Languages
Many voices, one community
Bulgarian, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish are all spoken within our community. For many of our pupils and staff, speaking more than one language is part of everyday life, creating a rich environment where different cultures, perspectives and experiences are celebrated.
Learning a language opens doors. It encourages curiosity about the world, builds confidence in communication and helps girls see things from a different perspective. From Reception to Year 6, all pupils learn Spanish with a specialist teacher, developing their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through engaging and interactive lessons.
Our approach is practical, creative and full of opportunities to use language with confidence. Through songs, games, role play and performances, girls discover that languages are not simply something to study but a way to connect with people and cultures around the world. Along the way, they develop the critical thinking skills that support learning across the curriculum.
In Years 5 and 6, pupils also learn Latin, giving them valuable insight into the roots of many modern languages. French is a popular club from Reception onwards, providing even more opportunity for girls to explore the joy of languages.
Our pupils leave St Christopher’s with the confidence to communicate, an appreciation of different cultures and a lifelong curiosity about the wider world.
"Every new language is a new way of seeing the world."
Languages in numbers
Did you
know?
The tooth fairy in Spain and France is a mouse!
18M
students around the world are currently studying Spanish as a foreign language
Spanish has over 40,000 words with all the vowels in them
