Visitor from France
At the end of February, we had a French student coming over to spend nearly 3 weeks here at Penwortham Girls’ in order to complete work experience and to attend lessons as a student. All French classes were able to meet Eva and ask her many questions using their French. It was great to see Eva could understand them and I felt very proud of our students who could not only ask questions clearly and confidently in a foreign language but also understand Eva when she replied in (fast!) French.
Eva also spent some time with Y7 German classes; Herr Briscoe’s class had prepared questions for Eva to answer in English.
As part of the STEM festival, Y8 were invited to play Bingo in French at lunchtime with our French guest.
It was a lovely experience for both our guest and our students who displayed curiosity and social responsibility.
Madame Raine
This is what Eva wrote about her experience at PGHS:
3 weeks at Penwortham Girls’ High School
Hello, my name is Eva, and I did a 3-week work experience at Penwortham Girls’ High School. Upon arriving at this school, I was able to notice several differences for example the teachers wore suits whereas in France most French teachers simply wear jeans. I also noticed that the students wore a school uniform unlike in France where they wear what they want. I also noticed that there was only 45 minutes for lunch. Unlike France where we have 1 or 2 hours to eat as we have a starter and sometimes cheese! The shorter lunch allows students to finish lessons earlier, for example they finish at 3.20 pm whereas in France it is 5 pm and in some schools, 6 pm. Also at lunch, students can either eat the meals from the canteen or they can bring their own sandwiches while we can’t bring our own food in France, but we can go home for lunch. I also learned that when they have an absent teacher, they always have a supply teacher whereas in France we don’t often have a supply teacher so we just finish earlier. I also found the students quite enthusiastic.
I really enjoyed these 3 weeks at this school. The teaching team and the students were very welcoming, I had a great time. Thank you very much for allowing me to discover British school education during these 3 weeks.
Eva
