LANGUAGE COLLEGE

The Government's award of specialist status makes us one of a select number of Language Colleges in England. This has significantly contributed to our opportunities for raising achievement. At the same time as widening the choice of languages open to our students, it has broadened the international scope of our curriculum.

It has thus been a key element in ensuring that students who leave Park View are prepared for the changes of a new millennium, equipped to take their place as citizens of 'the global village'.
Here are just a sample of opportunities available to all students:

• The use of multimedia software, video conferencing and Internet use within the classroom;
• Access to computer facilities during dinnertimes and at after school clubs;
• The study of French and German in Years 7, 8 and 9, with teaching greatly enhanced by multi-media software;
• Study visits to France or Germany in Years 7, 8 and 9, allowing students to experience the language and culture of a foreign country;
• access to native French, German and Japanese speakers in lessons through our Language Assistant programme;
• A European Week in Years 7 and 9 in which all lessons have a European flavour;
• Access to language clubs which run during lunchtime or after school;
• A new dimension to Food Studies - French cuisine visits in Years 9 and 10;
• A bi-lingual European History project in Year 9 which can include a visit to Berlin;
• A cultural exchange with students from Norway in Year 10;
• A Design and Technology GCSE study visit to Disnleyland Paris for Year 10;
• A study visit to Israel or Barcelona in Year 12.
• As well as enhancing our own students' appreciation of the world, our status also allows us to offer:
• Our feeder primary schools access to MFL expertise and equipment;
• Parents and the community access to after school sessions in Modern Languages and ICT;
• Local businesses the opportunity to hire the latest in modern technology for staff training purposes.

There is no doubt that becoming a Language College has put the school and its students very much at the centre of the community at both a local and global level. We have partner schools in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Norway and South Africa.

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