posted by Isabelle Gall, PT Curriculum, Modern Languages, Carnoustie High School

Carnoustie High School received the Young Ambassadors’ Trophy from the Carnoustie – Maule Twinning Association on Friday 30^th October, following a unanimous decision by the committee that Carnoustie High School was the local school which had done the most to further twinning links with the town of Maule in France in the last year. Mr Donald Currie, Head Teacher, accepted the shield from Mr Max Fordyce and Mr Roger Jeffrey of the Twinning Association.

Over the last year, the Modern Languages Department in Carnoustie High School established links with Mme Virginie Ernoult, Coordinator of English Teaching in the secondary school Collège le Mauldre  in Maule. The result was that over 180 pupils and four teachers took part in letter and information exchanges.  The pupils were motivated to write about their lives and very excited to receive their cards and letters.  Discussions between the schools on a two-way pupil visit are in the initial stages.

The Modern Language teachers in the High School are very happy that the twinning link is providing opportunities for the young people to correspond with French pupils of the same age. Young people become motivated to learn languages when they discover the excitement of communicating with a potential friend.

Mr Donald Currie, Head Teacher, accepting the shield from Mr Roger Jeffrey of the Carnoustie –Maule Twinning Association.