Category: Modern Languages

22 March 24

Amelia (L6 EJ) and Gemma (L6 CAP) took part in the Joutes Oratoires, a French debating competition at Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe.  Gemma, for one, loved the experience. As she explained, ‘We competed against a variety of very strong schools such as Highgate, Wycombe Abbey, RGS and Habs Boys’ School. We debated extremely…

10 March 23

This half term, Habs Boys and Habs Girls were excited to enter an Elstree team into the French Drama Festival, hosted at King Alfred School. It was fantastic to see the students performing to such a high level and providing a brilliant show to all who attended. The team presented Jean Anouilh’s Antigone and we…

1 March 23

On the evening of Wednesday 22 February, students studying A Level Spanish went to the Teatro Cervantes to see a production of Federico García Lorca’s play ‘La Casa de Bernada Alba’, which they study as part of their A Level course. To really immerse themselves in the Hispanic world, some students went to a tapas…

15 December 22

As part of Languages week, students from the Year 8 took part in the annual Spelling Bee in the Lecture Theatre on Thursday 1st of December. They had to spell various Spanish, French and German words. The battle was fierce, but eventually only one student remained in each language and was designated the winner. Félicitations…

18 July 22

Before the end of term, the Lower 5 French classes took part in a project, celebrating the Francophonie (the French-speaking world). Students worked in groups to create a stand with information about a French-speaking country, which they presented to each other and to guest judges, Ms Jones and Mr Doe. They had done extensive research…

1 July 22

The Spanish department is very proud to announce that Anya, Orla, Odelya and Naisha are the winners of this term’s U4 competition. Here they are posing with their outstanding poster on El día de los muertos. ¡Felicidades!

10 May 22

The French department at the Girls’ School recently ran a competition for International Women’s Day (la iournée internationale des femmes). Students were asked to research a famous French woman and to present their research however they wanted to. Our winner was Diya Patel in the U4 who made an excellent presentation on Marie Curie and…

29 November 21

On Wednesday 24 November, Upper Sixth Form students from the Spanish Departments at both Habs Girls and Habs Boys took part in a literature workshop around the set text La casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca. Following a production by Teatro Cervantes, pupils were able to stage some scenes from the play and…

29 November 21

On Tuesday 16 November, as part of Languages Week, a huge crowd of very excited Upper Fourth students came to the Lecture Theatre at lunchtime to support their classmates taking part in the Annual MFL Spelling Bee. It was a tough competition and the 12 contestants really impressed, spelling out difficult words in Spanish, French…

18 June 21

Upper 4 Spanish students have been busy creating presentations to describe their families and friends. They have been highly commended and have received certificates of achievement.  View the gallery below to see their proud smiles. ¡Bien hecho!