A FANTASTIC fun five-days in Spain boosted the confidence of high school students ahead of their Spanish exams.
The Whitworth Community High School trip to Aguilas, Southern Spain, saw 24 students from Years 8, 9 and 10 and three members of staff fly out for an immersive trip when they soaked up the language, culture and sun.
They stayed in a hostel and from the moment they arrived, they were assisted by Spanish-speaking instructors – monitores – who led the programme and supported the students.
Ahead of each activity, from paddleboarding to cookery, a pool party to karaoke, the students were taught keywords in Spanish to help them complete the tasks.
Year 10 students Layla Supyk, 14 and 15-year-olds Isabelle Harrison and Maisy Procter were in the same team when it came to biscuit making and, after asking for the cookie ingredients in Spanish, they went on to make unique mermaid cookies using a plain and a chocolate dough mixure. They won the most creative prize.
Layla said: “I loved all the activities we did and it was really fun. It definitely helped me to practise speaking Spanish.”
They all agreed the trip didn’t just to give them confidence to speak the language and taught them more words, but they also learnt pronunciation from the monitores.
The weather was nice and warm and for Isabelle the best bit was being in the sea.
“We did kayaking and paddleboarding,” she said. “When we went out on the paddleboard there were six of us and we attached it to a buoy and then jumped in the sea; it was really fun.”
She also loved the food as she is a fan of paella and they were served several different kinds.
Maisy said: “I loved it when we were allowed to go shopping by ourselves in the town centre and we had to speak to people in Spanish – it brought on our skills.
“People were really helpful and they were trying to speak English back to us. I went to a jewellery shop to buy myself a bracelet and, because I was speaking Spanish I was given a discount.”
They also had to use picture dice to create a story. Maisy said: “We first wrote it in English and then the monitores helped us to translate it into Spanish.”
The students were accompanied by Spanish teachers Mrs Allen and Mrs Haworth and Science teacher Mr Duxbury.
Teachers reported that the students’ confidence grew throughout the week, they made wonderful memories and friendships were strengthened.
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