PPLI Annual Report 2020 - Flipbook - Page 84
Testimonials
Borrisokane Community College:
“We discovered the true diversity of languages spoken in our school community and
were blown away by it! We got to highlight and celebrate languages across a week of
events, we’ve never done that before.”
Coláiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire:
“The positive atmosphere around the entire school all week - a great buzz! It was
really needed this year!”
Coláiste Íosagáin, Portarlington:
“It gave the many different nationalities in our school (28 to be exact) a voice. They
were able to experience and share their own culture in their own school - deep in the
midlands! The joy we saw on 'non-Irish national' faces at seeing their own native
country ags.”
Dominican College Sion Hill, Blackrock:
“Students showed wonderful leadership and organisation and the buy-in from the
year was excellent because they were really interested in learning about the different
languages and cultures of their classmates.”
Stepaside ETSS:
“There was a such a fabulous atmosphere in the school, a great buzz. The Principal
was so impressed with the student leadership that she would like every department
to run a similar event. The students enjoyed the opportunity to run an event - a great
insight into event management as a career. They learned that there is a lot of
preparation that goes on behind the scenes and how to adapt when things do not go
exactly to plan. Thank you!!”
St Joseph’s Secondary School, Rush:
“Students are restricted to learning one language in our school. Over the course of
the event, they saw the different skills their teachers have. Peer to peer teaching by
‘non-Irish’ students within the year group was fantastic.”
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