Courses and Certificates

The courses of the Senke School consist of the following classifications: moribana & nageiri, and seika. Each of the classifications consists of a large variety of types of flower arrangement.

Weekly classes and workshops are held in Seattle for Senke School ikebana students. For more information about the classes, please use the contact form to get in touch with the class organizer.

The following procedures have been established for the granting of certificates and diplomas in the Senke School:

• Certificates are granted to students when they master all the styles within each classification.
• A diploma designating the title of kyoju (instructor) for the moribana styles, which include color style, naturalistic and nageiri (nageiri is often classified in a separate category), is granted to those who master the principles which are applicable to these styles and who pass the qualifying examinations.
• The diploma designating the title of kyoju (instructor) for the seika styles is granted to those who master the five sets of laws and teachings laid down by the Senke School and who pass both the qualifying examination and the examination for kaiden (final certificate). The five sets of laws and teachings consist of the following: shichishi-no-den (basic principles of the seven branches), hyakka-jo (one hundred rules), gojikka-jo (fifty rules), juunika-jo (twelve rules), and kirigami (teachings based on the nature of flowers).
• The advanced instructor's diploma giving the title of shihan is granted to a kyoju, of both moribana and seika styles, who have trained three students to the rank of kyoju. Only those who have been awarded kyoju and/or seika diplomas are qualified instructors.

Flower names are given under the following conditions:
The moribana kago (flower name) is given after mastering two of the three moribana styles, and the saigo (advanced flower title expressing the character of the individual) is given upon becoming a kyoju.
The seika kago is given after mastering shichishi-no-den, hyakka-jo and gojikka-jo, and saigo is given upon becoming a kyoju.
Only one kago and one saigo can be given whether it be in moribana or seika styles.
The Iemoto can, under special circumstances, give a kago to a student for exceptional apititude with flowers even before completion of the required work.