Spanish Exchange 2018
Posted on: 23/03/2018
March 2018 saw 30 students ranging from Year 8 to Year 11 travel to Canterbury from Madrid, as part of a Spanish Exchange. This was the seventh time this successful partnership between Barton Court Grammar School and Institute Las Rozas took place. During the trip, each Spanish student stayed with an English student and their families which enabled them to live the British lifestyle and, obviously, practice their English. It was fantastic!
As well as providing an amazing opportunity to spend time in Spain, the Spanish exchange offers the opportunity to spend time with your exchange in England. This involves a variety of activities facilitated by the School including a day in London and a day at Leeds Castle in the snow! Both were a fun experience for us and the exchanges. As well as spending time in school with your exchange you also get the opportunity to spend time with them at home. This allows them to get to know you and British culture. You get to share everything with them from English food to your hobbies and interests.
All the students had a fantastic time. A lot of them were nervous to meet their exchange partners again and it was clear that the Spaniards were also nervous to meet their families for the first time, but after the first day they all settled down and embraced the challenge of speaking Spanish/English. The weather was a bit chilly but the Spanish students loved Leeds Castle as it looked phenomenal covered in snow!
It is wonderful experience to be able to share some of the experiences from your own life with an exchange who has little experience of English culture. Having an exchange partner come to England was a wonderful opportunity - lots of fun and enriching for both of us.
