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Global Week of Languages and Cultures 2024

October 4, 2024/in EWOL /by Presdales School

During the week of 23rd- 27th September we celebrated the diversity of languages and cultures within our school community with a variety of activities throughout the week. In tutor groups we were part of an Escape Room using our knowledge of language Learning.

Presdales teachers greeted their classes in a different language every day. By lesson 6 they were quite proficient!

On Monday we hosted an event for students during Monday lunchtime called ‘Culinary Connections’. Students from Years 7-9 were invited to bring in a home-prepared dish/ snack originating from a different country. The aims of the event was to showcase and share food from other countries and cultures and to allow students to try something that they might not usually eat!

In the evening we took a small group of students to a Languages Fair in St Albans hosted by the University of Warwick. We were able to take a closer look at what studying a language at university might entail and the careers which follow.

At lunchtime on Wednesday, students could buy ice creams but they had to be ordered in another language or no ice cream! The students were excellent at ordering what they wanted.

In class we celebrated with research and creating bunting with the information gathered. Students in Year 7-9 in both of their languages were given a theme or topic to focus on and have produced some excellent creations, which you can view here.

German

In German, Year 7 researched famous landmarks, Year 8 information about German companies and Year 9 researched different musicians and music genres which are popular in Germany.

Italian

In Italian, students in Year 7 researched a town or city in Italy. For some it was an opportunity to find out more about somewhere they had been or are going on holiday. Others researched a place where they have relatives or simply somewhere they had read about or seen pictures of.

Year 8 bunting had a Made in Italy theme and students researched Italian brands such as Gucci, Nutella and Ferrari.

Year 9 Italianists found out more about Italian music and researched artists from opera star Luciano Pavarotti to more contemporary figures, such as this year’s Italian Eurovision entrant Angelina Mango.

Spanish

This year for Global Week of Languages and Culture, the Spanish department celebrated in KS3 lessons by students researching various aspects of hispanophone (Spanish-speaking) culture and decorating bunting with their research. Year 7 found out about Spanish-speaking singers such as Ana Guerra, Shakira, Lola Flores, and Selena, while Year 8 enjoyed researching traditional food from Spanish-speaking countries such as paella valenciana, crema catalana, patatas bravas, and croquetas. Year 9 considered the different amazing places that Spanish could take them, and found out about tourist attractions such as Machu Picchu, La Sagrada Familia, La Isla de Pascua, and La Alhambra.

Special mentions go to Ella Cooper (Year 7), Violet Caudle (Year 8), and Anabelle Glanville (Year 9) for their beautiful and informative bunting.

 

 

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Global Week of Languages and Cultures 2023

October 6, 2023/in EWOL /by Presdales School

During the week of 25th September – 29th September 2023 we celebrated a Global Week of Languages and Culture. In tutor groups the pupils took part in assemblies and cultural activities.

Presdales teachers greeted their classes in a different language every day. By lesson 6 they were quite proficient!

During the week the canteen provided themed food, there was French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. Everyone enjoyed tasting lunches from different countries.

On Tuesday lunchtime, students could buy ice cream, but they had to be ordered in another language or no ice cream! The students were excellent at ordering what they wanted and enjoyed posing in the photo booth.

In form time we celebrated all the different languages that are spoken at Presdales. Pupils wrote greetings in different languages on leaves to create a beautiful Community Tree.

Culinary Connections

The highlight of the week was when on Monday when over 50 pupils took part in our Culinary Connections competition. They were asked to make or bring food from home from representing another country or culture. All the participants were very enthusiastic and we had so many different types of food to try. There were dishes from all over the world including some from Bangladesh, Zambia, Lithuania, Poland and Brazil. The teachers and pupils enjoyed sampling all the dishes. It was great fun talking to the participants about how they had made the dishes and why they had chosen those particular ones to make. Everybody said how much fun it had been and the teachers were really impressed at how much time had been dedicated to preparing the food.

French

The French Department has been very busy during the week considering various aspects of French culture and the French speaking world, to help students design Bunting.

Year 7 researched food and drink and regional specialities from French speaking countries.

Year 8 pupils researched famous beautiful monuments and sites in French speaking countries.

Year 9 focused their attention on French inventions and creations from French speaking countries.

The students were very original with their designs and created some fantastic bunting on these topics, earning themselves plenty of rewards and prizes.

German

In German Year 7 researched famous places in Germany. Year 8 researched food and drink and Year 9 found out about famous German musicians and different genres of music.

Spanish

Key Stage 3 Spanish classes enjoyed cultural lessons about Spain and Spanish speaking countries.

Year 7 researched a Spanish singer or group and produced some wonderful Bunting about Shakira, Camila Cabello and many more.

Year 8 pupils researched food from Spanish speaking countries, and we had some great examples including Churros, Empanadas and Ajiaco, a soup from Colombia.

