Festival Fever hits Fulneck School

Pupils at Fulneck School in Pudsey captured the spirit of España this week to celebrate the beginning of Lent by hosting the ‘Carnaval de Fulneck’. Fulneck Junior School celebrated the Spanish festival by cooking tasty tapas, dancing, and singing in Spanish, as well as donning colourful animal costumes they made themselves. Shrove Tuesday celebrates the start of Lent in England, and as part of the school’s increasing emphasis on foreign languages at Key Stage One, celebrating the Carnival taught the children about Spanish culture at this time of year. Catherine Flanagan, Head of Key Stage One Modern Foreign Languages, said: “I have taught in schools across Spain in Cordoba, Seville and Granada, and the ‘Carnaval de Fulneck’ captured the energy and excitement of the traditional Spanish Carnival. “Our pupils start learning languages at a young age and the department aims to make Spanish and French an exciting part of the curriculum by using events such as Carnival and school plays to allow students to illustrate their language skills.” David Goulbourn, Headmaster of Fulneck Junior School, said: “In a week which saw the World Maths Marathon and World Book Day Read-a-thon, to end with a traditional celebration of language through the 'Carnaval de Fulneck' showed Fulneck Junior School's culturally diverse curriculum at its dynamic best.” “At Fulneck School we understand the importance of a broad and balanced curriculum so it has been wonderful to harness the best that the cultures of the world have to offer and bring them to our pupils. “The staff at Fulneck School have an incredible energy and dedication to Modern Foreign Languages and through this we are truly able to combine teaching and enjoyment to provide an outstanding learning experience for all abilities and all ages. To find out more about Fulneck School, visit www.fulneckschool.co.uk or contact the Marketing Manager, Susanna Domeniconi on 0113 257 0235. ENDS Issued on behalf of Fulneck School by Adessi For more information contact Laura Coyne at Adessi on Tel: (0113) 256 9999 Fax: (0113) 256 9989 Email: laura.coyne@adessi.co.uk Notes to Editors: Fulneck School is a leading co-educational independent day and boarding school based in Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, with approximately 430 pupils. Education starts at Lambs’ Hill Nursery (3-5 years) and continues through Junior School (5-11 years), Senior School (11-16 years) and Sixth Form (16+ years). Although well known as an excellent centre of education, Fulneck School is about much more than just examination results and academic ability. The school strives to emphasise the value of each individual by encouraging the development of intellectual, creative, physical and spiritual qualities both in and outside the classroom. In its latest Inspection Report (December 2010) conducted by the Independent Schools’ inspectorate, Fulneck School was judged in over two-thirds of the assessed criteria as excellent, outstanding or exceptional and the remainder were all classified as good. Fulneck School is the top independent Sixth Forms in Leeds on average ‘A’ level points per candidate, as shown by Government data reported by the BBC on 12th January 2011. Fulneck Sixth Form achieved an outstanding position in relation to the 50 Sixth Forms in the Leeds area and to other independent schools or high-performing maintained schools in the region. For more information about the school, its values, ethos and tradition and to view the full inspection report visit: www.fulneckschool.co.uk.

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