It has been an exciting week in the languages department at Glenalmond College!
Firstly, to celebrate European Week of Languages, our Lower Sixth International pupils made the most of their EAL lessons to teach the rest of their class a lesson in their native language. It was exciting to see our pupils take such pride in teaching their mother tongue, and we had the opportunity to learn a few basic words, phrases and facts in Mandarin, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Swedish and Russian!
Our pupils across the school also recorded videos wishing people a 'Happy European Week of Languages' in other languages, and this provided an opportunity to celebrate our community on social media. The teaching and learning of languages is central to life at Glenalmond and it was fabulous to be able to celebrate languages which are not taught as part of the curriculum. Pupils throughout the school were also able to take part in a languages quiz in tutor groups and to learn about language families, etymology and sign language.
Secondly, last term, we enjoyed double success in a prestigious competition run by the Queen’s College, Oxford University and this week our pupils were delighted to receive their award certificates. James SF (French) and Ellie A (Spanish) emerged as the top entries from Scotland in the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators. They were celebrated for their insightful and creative translation of poetry and we could not be prouder!
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