St Oliver's pupils say "je suis" French

Three sets of classes got a chance to learn another language ahead of attending secondary school next September.

| By Michelle Crean

Sixth Class pupils in St Oliver's NS completed the Language Sampler in French. They then held a French day which included dressing as mimes, soccer players, fashionistas and artists, to mark the completion of the eight week-long course.

"St Oliver's is a very multicultural school and the children have enjoyed sharing their views on language learning, the respect for other cultures and the curiosity learning a foreign language creates in their minds," Hélène Olivier-Courtney, French For All Killarney School of French, told the Killarney Advertiser.

"It was a truly meaningful and enjoyable process for the teacher too! This was the second year the children from Sixth Class could enjoy the sampler before going to secondary school. The whole school approach, teachers and SNAs involvement, made the sampler a very enjoyable expe-