MFL

Pen Pal Letters Update: Students’ Letters Depart!
23 March 2025And they’re off… After receiving their replies last week, 240 of our students’ pen pal letters and postcards are now…

Pen Pal Letters Update
12 March 2025Following the fantastic news that our students’ letters recently arrived in France with their pen pals after months of delivery…

Duolingo Competition Update
05 March 2025Although the Spring Term Duolingo Competition doesn’t end until Friday 25 April, students are producing some amazing Duolingo scores! Remember, there…

Long-Awaited Pen Pal Letters Arrive in France
12 February 2025Some great photos of pupils from our French partner school opening letters from our students after a long wait! Indeed,…

Ex-Arsenal Employee Provides Insight into Benefits of Language Learning
24 January 2025We were thrilled to welcome back founder of Mingalaba and former Arsenal Community Outreach Officer, Steve Eadon, to the school…

Students Showcase Creativity in MFL Eurovision Finals
15 December 2024The Year 8 Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Eurovision Finals have taken centre stage in Kernewek Hall in recent weeks, with students voting…

National Language Competition Winners!
09 December 2024Congratulations to all three teams that took part in the GCHQ (Government Intelligence Headquarters) National Language Competition last month! Each…

Duolingo Competition Winners Announced!
05 December 2024Well done to everyone who entered our MFL Autumn Term Duolingo Competition, and big congratulations to the winners and House…

Duolingo Competition: Points Update
23 November 2024Pupils competing in the Autumn MFL Duolingo Competition are upping the pace, with Gluvias House now leading three of the…

Duolingo Competition: Points Update
14 November 2024The Penryn College Autumn MFL Duolingo Competition is hotting up, with our students battling it out to be top of…

Pen Pal Partnership with French School Continues
16 September 2024Our pen pal link with College St Louis in Brittany is once again up and running and set to continue…

Final Pen Pal Letter Exchange of the Year
14 July 2024Our Year 8 and 9 French students received their final pen pal letters from France this week – their third…

“Ils Sont Magnifiques”: Year 9/10 MFL Trip to Roscoff
09 July 2024Check out Mr Ribenfors’ summary of the recent Year 9/10 MFL trip to Roscoff! Mr Ribenfors’ Roscoff Write-Up A Roscoff…

Duolingo Competition Winners!
05 July 2024Well done and thank you to everyone who entered our MFL Duolingo Competition! A massive congratulations to the five winners,…

Languages Day at Truro and Penwith College
03 July 2024A group of our Year 10 students currently studying Spanish and French were lucky enough to attend Truro and Penwith…

Languages Trip to Alicante!
18 June 2024Our Year 10 students enjoyed a fantastic trip to Alicante earlier this month, where they put their knowledge of the…

Pupils Explore Benefits of Language Learning with Government Employees
15 June 2024This week saw employees from several government departments provide nearly 80 of our Year 8 pupils with an insight into…

Penpal Letters Arrive in France!
14 June 2024In what has been Penryn College’s most successful exchange of letters to date, pupils at our French partner school were…

Duolingo Competition Update: W/E 3 May
02 May 2024The Summer Term Duolingo Competition is heating up! Check out the latest standings for each year group below! Year 7…

Students Receive Latest Penpal Letters!
24 April 2024There were lots of excited faces as our Year 8 and 9 French students opened letters from their penpals in…