Led by the World Language teachers, students participated in numerous activities, trivia and themed class projects.  Each day of the week, the school celebrated a particular language including Spanish, French, German, Chinese and Italian.  The day’s activities included reciting the morning prayer in a different language, asking a trivia question related to that language and even offering lunch in the cafeteria that reflected the culture of that language. On Thursday, the International Culture Club hosted its annual Jeopardy! Tournament.

 

Grade 7 students focused on promoting Foreign Language Week through posters while Grade 8 and 9 students made class presentations. Students were asked to research a person from a different culture and provide their classes with general information about that person, the culture, the food, and some even dressed up as their respective person.

 

“The Grade 8 students loved the experience and requested to do it again before the end of the year,” said Spanish teacher Mrs. Liz Shatas. One of her students chose to do his project on Óscar Gutiérrez, better known as Rey Mysterio, a professional wrestler from Mexico, and created a wrestling costume with duct tape.

 

Stephen Brennen, a Grade 7 teacher said his students eagerly asked if they would be able to do the same project next year.

 

““I think all of the activities we created promote the importance of language learning so that students see the benefits of having a second language,” said World Language chair Mrs. Catherine Douglas. “It brought languages to life.”