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Feb 2011 English Immersion Course for Russian Students
A
group of Russian students
stayed at Hummersknott School for their English Immersion Course,
organised by the Russian department. Each
child had an English partner at Hummersknott and lived in the British
family, learning English language & culture. Russian
students from St. Petersburg are our regular visitors from
our partner school 639, which is also an international centre for school
partners in Europe. This
school is well renowned in St.Petersburg as one of the best schools in
the city and was awarded the National Educational Prize 3 times. These
guests were additional support for the Russian lessons giving the
chance to our pupils to meet other native speaking Russians and practice
Russian in the native environment. Lana
Briton International
Coordinator |
We
have just finished the first leg of the Anglo-French Exchange and the
first part of the International Project in Sport.
Year
11 took part in a languages roadshow on 4th March when a team of
students ambassadors from Newcastle University visited school. They
looked at the value and importance of language learning and the skills
it develops.
We
had visitors from our link school in Mulheim from 10th - 17th March.They
spent the week with their host families and had a busy programme of
lessons in school, visitng the Mayor, working with children from Skerne
Park and trips to York and Beamish. They enjoyed their week which ended
with a farewell buffet in school and a lovely presentation from the
German students. We are already planning our return visit to Mulheim in
June.
Armin
Buckhorst, a student from Mulheim
We
have warmly welcomed our colleagues from the partner school in Lesotho,
who visited Hummersknott school for 2 weeks. 
The
councillor Cyndi Hughes made a special visit to Hummersknott to greet our
visitors on behalf of Darlington Authority. She spent a few hours at our
school talking to staff and international visitors. Cyndi Hughes has
promised to be actively involved in our campaign to build a 
dormitory
for orphans in Lesotho. 
Coordinator
of the Joint Curriculum Project Laurence Wilzchewski recently visited
Hummersknott School establishing collaboration between our school and
College Louise Michel in Roye, Amiens. 
Mrs.
Briton, Mrs. Farnell, Lily Thompson (year 11) and Ben Thompson (year 10)
went to Bristol to pick up the European Award for Languages for the
Russian and German Exchange programmes that we run. 
