Prestwick Academy

Celebrations of language and culture was in full swing last week at Prestwick Academy, as we celebrated European Day of Languages.

In Modern Languages, pupils participated in 25min lesson rotations and enjoyed tasters of Italian, German, Russian, various quizzes and songs in different languages. Pupils had an opportunity to take selfies in our ML photo booth using international props. S1 pupils also debated on the importance of languages in their future and gained opinions of parents and carers at home, making their opinions into colourful and insightful posters. S2 pupils created flags in unusual ways, the home baking was well received by staff and the art entries were very creative! Prestwick Academy staff offered fun facts about their connections to other languages and cultures, these facts were made into a quiz for S3 pupils.

 
European Day of Languages was celebrated across the whole school, all staff enjoyed a French breakfast in the staff room at break time and there was a fact filled staff quiz, the winners of which were the Geography department. At lunch, our fabulous canteen served specialities from different countries and our Modern Languages and International Captains played their choice of foreign playlists in the main foyer for all to enjoy.

Inspirational quotes about language learning were shared in Personal Support time and Prestwick Academy launched our new ERASMUS+ project to pupils – Entrepreneurial Entertainers.

All teachers spoke in a foreign language in their classrooms (some with the help of scripts in different languages). Afterwards pupils across the school identified the teacher who made the most effort during EDL; Mr Laing in the Art department was awarded the prize for his impressive use of Polish in the classroom.

In the evening, our senior phase Spanish pupils and modern language teachers enjoyed an evening of authentic Spanish dishes at Tinto Tapas in Troon and afterwards watched a Spanish documentary together at Ayr Town Hall (tickets gifted by Ayr Film Society).

Pupils and staff of Prestwick Academy loved celebrating different cultures and languages during European Day of Languages on 26th September and are already planning more exciting events for next year!