop for those who are interested in Japanese culture or love this aesthetic beauty. No previous skills or experience needed as we train participants from the beginning. Our Flower arrangement workshops are available at Sydney CBD, just 4 minute walk from Town Hall station during weekends.

What you’ll learn from the workshop:

• Basic knowledge of how to arrange a bouquet of flowers in Ikebana design with in-workshop practice
• Understanding of basic color scheme and seasonality of flowers
• Advice about choosing flowers for special events because each flower keeps its own meanings, even same flowers with different colors mean different
• Interesting stories about Ikebana history and Japanese culture
• Tips in choosing freshly picked flowers in the shops
• Tips in preserving flowers to keep its beauty in the longest period
• Our Japanese flower arranging workshop also provides you with basic tips about photographing flowers

What you can expect:

• The trainers are professional florists with full of experience and teaching passion
• Our Japanese flower arranging workshop will prepare all the materials to conduct the workshop
• Please remember to bring your own scissors and vase (if you want) to bring your own flower back home. What’s more meaningful than using our flowers to decorate your house!
• An open and friendly workshop. We don’t design a formal course or class, we just want to be a place for you to relax and make friends while having some life practice skills at the same time.

Upcoming Workshop:

Saturday    30 January 2020

Saturday    27 February 2020

Duration:   10am – 12pm (2 hours)

Fee:           $120

Class Size: 5 -7 students

Location of Class: 

Suite 302, 363 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000

What is included?

• Three hour flower arrangement workshop
• All materials
• Floral arrangement to take home
• Free Refreshment

SPECIAL PROMOTION! 

• Current SLS Language Students will receive 15% Discount 
• Non-SLS Students will receive 10% OFF EARLY BIRD BOOKING if enrolling at least 2 weeks in advance
• Group Booking of 4 students at one time will receive 15% off

Please note: 

• The workshop fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the workshop commencement date.
• All workshops need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead.
• If your workshop does not have enough students, it will be cancelled and you will be informed via SMS or email 3 working days before the starting date. You will receive a full refund and 10% OFF for next course in case the workshop is cancelled.
• Alternatively, we may reschedule the workshop to 2 weeks later to get more enrolments. Or we still offer the course for 3-4 students with a workshop with 25% shorter duration upon receiving your approval.