To support their learning of Spanish, 21 students from St. Joseph’s School recently participated in an exciting trip to the fascinating region of Andalucía in southern Spain. The students were kept busy with a full itinerary of excursions, lessons and cultural experiences. This included visits to the UNESCO world heritage site of the Alhambra with its amazing backdrop of the Sierra Nevada, the Royal Equestrian School in Jerez, the famous centre for Spanish dressage horses, a ride on a cable car overlooking the Costa del Sol and the Mediterranean and of course a fun day to the local theme park ‘Tivoli World’. In addition to excursions and days out, students attended 6 hours of intensive Spanish lessons over 3 days at the Colegio Maravillas, which greatly enhanced their speaking and listening skills and boosted their confidence at interacting with native speakers. They were also treated to flamenco lessons and shown how to cook ‘paella’, which they then ate as a farewell meal on the sunny terrace of the language school. A great time was had by all and many were inspired to return soon!
May I offer a warm welcome to all the new students who have joined us this term and also to their parents.
I am sure that you will enjoy being part of the thriving community at St Joseph’s.
Sue Rowe
Head Teacher
headteacher@stjosephscornwall.co.uk
I would like to say a huge thank you for all the support and sponsorship I have received from the wonderful parents, staff and pupils at St Joseph’s School in preparation for the Paris Marathon! Although it was very challenging I did manage complete the 26.2 miles with a injured knee! I am raising money for Cancer Research UK, if you would like to sponsor me please visit http://www.justgiving.com/BeckyandSophieRunParis
Thank you for all your support, it was a truly amazing experience.
Rebecca Walker
Registrar & Marketing Coordinator
Registrar@stjosephscornwall.co.uk
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Evie Fairman Olympic Torchbearer
March 29th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | News | Sports - (0 Comments)
Congratulations to Evie Fairman from St Joseph’s School who has been selected to carry the Olympic Torch through Bodmin on the 19th May 2012. Evie was nominated because of the work she does with the national heart charity Little Hearts Matter; namely mentoring its younger child members to help them cope with living with a serious heart condition, as well as organising networking events for member families based in the South West to have some fun together as well as have the chance to discuss the shared problems and issues they deal with daily.
Little Hearts Matter offers support and information, and raises awareness of those affected when a child has only half a heart, due to conditions such as Complex Pulmonary Atresia, Tricuspid Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) or Double Inlet or Outlet Ventricle. Evie was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a condition which affects around 400 babies born each year. Evie is pictured above.