All this week at Hereford Cathedral School, pupils have been learning about the power of learning a language in the run-up to European Day of Languages.
In a programme of events involving chapels, presentations and a themed lunch, pupils learned that speaking languages opens up a whole world of opportunity.
On Tuesday, Spanish Auxiliar Sandra gave a presentation to Year 8 pupils about her childhood in Peru and how her love of languages influenced her career. Ms Sellar also gave a lively presentation about languages and working abroad. She spoke of her experience of working for a charity in Burkina Faso during a time of a military coup, when she and her team had to remain indoors for 10 days whilst the president was taken hostage. These presentations were also delivered to years 10 and 11.
![Peru](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_half/public/paragraphs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%287%29.png?itok=BU5F-SNx")
![Jean](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_half/public/paragraphs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%285%29.png?itok=UQDUhxH7")
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Chapel on Tuesday and Thursday highlighted and celebrated the range of languages spoken by the pupil body. Fifteen pupils presented in their second or third language, including: German, Spanish, French, Afrikaans, Italian, Russian, Polish, Greek, Kanada, Hindi, Arabic and Welsh.
On Tuesday, Hereford Cathedral School’s excellent catering staff served up a delicious lunch inspired by the cuisines of France, Spain and Italy.
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French onion soup
Italian meatballs in tomato sauce with penne pasta
Cheese and potato frittata
Croque monsieur
Side dishes: pomme noisettes and Mediterranean vegetables
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Croissant bread and butter pudding with sauce Anglais
Churros with chocolate sauce
HCS staff were encouraged to dress in a European theme on Friday morning, and many were more than happy to get involved. Mr Jackson was snapped wearing a Russian ushanka, Mrs Nelson came as Asterix the Gaul (complete with sword and magic potion!), while Mrs Reynolds came dressed in the colours of the German flag.
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![Mr Jackson](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_half/public/paragraphs/IMG_7754a.jpg?itok=3AQqSsu7")
![Mrs Nelson](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_half/public/paragraphs/IMG_7688a_0.jpg?itok=YRXa3PA0")
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On Friday afternoon, Ms Rimington’s Year 8 Spanish pupils (pictured below) read out their modern version of a classic fairy tale in Spanish: Sudadera Roja – (Red Riding Hoody).
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![Spanish fairy tale](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_third/public/paragraphs/Image-9_0.jpeg?itok=Kn5lZF3U")
![Spanish fairy tale](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_third/public/paragraphs/thumbnail_Image-10_0.jpg?itok=JbCclxTL")
![Spanish fairy tale](https://herefordcs.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_third/public/paragraphs/Image-8_0.jpeg?itok=shIiqZBf")
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It has been an eventful week, which has hopefully inspired Hereford Cathedral School pupils to realise that learning languages can open up a whole host of possibilities.
