E-Penfriends

     I remember when I was fifteen and I made my first penfriend, it was around the year 10 B.I. (Before Internet) and telephone and post were the only means to contact friends abroad. Writing letters was the only way to keep in touch with my friend Dave in Manchester and get fresh news about Oasis, Man City or the latest fashions in the British Isles as well as one of the best devices to improve my English.

     This year we have begun an e-correspondence program (e-mailing) with a school in Wales. Our former language assistant Ben Jones suggested starting an experience of this type together. Some ten of our ESO1 students (volunteers wanting to have a friend abroad and with the skills to hold such a relationship) have been given a penfriend from Pentrehafod School, the centre where our friend Ben teaches Spanish language. 

     We do not know how far our common interests will take us but I am sure that this can be the beginning of a beautiful frienship.

    

Virtual Trip to London

      We all are really looking forward to travelling and there is no need to talk again about retrictions.

      Thanks to a VR device, our phones and an app, we have been able to visit London without having to get an actual flight and in the cheapest way. Using Kim´s (our language assistant) recordings, all our pupils have had the chance to sightsee the capital of England: Trafalgar Square, Big Ben or Buckingham Palace have been visited by our classes, learning a lot about it by our own audioguide and the 3D/360 experience given by the app.

      Always keeping all the pandemic security measures, the kids liked this "trip" even though most of them keep their desire to visit the real places.

Bye Kim

     Being part of the Andalusian program for biligual schools has lots of advantages but maybe the most remarkable one is the choice to meet excellent people like our language assistants.

     Year 2020/21 has been Kim´s year. Kim, our favourite Londoner, has been shadowing the work of most our teachers as she also gave examples of British life by the exercises and activities developed. She has been an excellent colleague and a great new friend.

     Last Monday her contract with us finished and she gave us a yummy English-product breakfast. Our school also gave her a present since we are really thankful for her help.

     Good luck, friend!