French at Derwent Lodge

French at Derwent Lodge is fun. The emphasise is on communicative skills so that the girls can use their French successfully when they go to France. Year Five girls look forward to their day trip to Le Touquet when they can buy fruit and cheese from the market for their picnic at the beach.

The girls develop lovely accents by listening to CDs, DVDs and by making use of the interactive white board. They can subscribe to a French magazine and join French Club in Year Six, when we try out French recipes, watch French films and play games. The girls love to create short dramas in French and a real highlight for Year 6 girls is the French Café, when invitations are sent to Staff to come and sample the ambiance of an authentic Parisian bistro, while practising their French of course!

Our Year Six Residential trip is to Ambleteuse where the girls have ample opportunity to improve their oral skills visiting a local Primary School and buying souvenirs at the theme park. They can taste French delicacies such as snails and soak up French life and culture.