The Regents Review - Winter 2015

The Regents Review Winter 2015

Departmental News

European Day of Languages On Friday 25th September, RPCC joined the nation to celebrate European Day of Languages. The European Day of Languages is on the 26th September, as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages (2001), which had been jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union. It aims to encourage language learning across Europe and celebrate cultural diversity. To celebrate, tutor groups were asked to produce a string of bunting demonstrating the themes of cultural and linguistic diversity as well as language learning. The winning tutor group was ROWLING ML, who won croissants for tutor time. Students and staff also kindly contributed sharing their experience of living and working abroad for tutor group quizzes and a display. Modern Foreign Languages

‘Dansez en Français’ On the 7th July, we were honoured to have a visit from international dancer and coach – Nicolas Inchelin, who came to teach a variety of routines to our Year 8 and 9 students and help host the ‘Dansez en Français’ event. The students had to follow instructions in French in order to show off their dance skills. It was a great event and students seemed to enjoy the challenge.

Paella At the end of last year, we invited 2 chefs to cook a famous Spanish dish for Year 7 students – paella. It was a real success as students and staff found the experience very pleasing to their taste buds. To add to the Mediterranean atmosphere, it was a beautifully hot day.

Boulogne In June, the MFL team took approximately 30 Year 7 students to Boulogne- sur-Mer, approximately half an hour’s drive from Calais. During the trip on the channel tunnel, we held our now obligatory ‘Spot the fish’ competition. The trip involved a walking tour of the town of Boulogne and gave students an opportunity to practise some French. All students enjoyed themselves and it was a great experience. They particularly enjoyed the treasure hunt activity and having the chance to do some shopping on French soil.

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