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in culina - Cooking Roman fashion

The Latin Club celebrated the end of term by preparing and cooking some Roman dishes, including: a salad made of soft cheese, coriander, and parsley; an ostrich ragout; prawn balls, and a dessert made of dates and nuts. 

    
  
Many thanks to Mrs Treen for agreeing to sample the prepared food!  Thanks also to Alex, Helena, Megan, and Jill.  Latin club is every Tuesday after school - all welcome.
 

  

CILT 14-19 National Conference

On Thursday I was able to demonstrate to colleagues from across the country some software that we are beginning to use with students at HCC.  I gave a session on Microsoft Agent characters using Deskbot, MASH, and VoxProxy.  Year 11 students are using Deskbot to listen to their presentations.

Speaking at the Cervantes Institute, London

I was delighted on Friday to be able to talk at the Anglo-Spanish Seminar, held at the Cervantes Institute in  London.  At the invitation of the British Council and the Spanish Consejería I gave a presentation about all the British Council sponsored projects that students from our College have been undertaking over the last two years.  These include etwinning, an immersion project, a joint curriculum project, and student fellowships .

Year 11 on Tour to Malaga - the Video! - courtesy of Animoto

College awarded the DCSF ISA Award logo

Following our recent award of International School status by the DCSF and British Council we are pleased to be able to use the ISA logo on our blog:

 

New blog with school from Chile

Check out the new blog that our students are running with students from a school in Chile, the Scole Creare:  http://www.hccscolecreare.blogspot.com

Nuestra visita a Málaga

Year 11 have just returned from their British Council sponsored visit to Málaga.  They took part in a Joint Curriculum environmental project and undertook surveys and visits.  Many thanks to the British Council for making it all possible and to the Our Money Your Dream project for funding the group's visit to a flamenco show.  The students were great fun to be with and a credit to the College.

Pictured here is a mosaic made from photos our the visit.

HCC gains the International School Award

I was delighted to attend the presentation ceremony of the International School Award this week in London, to receive the award on behalf of the College.  The award, which is valid for 3 years, was presented by the BBC newsreader and journalist George Alagiah, and recognises the outstanding international work undertaken by Helston Community College's students and staff.

En clase

 

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Bienvenido a Raúl

We welcome Raúl to the MFL department and Helston Community College.

Raúl is from Burgos in northern Spain.