Inveralmond welcomes international students

Inveralmond Community High School once again had the amazing opportunity to work with one of their partnership schools from Santander in Northern Spain.

Thirty- five pupils and five teachers from IES Peñacastillo visited Inveralmond, where they spent a morning with some S3 and Senior Phase Spanish classes. This year the school also had the opportunity to welcome 12 students from Brazil.

All pupils collaborated in conversational icebreaker tasks, teambuilding activities and a cultural quiz where pupils from both countries learned more about the language, festivals and traditions of the country they are studying. The event boosted pupils' confidence and enhanced their problem solving and communication skills.

Pupils were welcomed to the sound of the traditional bagpipes and given a warm welcome from Head Teacher Mr Hamish Shankland.

Mr Shankland said: "This was a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to learn about different cultures and expand their horizons while also being able to share their own lives and experiences. We were delighted to welcome our friends from Spain and Brazil to Inveralmond and hopefully they gained just as much as our pupils did. All pupils embraced and thoroughly enjoyed this incredible experience organised by Mrs McMillan and our languages staff. Pupils have provided very positive feedback and hopefully it is something we can repeat later in the year with our session 25-26 Spanish classes."