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European book month at the library
Our librarian, Mrs Bell, organised a European book month – students are encouraged to take home a book written in a language other than English – or a book based in a European country – to read over the summer – extra points if they are travelling to this country during the summer holidays! EPAS
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Eurovision Language Lessons
In the week between Europe Day and Eurovision, pupils studying French and Spanish with us took part in a special Eurovision lesson, developing their understanding of what the Eurovision Song Contest is, hearing some songs from different parts of the continent, and using their French and Spanish language skills to give justified opinions about the
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Europe Day Celebrations: Tonguetwister challenge
Now an annual and highly popular breaktime event: we celebrate Europe Day with Tonguetwister Challenge in French, German and Spanish! EPAS Team Comment Great to see that activities like this are now a regular part of your school calendar!
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Europe Day Celebrations at Prestwick Academy
Our Junior Ambassadors were working on their presentations since March in order to share with S1-3 classes their knowledge about Europe and EU. In Modern Languages pupils completed the Euro quiz which tested their general understanding of Europe’s geography, culture, languages and main political institutions. We also learned about EU and Democracy. We also looked
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Discussion tasks on Europe
As a school, we looked at idiomatic phrases from other European countries and how they linked to phrases that we use in the English language. Pupils tried saying some phrases in different languages such as Russian, Spanish and French. In addition, pupils were given fact cards to read about Europe which informed deeper discussion. Lastly,
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European Language Day
On Tuesday 5 May, the European Ambassadors set off for Smith Square in Westminster. On arrival, we were given a passport containing questions about the various European countries. We went from stand to stand, learnt interesting facts about the countries, sampled local specialities and took part in competitions and quizzes. The many souvenirs, new facts
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Frere Jacques with Primary School
Keen to share their love of foreign languages and culture, two of our Junior Ambassadors liaised with the Primary Department to introduce P1 and P2 to the French song, Frere Jacques. They worked together with the teachers to prepare a lesson which they then delivered to the young children. They also invited one of the
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International Mother Languages Day
To mark International Mother Language Day the EPAS Junior Ambassadors from Oldham Sixth Form College prepared and delivered a lesson in Portuguese for a local primary school. They constructed the lesson around key words and phrases that would introduce Year 5 to the language. Each ambassador delivered some part of the lesson, they also designed
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Language Lunches
Junior Ambassadors have organised a series of Language Lunches to celebrate ‘Languages Week Scotland’. Punjabi The first in our series: one of our pupils led an introductory lesson on Punjabi for staff and other pupils. Mandarin The next lesson in our fantastic series of language lunches was a Mandarin lesson led by a senior pupil!
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North East Festival of Languages
European Parliament Ambassador Schools across the UK may be interested to participate in events as part of the Express Yourself, the North East Festival of Languages. The festival is designed to spark curiosity and creativity and open doors to future opportunities, inspiring a generation of future linguists and global citizens. It is a huge series
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Christmas around Europe and beyond celebration
Our Ambassadors and Sixth Form Languages students planned and ran an exciting Christmas event, preparing fun games and activities to celebrate 12 different languages and cultures. Visitors to the event were given bingo cards and had to tick off at least 5 activities in different languages to unlock access to delicious food from around Europe
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Showing a Film in French
The EPAS Junior Ambassadors chose to show Une Vie de Chat in French to help to educate younger students about European cultures. EPAS Team Comment Great stuff! We hope they enjoyed it? Was it targeted as those studying French, or was everyone able to come?
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INFO POINT
Junior Ambassadors created PowerPoints for the digital Info Points. These we visible to all students in the dining hall and covered importance of voting and learning EU languages. EPAS Team Comment Great to get students making these. They are excellent!
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Organising and hosting the 2026 GCHQ national language competition at DHSG
Junior Ambassadors from Devonport High School for Girls (DHSG) organised this annual languages competition in their school. Prior to the main competition, the students took responsibility for promoting the GCHQ National Language Competition to Year 9 students. They designed and displayed posters around the school, arranged for announcements to be made during morning notices, and
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Lecture on 20th Century Hispanic Dictatorships
Dr Stephen Fay, who has lived and worked in Latin America and now teaches at the University of Surrey, spoke about the differing nature of the dictatorships of the 20th century and their relationship with the USA and former colonial powers. Students were able to ask and answer questions throughout and SHS students won three
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Cinema Trip Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
Govan High Pupils were given the opportunity to attend the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival in October to see ‘Los Aitas’, a film set during the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This was a really enriching experience for pupils who really enjoyed attending the film festival and seeing a Spanish film in the
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INFO POINT European Day of Languages
Activities in the classroom about the European Day of Languages at Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch. Links EPAS Team Comment Great to see both a physical and an online Info Point. Lots of great stuff there!
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European Day of Languages
We celebrated European Day of Languages in a fun and engaging way that encouraged students across the school to take part and learn about different cultures. In the library, students decorated pebbles with flags and simple phrases in a range of European languages, creating a colourful display that celebrated linguistic diversity. In Home Economics, students