{"id":721,"date":"2015-12-22T15:36:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T15:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/?p=721"},"modified":"2016-01-05T11:19:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T11:19:49","slug":"immersion-day-visit-for-the-salesianos-pupils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/anguschildrenandlearning\/2015\/12\/22\/immersion-day-visit-for-the-salesianos-pupils\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnoustie High School pupils enjoy immersion days with young Spanish visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Posted by\u00a0Isabelle Gall, Principal Teacher Curriculum,\u00a0Modern Languages, Carnoustie High School<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Monday 9 November 2015 a group of 16 Spanish pupils from Santander came for the day to Carnoustie High School.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After an introductory ice breaker session, the pupils spent the day involved in sports and academic activities both in Spanish and English with the Nat 5 Spanish Carnoustie pupils.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In the evening they all took part in a \u201cwee Scottish soir\u00e9e\u201d at the Station Hotel, where the Spanish folks were introduced to Scottish traditional music, Scottish poetry, highland dancing and a ceilidh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u201cIt was great fun socialising and dancing with them. The Spanish people were really nice.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">\u201cI really enjoyed meeting the Salesianos, learning about their school and making friends with them.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u201cI was a bit apprehensive at first but then I really began to enjoy the day and the experience.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000\">\u201cThe experience will be with me forever as I made new friends.\u00a0 It was also really educational and helped with our speaking and listening.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday 10 November the 21 Carnoustie pupils studying Spanish Higher or Advanced Higher led their visitors on a tour of St Andrews which they had prepared in Spanish. The visit concluded with everyone enjoying a fish and chip meal at the Tailend Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2016 a group of Carnoustie pupils will have the opportunity to take part in a Spanish immersion visit to Santander, where they will meet their new friends again. In September, several S6 pupils from Carnoustie High and from Webster\u2019s High School will undertake a structured work experience programme in the same region of Spain, where they will be expected to use their Spanish skills at an advanced level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Isabelle Gall, Principal Teacher Curriculum,\u00a0Modern Languages, Carnoustie High School On Monday 9 November 2015 a group of 16 Spanish pupils from Santander came for the day to Carnoustie High School. 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