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ENGLISH WEEK
In the
year 2005 the Primary and Secondary students celebrated
“English Week” with great enthusiasm. This is a classic for
the English Department at Sir Alexander Fleming School. For
two weeks the younger and the older students organize and
plan their participation in the various events, individually
or in groups.
The central theme this year was “Using English to Solve
Conflicts” and the main objective was that the students
actively use the English language by exchanging knowledge
and experiences about world affairs. The following
activities were thus developed:
• Poster Competition for both Primary and
Secondary
• Sir Alexander Fleming and Great Britain Quiz
for Primary
• Spelling Bee Competition for Primary
• International Fair regarding African
Countries which were former Colonies.
• Trivia Challenge for Secondary.
•
Mock United Nations for Secondary.
• Talent Show for Primary and Secondary.
Each of
these events caught the attention and interest of our pupils.
At the International Fair that took place on Tuesday 04
October, there were 110 students presenting exhibitions of
about
16
countries, such as Madagascar, Rwanda, South Africa,
Bothswana, among others.
In the
Trivia Challenge, for example, the participants answered
questions not only about history and geography, but also
about art, sports, literature, and mathematics. We had 128
students registered in 16 teams!! The excitement was such
that on the final date for the Trivia, 5th Year students
decided to organize a similar challenge for their teachers.
They gathered and worked on interesting questions which made
many teachers sweat!
The Mock
United Nations competition was the new addition this year
and it turned out to be a tremendous success. Students made
teams around a made-up world and discussed geographical,
economical, social and even political issues that interfered
with their relations with one another. The winning team was
the country that managed to propose the best alternative
solutions.
It was hard work for the Department, but at the same time it
was very gratifying to see the motivation and dedication of
the students.
More
information: Hilary King
hking@fleming.edu.pe
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