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Capital can offer schools a number Language Enrichment workshops and cross-curricular activities covering a range of languages and subject areas. The sessions are interactive and can be adapted to the school's requirements and to suit any age group from Year 7 to Year 13.
Examples include: French Science Mastermind, French food and language, ‘Le festival de Cannes’, Japanese Taster sessions with Japanese Manga, Japanese Origami, Japanese Anime, South African singing and language, Portuguese and Brazilian Music, Spanish Karaoke, German and Germany in context: 20 years after re-unification, Chinese and Chinese Calligraphy, Swahili language and culture and more.

The Active Languages project is being run again for the next academic year. This is an innovative project which provides schools with a small amount of funding (£1,000) to develop cross-curricular activities, between the Languages and PE departments. The 2009/10 project had five schools take part and produced some very exciting and inventive activities for their pupils.

The Active Languages project will begin on Tuesday 15th September 2010 with a full day event for participating schools at the London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road Campus. A proposed programme is attached. 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 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 or 9, although this is flexible. Schools will have to submit a short funding application form and action plan after the training day on 15th September.

Please find the attached:

* letter to schools
* booking form to take part in the event on the 15th September
* Programme for training event on 15th September

Language Alumni are available to come to schools to talk to students in Years 9 to 13 about their experiences of learning a language and using it in their work. Particularly suitable for career days.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

The aim of "Bring your Mum/Dad/Carer to university" is to raise parents' awareness about the opportunities to study languages at universities, break down negative perceptions about access to university and provide parents and carers of secondary school pupils with an opportunity to visit Higher Education Institutions with their son/daughter(s) and ask questions. They will also raise awareness of the value of home languages in today's economy.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

Master classes or taster Sessions for puils from Years 9 to 13 to gain a greater insight into one of the regions covered at SOAS. Combining language sessions and an introduction to a socio-political, economical or cultural aspect of the country where the language is spoken, Cross-curricular Master classes are also available on conflict resolution, religion, international development, cookery.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

We can arrange school visits to partner Higher Education Institutions. Visits include workshops and/or master-classes,  presentations by university students, a tour of facilities and Q&As (time permitting). This activity is aimed at pupils currently in Years 7 to 13.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Schools are offered the opportunity to have a Manga Illustrator and writer visit and deliver one of 2 workshops: "Writing a story in Manga" workshop (50 minutes) or "An introduction to Manga" (100 minutes). Six week projects are also available.

For more information or to book a place/date, please do not hesitate to contact us on the e-mail below.

Please note that in the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

The project will support individual bilingual pupils from Years 8 to 13 who wish to develop their skill in a language of which they already have some knowledge but which they are not learning in a mainstream class. They may have no formal lessons or may be taught it in an extra-curricular or supplementary class. It is envisaged that participating pupils will apply for a qualification exam in the language studied.

For more information, please contact Terry King on: terry.king@ucl.ac.uk

In the case of no-shows or late cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school for the costs we have incurred.

Please note that this event is now FULLY BOOKED

Universities in the Routes into Languages Capital L London Consortium have put together a range of special thematic days for London school students.

On the 15th of July, we will be holding opur Business and Chinese Day at the London School of Economics. We welcome all pupils, no matter what your Mandarin level is. There will be a designed class for you.

The key learning outcomes of the day are as follows:

• to get involved in activities that show an insight into Chinese culture and how Chinese Mandarin is used in the real-life working world
• to participate in a range of new language taster sessions suited with your Mandarin level
• to interact with staff and students from universities and enjoy the facilities available in higher education institutions
   

Target Group: Year 9 Students, others are welcome
 

Registration: Please complete the application form and email it to Dr. Hong Lu H.Lu1@lse.ac.uk or Ms. Huan HE yuhudielegend@gmail.com
 

For more information, please call Ms Huan HE on 07576573710.
 

Are you interested in science or technology? Wondering how languages may help you in the future? From combined degrees to optional subjects, languages are a great tool for a truly global career. Join us for a day of talks and workshops linking languages and sciences: play with languages, explore foreign cultures and meet Imperial College students and alumni who have used their language skills for work & study. Discover all the opportunities that mixing a language with a scientific or technical career may offer.

What languages will we work with?
The day will be English but expect to work with a variety of languages such as Chinese, French, German or Spanish.

Who should attend?
Students in Year 10. Parents are welcome to attend the final round table.

A light finger lunch will be served. Please note that there are limited places. In the case of no-shows or cancellations, we reserve the right to invoice your school and ask that you contribute to costs incurred.

Contact for enrolment & queries
Iria González-Becerra i.gonzalez-becerra@imperial.ac.uk

Please see Global Scientist Day advert attached.
 

This event is now FULLY BOOKED.