The Alleynian 705 2017

The whole school was filled with culture T his year, Dulwich Linguistic was fantastic! It has definitely been one of the highlights of my time at Dulwich so far. The enthusiasm from all the teachers and boys from the Upper School helping out was brilliant. There was an abundance of activities every day and if you were to miss one you were guaranteed another one just as good afterwards. Every day there was something different to go to and learn something new – Spanish TV, German TV, introduction to Polish, Chinese food tasting and many more. The school made a stamp system, where you would get a stamp for every activity you attended. If you went to six or more activities and got all six stamps you received a new Dulwich Linguistic tie, designed by students during the week. In many of the activities, students could earn prizes for answering questions correctly or contributing. Moreover, lunch times were a real treat. Every day of the week there was a different type of food displayed from different countries, starting off with Chinese, then German, Spanish, French and lastly English. Everything tasted wonderful. The whole school was filled with culture. Although lessons carried on as normal, many slotted in very well with the activities that surrounded the week. Teachers learned from those students who were native-language speakers and vice versa. The entire week gave children an opportunity to learn new languages and bond with teachers and different students in the school. The week was a great experience and I hope there will be another one like it. DD

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