European Day of Languages
On Thursday, we celebrated European Day of Languages! Originating in 2001, the aim of the day is to encourage language learning across Europe, and was jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union.
Mrs Blizzard, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, spoke alongside members of the INSPIRED Sixth Form in a special assembly on Thursday morning.
The theme for this year is ‘Languages for Peace’ and there will be a poster competition, run by Mrs Blizzard, for students to get involved in. The best entries being submitted to the official competition run by the European Commission.
Later on in the day, we were treated to a delicious European-themed lunch, provided for us by our Catering Partners, Thomas Franks.
Amongst the variety of cuisines, there were representative dishes from France, Italy, Greece and beyond! There was plenty for everyone to choose from and some of the healthy salad options were delicious.
As well as the poster competition, each form will be taking part in a Languages quiz over the next two weeks. The quiz will test them on their knowledge of European Languages and countries.
As always, European Day of Languages is an enjoyable part of the Westholme annual calendar!
