MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Why do we teach MFL at St Clare's School?
At St Clare's, we want our children to develop their linguistic abilities; explore the different sounds that the language has to offer and notice the similarities and differences between their own language and the chosen second language.
Learning a new language should be seen as a life-long skill that will hopefully broaden cognitive but also physical boundaries; it can open up new avenues of communication and exploration as well as promoting, encouraging and instilling a broader cultural understanding.
Our curriculum is designed to develop learning through the three pillars of language: phonics, vocabulary and grammar. These are taught through a range of spoken and written activities which the children can fully embrace. We want them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills which enables them to access the wider curriculum and to prepare them to be a global citizen now and in their future roles as adults within a global community. The students will know more, remember more and understand more. As a result, our children will develop the knowledge to be able to communicate in a language other than English.
| Mission Statement | |||||
| With Jesus, we learn to love and love to learn | |||||
| Our Vision | |||||
| To give every child a sense of belonging, so that they have a safe and stable base from which to develop and learn. | To enable every child to grow academically, socially, morally, spiritually and culturally in the knowledge that they are loved by God and can feel safe and valued within our school community. | To nurture and support children through their primary school journey so that they are confident and well equipped to progress into the wider world as strong, independent learners and thoughtful, caring individuals. | |||
| Our Values | |||||
| Resilience | Inclusion | Honesty | Compassion | Respect | Love |
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| Our curriculum is designed to develop learning through the three pillars of language: phonics, vocabulary and grammar. These are taught through a range of spoken and written activities which the children can fully embrace. We want them to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills which enables them to access the wider curriculum and to prepare them to be a global citizen now and in their future roles as adults within a global community. The students will know more, remember more and understand more. As a result, our children will develop the knowledge to be able to communicate in a language other than English. | |||||
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