Jagoda Halicka success at the British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition

 On 6^th of February in the London British Museum, Mrs Zhou along with two candidates,  Alicja and Jagoda attended the British Council/HSBC Mandarin Speaking Competition 2018-2019 Finals.

Mrs Zhou said, “We were up against many well-performing and high-level schools, but we won 1st prize in Beginners Plus category and 3^rd prize in Advanced category.

Pupil Voice: Competition Feedback – Jagoda 

I am extremely happy with yesterday’s competition. I believe that the organisation of the event was incredible and made me feel very welcome. I was pleasantly surprised with how well Alicja and I had fared, I was also able to learn a lot more about the way Chinese is taught in other schools through being able to chat to other pupils from all over the UK. Of course, I’m extremely thankful to Mrs Zhou and the Mandarin Department for giving me the time and support I needed in order to qualify for such an event and even place within the top 3.

For this reason I encourage other pupils in St Ninian’s to take up Mandarin, it has given me the most opportunities out of any subject and has vastly improved my confidence.

Truly a day to remember!