Last week, Northampton High School were delighted to continue their rich tradition in celebrating European Languages Week, through various extracurricular activities for students of all ages to enjoy. Thursday 26 September marks the official date of European Languages Day, however, determined to go one, better the all-through girls’ school celebrated this theme all week long. The school’s Languages department hosted an array of exciting activities for all to enjoy, including but not limited to; Flamenco dancing, Arabic lessons and even the announcement of new Language Leader roles available for students in Year 9 to Year 12. It was lovely to see so many students involving themselves in the activities hosted by various teachers, and even students in Senior School and Sixth Form.

As a popular week for the school, this annual event is one Northampton High is proud to harness to give students an opportunity to learn about languages and cultures outside of the curriculum and their classrooms. With multiple nationalities and cultures across the school, Northampton High encourages their students to learn about new cultures and pick up different languages to help put them in a strong position for their futures. Fiona and Pema, Year 11 students, noted; “It was so fun to organise and teach Classics to Junior School girls. They were so enthusiastic! We really enjoyed the opportunity to practise our leadership skills as well.” With cross collaboration an important aspect of Northampton High student life, it was great to see Sixth Form student Laura deliver a wonderfully engaging assembly to a captivated Junior School audience on Wednesday, with Ivana in Year 4 commenting; “The assembly on Wednesday was amazing. I really enjoyed the dancing as well!”

To close the week-long programme of celebration, a Bake Off Competition was held on Friday afternoon, with the homemade creations sold as part of the school’s annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. At time of writing, the school is approaching a fundraising total of £1,000, which is testament to the support from it’s community. Miss Vicente, Head of the Languages Department, was proud of what was achieved during this exciting week;” It was great to see so many girls engaging in all the different activities planned throughout the week, and to give them the opportunity to be part of something bigger than them at school. We are excited to watch our students continue to progress throughout the year, as they continue to excel inside and outside of the classroom”.