Newsletter Dec 2018 a

PE and MFL
ARSENAL MOTIVATES LANGUAGES
Poole High School has taken the teaching of languages to a new level. In association with
Arsenal Football Club’s Community Programme, Poole High has chosen to further enhance
their Modern Foreign Languages syllabus to incorporate football with the learning of French
and Spanish with the help of one of the most successful clubs in the country.
Each week, Year 8 and 9 students attend the Arsenal Double Club after school, which
alternates between theory sessions in the classroom and practical sessions on the pitch. In
the classroom, students expand their knowledge with the help of workbooks, teaching
guides and exclusive video footage of Arsenal players speaking in their own languages, such
as French and Spanish. On the pitch, students use the context of football to communicate
with each other and teachers in the language they are learning.
Points are awarded to each country for the best use of language, as well as winning their
matches. This year, France won the overall league at Poole High and are now proud owners
of the Arsenal Double Club trophy. At the end of the programme, students visit the
Emirates Stadium visiting the Director’s Box, changing rooms, journalists’ suite and the press
conference area, as well as learning about the multi-lingual world of professional football.
MFL VISIT ARSENAL STADIUM