Year 9 students learned about some important and varied landmarks and tourist attractions in the Spanish-speaking world. Again some very impressive work was produced on a wide range of attractions, including the Sagrada Familia, Easter Island and Lake Titicaca.

 

Italian

Year 7 Italian students researched an Italian singer or group.

Year 8 Italianists decorated their bookmarks with information about and pictures of Italian brands. These included Gucci, Prada and of course, Ferrero, the company that produces Nutella, as well as Vespa, one of the stars of the recent animated film, Luca.

Year 9 Italian students researched a place in Italy to produce a themed bookmark. For some, this was a town linked to family or friends, somewhere they had been on holiday or simply an Italian spot they had heard about. Popular choices were Monterosso (the inspiration behind the town of Portorosso in Disney’s Luca).

Russian

Year 7 Russian students were asked to research food.

Year 8 Russianists researched Russian art to decorate their bunting. There were some beautiful Kandinsky patterns produced.

In Year 9 we researched Russian cities. Once again there were some lovely drawings and ideas.

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European Week of Languages 2022

October 7, 2022/in EWOL, Other lang information /by Presdales School
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European Week of Languages 2021 continued …

November 5, 2021/in EWOL /by Presdales School

Russian

Year 7 Russian students researched Russia and the Cyrillic alphabet to produce a themed bookmark. Students found out the names of cities, rivers, attractions. Other students found facts about the population. There was mention of popular hobbies including of course the ballet.

Year 8 Russianists decorated their bookmarks in the style of Kandinsky using it as an opportunity to practice the colours they have been learning recently.

In Year 9 we researched multilingual Russians or Russianists. Students found out more about Putin, Pavlova, and Kunis to name but a few.

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European Week of Languages 2021

October 14, 2021/in EWOL, General News /by Presdales School
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European Week of Languages 2020 – Multilingualism

October 15, 2020/in EWOL, General News /by Presdales School
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European Week of Languages

October 10, 2019/in Events, EWOL, House /by Presdales School

During the week of 23rd-27th September 2019, we celebrated the European Languages we teach in school with coloured bunting, a lunch menu with a European flavour and lunchtime activities including face painting, fan making and edible Russian bracelets. The bunting created by all students in Year 7-9, in both of their languages, became a House competition. The winners were

In tutor groups, we looked at languages which are not spoken such as sign language and ‘silbo gomero’ (made entirely of whistles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0CIRCjoICA). We thought about why learning a language is important (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txABk3q4aHk) and watched clips of Pep Guardiola. He speaks 5 languages and often forgets which one he is meant to be speaking! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtWDBEXVUts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJprf_72CXg

Russian

Monday lunchtime at the start of the European Week of languages at Presdales, Year 12 Russianists helped students make sushki bracelets.

Sushki are traditional Russian small, crunchy, mildly sweet, bread rings eaten for dessert, usually with tea or coffee. The word sushka has a common root with the Russian verb sushit “to dry”. Traditionally, sushki were strung on a string for selling on the street or at regional markets, so we made mini versions.

Congratulations to the Russian general knowledge quiz winners: Saffi Adams (Year 12) Daisy Reid (Year 8) and Zoe Puncher (Year 9).

Italian

Tuesday was Italian day. Pasta alla carbonara was laid on in the school canteen and some of our lovely Year 8 and Year 12 students tested their make-up artistry skills to decorate Presdalian faces and hands in the red, green and white of the Italian flag. The colours of the tricolore are said to represent the green of the Italian countryside, the white of the snow-capped mountains and the red of the blood shed during the unification of Italy in the 19th century.

French

The French Department has been very busy during the European Week of Languages considering various aspects of French culture. Year 7 focused on food and drinks in French speaking countries. In Year 8, pupils researched beautiful natural sites and monuments in France, trying to look beyond Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Finally, Year 9 were very keen to present French inventions and creations. Pupils created some stunning bunting on those topics which will be displayed in the Language rooms in preparation for Secondary Transfer Evening. On Wednesday 25th September, our Year 12 students organised a lunchtime activity and were very busy helping Year 7 creating Blue, White, Red jewellery with Hama beads.

German

In German, Year 7 researched facts about Germany. Year 8 researched facts about the 2 other German speaking countries, Switzerland and Austria, and Year 9 looked into fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, discovering that many of our well-known fairy tales originate in the German version and are translated. At lunchtime, the girls played on the Haribo ‘Gummi Bär’ slot machine and tried to guess how many were in a pack of Gummi Bär. The winner was Abbie Oldham of 7RM who guessed the closest with 150. There were 146!!

Spanish

The Spanish Department celebrated European Week of Languages by making cardboard fans in red and yellow (the colours of the Spanish flag). Fans have long been a symbol of Spanish culture, as a way to cool down in the heat of the summer and as a prop used in flamenco, the traditional dance of the southern region of Andalucía. In addition, the school canteen was kind enough to lay on some delicious paella as part of that day’s lunch.

 

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