International Club Notices

International Club Family BBQ

The last day of the half term holidays saw the International Club host a family BBQ. The sun was shining bright and amongst the usual staples there lots of international foods on offer as well, including Japanese chicken karaage, freshly made sushi, Thai salad, Chinese dumplings and Polish pastries that were flown in especially for the occasion from Warsaw!

Sofia F drew an array of famous and obscure flags that kept a lot of us guessing. The kids also organised their own ice cream shop offering ice creams in cones and various lollies.

The bouncy castle was constantly busy with excited children, leaving the parents to have a proper catch-up. So much fun was had by all! 

Yuliya and Urszula, International Club Co-Chairs

International Club Assemblies

Since the beginning of this academic year the International Club members have been busy sharing their cultural experiences and interesting facts about their home countries with the pupils.

During the Michaelmas Term Alexander Sel delivered an interactive assembly on Germany, quizzing the pupils on topics including uniform in German schools, the most popular sport in Germany and traditional German food before revealing the answers. The children also had lots of fun making animal noises in German! 

The Lent Term saw three country assemblies take place on China, Mexico and Poland! 

Angela Tsang spoke to the children about daily life in China. Amongst other things they learnt about school, popular weekend activities  and, of course, the Chinese food. The children asked a lot of questions and showed real enthusiasm for learning Mandarin. 

Casey Bale brought the fun into his assembly on Mexico, a vast country with a warm climate, diverse cuisine and a rich cultural heritage. A few children wanted to pack their bags and explore it immediately! The assembly also noted that Spanish is the fourth most spoken language globally and that the Aztecs invented 'La Piñata'.

Urszula Wiszniewska shared an inspirational video about Poland during her talk which showed just how beautiful parts of the country are. And there was another surprise! A video message from Polish children showing their classroom and telling us a little about their school day.

International Club Coffee Morning

A couple of weeks ago on a rainy Thursday morning the Darenth Golf Club Cafe provided a very warm welcome to the International Club for a much needed catch-up. Our group is always a friendly space for informal chats.

During the catch-up, a few ideas were discussed about future International Club socials at new local venues, as well as the possibility of organising a family picnic in the Trinity Term. So watch this space!

The weather that Thursday did not lend itself well for a pleasant walk so that has also been postponed for another sunnier day in the Trinity Term.