Schools from all over North Lanarkshire participated in the 1+ 2 Modern Languages Awards at Airdrie Stadium on 21 May 2019. Congratulations to our pupils who were awarded certificates: Mark, Brodie and Emma, who were awarded the Outstanding Language Learner prize for their respective year groups, and Jack, who was awarded Most Improved Language Learner.
The Modern Languages Department also celebrated success and presented certificates to the Modern Languages Champions in school. Well done everyone!
S3 linguists from Calderhead High School’s Modern Languages Department recently attended Heriot-Watt University’s Multilingual Debate at their campus in Edinburgh. The debate is an annual event that showcases the interpreting skills of students on the University Languages (Interpreting and Translating) degree programmes, and takes the form of a formal debate with two multilingual teams arguing for and against a motion of topical interest in a range of languages. The motion this year was: “This House believes that social media present a serious threat to the health and safety of young people.” Our pupils participated in the debate by listening to the arguments, putting questions to the speakers in the languages represented and voting on the motion. Pupils also enjoyed a Confucius Workshop, particularly the free food samples on offer! Everyone really enjoyed their day at Heriot Watt University.
