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In partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, the West Midlands Consortium for Routes into Languages is coordinating the Active Languages project that aims to take languages out of the classroom and combine fun language learning with sports and exercise.
The Active Languages project will begin on Thursday 13th November 2008 with a full day event for participating schools at the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus. This introductory event for teachers of MFL and PE/Sports will provide advice, demonstrations and practical sessions delivered by secondary schools and Youth Sport Trust representatives. After learning how effective this combined form of teaching can be, you will then have the chance to begin planning your own Active Languages project, with your school colleague, that can be delivered in your school later in the year. Projects might involve pupils producing guide books in the target language for a school trip abroad, or learning how to play a new sport through a new language – you can tailor your project to suit your school and your pupils. We encourage schools to develop projects that are aimed at pupils in Year 8, although this is flexible. All participating schools will have an opportunity to bid for funding (up to £1k) to run their Active Languages project during 2008/09. Representatives from the Routes into Languages programme will be on hand to offer help and support throughout the length of your project.
In order to take part, you will need to book a place for yourself AND a colleague from your school’s PE and Sports department. There are places for a maximum of fifteen schools to take part in this project, so all bookings will be handled on a first come, first served basis.
Please note that the morning sessions will involve active participation in the activities. It is therefore recommended that you arrive dressed in appropriate sportswear (for example, track suit and training shoes) and be prepared to take part. You may also wish to bring a fully charged laptop to assist with Action Planning for your own Active Languages projects in the afternoon.
If you would like any further information on this project please don’t hesitate to contact Sonja Bernhard on 0121 414 2564 S.Bernhard@bham.ac.uk or Kat Stevenson on 0121 204 3872 K.E.Stevenson@aston.ac.uk.
