A big WGHS thank you to our Modern Foreign Language Assistants
Modern Foreign Languages
Daniel
Célia Hi, my name is Célia Labussière and I’ve been the French Assistant since November. I come from a village in the Champagne region. I studied English at Reims University before moving here. I wanted to come to Yorkshire because I had never been to this region and I was interested in discovering it. I feel very lucky to have been able to move to the UK to become an assistant and to have been chosen by WGHS. I feel even more lucky to have been able to make all of this happen in the middle of a pandemic. It’s been lovely working with the staff at both schools. They were always available if I had any questions. I have really enjoyed exchanging with them as well as working with the students. It’s been great to see their evolution throughout the year and to have been able to help them learn more about the language as well as the culture. I’ve wanted to be a language assistant since I first had an English one when I was in secondary school. This experience has taught me a lot and it has been everything I hoped it would be.
Griaß eich! I was the German Language Assistant this academic year. My name is Daniel and I am originally from a little village/town called Garching next to the river Alz in Bavaria in the south of Germany. I found my way into the schools in Wakefield through a recommendation from Nicky Bray, a volunteer of the Foreign Language Assistants Committee. At the moment, I am working as a self-employed Foreign Language Assistant not only in Wakefield but also in Otley at Prince Henry’s Grammar School. Besides, I am tutoring private students and finally something I am very proud of, I am HARIBO’s in-house tutor for German.
Roberto
I started in February as there were quite a few disruptions the schools had to face last autumn and winter. Also, I only conducted lessons online which is why I have unfortunately never met the students in person. Teaching only online can be a bit hard at times, but it is nonetheless less enjoyable. At Prince Henry’s I never taught any students from Year 8 or Year 9, but at Wakefield I had the chance to do so. I was pleased and had a lot of fun teaching the girls and boys of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation about my language and to convey every now and then some German culture. I had a great time with all the students!
Hello everyone! My name is Roberto González and I came from Chile to work as a Spanish Assistant for WGHS and QEGS during the period 2020-21. I have to confess it was pretty difficult for me in the beginning, since I am an English teacher in my country but never heard the Yorkshire accent before. I’m still struggling to understand people sometimes, but it is a beautiful accent. But my experience at WGHS and QEGS has been more than satisfactory. The girls and boys are so nice and clever, and they are always willing to learn new things. I really love to teach them Spanish and show them a little bit of Chilean culture. Personally, my job and experience here helped me develop my teacher skills. I am a recently graduated teacher and there is no doubt that my dear students made me feel I chose the right profession. Moreover, their unique personalities and capacities are the heart of these schools, and encourage all of the staff to work together on their behalf. The staff are so nice to me! From the first day at school they all treated me as one more of the team; always with a nice greeting or smiley face. They make me feel at home.
I am really thankful for this very valuable opportunity. I gained a lot of experience and had great support from all the teachers providing me with everything I needed. Their organisation of all the material and lesson plans was brilliant and everything worked just fine.
Finally, I just have compliments for the professional team that work together to educate, guide and inspire our students. I will be eternally grateful for the great opportunity of belonging to this amazing WGHS family, of which we are “each for all and all for God”.
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