The Annual Report of the Board of Governors 2015-2016
FRENCH DEPARTMENT GCSE
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- French Department achievements in 2015-16 include
- The range of activities provided by the French Department in 2015-16 includes
- German Department achievements in 2015-16 include
- The range of activities provided by the German Department in 2015-16 includes
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French Department achievements in 2015-16 include:Year 11 – 14 French students competed in the VocabExpress Global Challenge along with over 30,000 students from more than 200 other schools and obtained 8th position overall; They also competed in the Vocabexpress League of Champions with 7,000 students from 60 schools and achieved 15th place overall. The range of activities provided by the French Department in 2015-16 includes:Key Stage 3 French Club; Year 13-14 Business French Classes; Year 12 students took part in a poster competition ‘L’Environement.’; Year 10 French Bottle Competition; As part of European Languages Day, Year 12 French students teach French to primary school children at Holy Family Primary School while Year 14 visit Gaelscoil an TSeanchai to teach French to children there; Year 9 students played Pétanque, a French games of bowls, with their French teachers; Year 10 and 12 students attend a talk from Dr Anne Holloway, Queen’s University, Belfast on language studies at university level and on potential careers with languages. 4.8 GERMAN DEPARTMENTGCSE
German Department achievements in 2015-16 include:Year 11 – 12 German students competed in the VocabExpress Global Challenge and obtained 16th position overall. They also competed in the Vocabexpress League of Champions with 7,000 students from 60 schools and achieved 15th place overall. The range of activities provided by the German Department in 2015-16 includes:Klub Deutsch for students in Years 9 and 10; Beginners’ Italian for students in Years 8-14; As part of European Languages Day, Year 12 students teach German to primary school children at Holy Family Primary School; Visit from German partner school, Gymnasium Oesede (see section on International Educational Visits) 4.9 GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENTGCSE
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The range of activities provided by the Geography Department in 2015-16 include: AS Geography field trip to Crawfordsburn Country Park:- 18 Year 13 students undertook a series of fieldwork activities pertaining to AS Geography Unit 1 – Fieldwork Skills and Techniques in Geography; Dr Stephen McKay Director of Education, School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast delivered a careers talk to sixth form Geography students. He spoke about the courses in Queen’s University including the BSc degree in Planning, Environment and Development and also the MPlan in European Planning. In addition, he made students aware of the wide range of career opportunities in Planning and the exciting developments which are currently taking place in the profession. Dr McKay also presented the Geography department with a copy of a recently published book by the Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning at Queen’s University – A Sense of Place: Multidisciplinary Essays in Honour of Malachy McEldowney. Year 11 Geography students visited Magilligan Field Centre to participate in a fieldwork activity which is part of their Controlled Assessment Task for GCSE. The students spent the day collecting data relevant to their CA Task in which they investigated how the characteristics of a river changed downstream. Directory: downloads downloads -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations downloads -> Dynatest 3031 lwd light Weight Deflectometer downloads -> Forth coming competitive exams downloads -> Brush High School Morning Announcements Friday, September 05, 2014 all school downloads -> Year 9 The Arts — Music downloads -> Years 7 and 8 standard elaborations — Australian Curriculum: Music draft downloads -> Chris Young sets 2016 “I’m Comin’ Over” Tour headlining dates downloads -> Slavery and Abolition: the Plymouth Connection Introduction downloads -> Summer Assignment Download 1.68 Mb. Share with your friends:
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