LANGUAGES

NEW TEACHERS

We have several new teachers joining our languages team at McKinnon this year: 

• Debbie Laskaridis (German)
• Madeleine Remont (French and Spanish)
• Miku Nonaka (French)
• Irene Gomez (Spanish)

STAFFING ACROSS CAMPUSES

There has also been some movement between campuses. Our arrangements are now:

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Hola! I am Irene Gomez, the new Year 7 Spanish teacher at McKinnon Secondary College. I am from Madrid and have been based in Australia since 2011. Before teaching at McKinnon, I taught at Horsham College near the Grampians. I love reading, cooking (and eating!), hanging out with friends and playing tennis. The best holiday I have ever had was when I went to Fraser Island in Queensland with my friends Johannes and Christina. 

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH SUPPORT CLASSES

Follow this link if you are interested in extra French support through the Alliance Francaise: 

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

German exchange: a group of German students are heading to Germany in March/April and will be welcoming visitors later in the year.

New Caledonia: Year 9 and Year 10 French students will be offered the opportunity to travel to Noumea during the year.

Spanish sister school - Cuenca:

Ana Gomez, one of our Spanish teachers, visited our sister school in Cuenca during the summer break and is working on rebuilding our connections. They, and we, are excited to be resuming contact.

HOST A GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENT

More information: SAGSE brochour.pdf

FILM FESTIVALS

THE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

The annual festival is coming up from Wednesday 6 March to Tuesday 2 April! We will be taking some of our classes to school showings, but there are many other opportunities. 

Here is the information: Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 

EUROPA! EUROPA! FILM FESTIVAL

With films from all over Europe, this festival will be in Melbourne cinemas from Thursday 15 February to Monday 11 March. Follow the link for more information:

Jennifer Lynd

Languages Learning Area Manager