Around the World in 80 Minutes...

The MFL department proudly showcased the MFL Festival at the end of the term. An impressive 146 pupils from the First Form to the Upper Sixth took part in the evening performance.

The MFL Festival is a celebration of languages through dance, drama, poetry and music. It is a cultural, literary and linguistic journey around the world and the theme this year was Around the World in 80 Minutes. It is a great opportunity for pupils to gain confidence speaking a foreign language while on stage. Nine world languages were represented: Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Swedish. The performance started with a singing competition between the First Form Spanish and French linguists and finished with the Sixth Form French students performing the opening scene of La Leçon by Ionesco. It was an uplifting evening and we hope many pupils were inspired to be more confident in their spoken foreign languages.                                                                 ​

Fleur Cramoisan, Head of MFL