Braidhurst High School recently celebrated the European Day of Languages in a variety of ways.\u00a0\u00a0 In the Modern Languages Department, pupils produced rows of hands and speech balloons with vocabulary and facts from various countries in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0 These were displayed in the Modern Languages Corridor.\u00a0\u00a0 The pupils also took part in a Europe Quiz and an online \u2018Who Wants to be a Millionaire\u2019? game.\u00a0 The winners were Morven House, represented by Greg Campbell and Anna Baxter.\u00a0\u00a0 First year pupils and Forth Year Modern Languages for Life and Work pupils made German pancakes (Pfannkuchen) in the Home Economics Department with the help of the German exchange teacher, Miss Marie Benzel, Mrs Fox (HE teacher) and Mrs Magowan (PT Modern Languages).\u00a0\u00a0 Other activities in the school included pupils playing French Boules with Mr Marshall in the PE Department;\u00a0 painting in the style of European artists eg Van Gogh, with Miss Galloway in the Art Department;\u00a0 French palindromes and French words used in English with Mrs Kinnaird in the English Department;\u00a0 Maths puzzles in French solved by S2 in the Maths Department;\u00a0 the study of Albert Einstein with Mr Hussain in the Physics Department;\u00a0 Chemistry lessons conducted in French and German by Dr Gardner;\u00a0 computer games and quizzes in European languages carried out by Mr O\u2019Toole and Mr Paterson with S2 in the Business Studies Department; Mrs Currie organised French board games and a French breakfast for pupils who attend the school Hub.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition, Mrs Reilly will introduce French mime to all pupils in the Drama Department in October.<\/p>\n
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Pupils thoroughly enjoyed their experiences (as did the staff) and learned a lot about the countries of Europe.\u00a0\u00a0 They have been encouraged to extend their learning of European culture beyond the classroom and many will attend the Modern Languages Club, which meets on Wednesday lunchtimes, to engage in more activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Braidhurst High School recently celebrated the European Day of Languages in a variety of ways.\u00a0\u00a0 In the Modern Languages Department, pupils produced rows of hands and speech balloons with vocabulary and facts from various countries in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0 These were displayed in the Modern Languages Corridor.\u00a0\u00a0 The pupils also took part in a Europe Quiz and … Continue reading EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGE<\/span>