Forging Friendships on French Exchange

Forging Friendships on French Exchange

Friendships were forged for our Fourth Form linguists on their fantastic French exchange. Earlier in the year, our exchange pupils were paired with their Francophone counterparts from Saint Louis, Sainte Marie, a school in Marignane, in the Southeast of France. The...
A Cultural Adventure in Barcelona

A Cultural Adventure in Barcelona

Third and Fourth Form pupils studying Spanish recently embarked on a cultural adventure to Barcelona, where they explored this fabulous city steeped in culture whilst honing their linguistic skills learnt in the classroom. First stop, was a trip to La Sagrada Familia,...
Inspiring a Love of Languages

Inspiring a Love of Languages

Head of School, Dee (Upper Sixth, Gascoigne), and Head of Harcourt, Tara (Upper Sixth, Harcourt), shared their passion for languages with pupils across the School in the first student-led Modern Foreign Languages Day. They organised an array of linguistic and cultural...
Finding a Fève – La Fête des Rois

Finding a Fève – La Fête des Rois

La Fête des Rois is always a popular feature of the Prep School calendar and a welcome start to the Lent Term for staff and pupils alike. The festive French-style celebration of Epiphany sees pupils excitedly watch as the galette is cut to find out who has been...
Fourth Form CEW Trip to Barcelona

Fourth Form CEW Trip to Barcelona

A group of Fourth Form linguists visited Barcelona. The first day was packed with activities which included a visit to Port Vell, the newly renovated harbour, and a walk up the Ramblas. In the nearby Barri Gotic (Catalan for Gothic Quarter) the group admired the...