LANGUAGES

VCE ORAL EXAMINATIONS

Congratulations to all Year 12 GERMAN students who already completed their Oral Examinations on Friday 11 October. Congratulations also to all Year 12 students who completed their Oral Examinations in a Language other than English. To all Year 12 FRENCH students and all other students completing their VCE Oral Exams in the next week, best of luck to all of you. 

SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TOUR

On Thursday 10 October, the first information evening for the inaugural SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE TOUR was held in the MERC. Students studying Spanish and background speakers and their parents were introduced to an amazing itinerary planned for 2020.

This tour introduces students to the capital of Spain, Madrid, and the area stretching to Valencia. Students will also meet their online pen-pals, spend seven days in host families and attend our Sister School in Cuenca. They will visit some famous World Heritage sights and experience Spanish culture first hand.

Two thirds of participants have already expressed interest and we would like to invite anyone who is interested in this tour and missed this information session to contact Ms Jimenez jim@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au as soon as possible.

A special thank you to Ms Jimenez for organising this wonderful tour to Spain. 

Andrea Fowler

Head of Languages

FRENCH EXCHANGE 2020 – INFORMATION SESSION WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

There will be an information session for any current Year 9 students interested in next year's exchange program and their parents on Wednesday 6 November at 6:30pm in the Lecture Theatre.

If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity, please come along to the session. Our exchange program with our sister school in France has been going for over 10 years and is highly successful. It is a 3-4 week reciprocal program where you host a French student in your home in June/July and then travel to France to stay with that student and their family in November/December.

During this session, we will outline the program and what it involves. We will also explain the application process and key dates. Expressions of interest will be due by Monday 26 November.

Ms Kellie Dickson, Ms Ludmila Antal and Ms Annette Reid

French Exchange Co-ordinators

30 YEARS - THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, The University of Melbourne offers a production by the GERMAN THEATRE GROUP on Tuesday 29 October from 4:30pm to 6:00pm.  The link is online now Aufbau II Abau II The Wall  Ii The Fall 

REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL!

The event is proudly sponsored by: The Henkell Brothers, the Goethe Institute and the DAAD.

Andrea Fowler

Head of Languages