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The Regents Review
Winter 2015
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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.