Great morning spent at the aquarium where we’ve seen penguins, seals, sharks and piranhas to name but a few. We’re currently having lunch on the beach and the weather is still beautiful! Off into Brest this afternoon for some more exploring…
We have safely arrived in Brittany under blue skies which promise to last all week, and we and currently tucking into a Breton breakfast of homemade crêpes cooked by the students and their exchange partners. Off to a château this afternoon for more adventures…
A group of 16 A level French and Spanish students went to Exeter to take part in the first ever one-day translation festival organised by the University of Exeter. The festival was a celebration of languages and cultures from across the world. Students took part in a range of talks, workshops and interactive sessions run […]
This year the MFL faculty celebrated its first international festival on Wednesday 27th September. The aim of this festival was to celebrate languages and cultures from other countries as well as raise awareness of the importance of lifelong language learning for everyone. We were overwhelmed by the number of students who decided to compete in […]
During Immersive Learning week in March, the MFL department organised a trip to Guipavas in Brittany, France, involving ten Year 9 students and 3 Year 12 students. All of the students stayed with host families, and so were able to immerse themselves in a different way of life for a week. Whilst there, the students […]
During Immersive Learning week, a group of sixteen Year 9 students and ten Sixth Formers chose to go on the Spanish trip organised by the MFL Faculty. They spent a week in Gandía (Valencia), on the west coast of Spain, near the Costa Blanca. Everyone attended Spanish lessons in the morning, followed by a programme of activities […]
Six days of super fun between Launceston College students and our exchange partners from Santander ended today. Tears flowed from numerous red eyes as international friends parted company. More to follow
Our final day in Santander began for the group as a huge get together at Las Llamas school. The parents of the Spanish children brought a wonderful array of food and drink for all to share. After the lunch it was hometime: hugs and tears abounded. So many Launceston students wanted to stay longer; Las […]
Family day – the last full day, when the children are blessed to not have their teachers with them: well not quite. Antonio, headteacher at Las Llamas, took Miss Grimalt, Miss Lake and me into the countryside for a sightseeing day to Santillana, medieval town, and to the prehistoric caves at Altamira. For some of […]
We are halfway through an.amazing day at the www.parquedecabarceno.com . Please have a look at the website. It is a huge place, like the Eden Project but massive. A former iron mine is now a safari park. We have met tigers, bears, elephants, snakes…….. At a bird show hawks and eagles flew just inches above […]
25 Apr 2019
The four students participating in this year’s Challenge (Emily 11ACS, Sam 11ITA, Dylan 9KAL, Nicole 10EP) have their final Read more →
24 Apr 2019
Four Year 10 girls spent the first week of the Easter holidays in Croatia as part of an on-going Read more →
5 Apr 2019
The British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) is a charitable trust that operates out of the Physics Department at Oxford University. Read more →