Our Year 8 Modern Foreign Language students have all recently returned from residential trips to France, Spain and Germany. Read all about the Spanish trip to Valencia in these reports by Martha W and Lara R.

By Martha W, Year 8

I loved our trip to Valencia! We took part in so many enjoyable activities. For instance, on the second day of the trip we all went to beautiful caves. We travelled in by boat and then we were given the opportunity to walk around and explore! After this, we all visited the lovely, Spanish shops outside of the caves and some of us enjoyed some tasty ice cream! Also, one of the activities on the penultimate day was a Flamenco dancing workshop which was so much fun! It was really authentic and entertaining, we all got dressed up in Spanish Flamenco skirts and everyone gave dancing a try. On our final day, we visited a traditional Spanish market in Valencia which had so many brilliant stalls. I bought a delicious glass of orange juice, a pretty bracelet and looked around so many other interesting stalls. I think the entirety of this trip was such an amazing opportunity to develop our Spanish linguistic skills and embrace and learn more about the many incredible different Spanish cultures.

By Lara R, Year 8

When we went to Valencia, there were so many different things I enjoyed about being on the trip. I loved all of the activities we did throughout the day, especially the caves because they were so beautiful, and the water was so clear and blue. I also liked the aquarium because it was massive and had so many different animals to see. One of my other highlights was meeting our pen pals at their school. I thought it was so nice to actually meet the people we are writing to. Also to see what they look like, their personality, and have a conversation with them to get to know more about them. I liked to wander and buy things around the market and shopping areas as well while in Valencia. On the trip I enjoyed speaking to people in Spanish, whether that’s speaking to people at shops, people in public, or our pen pals. This improved my speaking skills, and it was nice to see things written in Spanish around the city, which developed my vocabulary. I also liked seeing/eating different foods from the city. Even if Valencia was quite hot, it was so pretty and amazing. I really loved being there, doing so many fun things with my friends, and overall having a great time.

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