Surrey Homes | SH109 | February 2024 | Education Supplement inside

The Priceless Education Supplement
Catherine Mower, Head of Modern
Foreign Languages at Claremont Senior
School, tells us about their international
outlook and opportunities
At Claremont Senior School, we believe
in providing students with enriching
experiences that extend beyond the
classroom, broadening their horizons, and
fostering a global perspective with a love of
languages. We are part of a learning community
of enormous scale so the scope for connecting
and collaborating with students from all around
the world – as part of the International Schools
Partnership (ISP) – is extraordinary and unique.
Each year, the Cultural Exchange Programme
gives students the opportunity to experience
life at one of our ISP sister schools. Last year,
one of our Year 10 students lived and studied
in Ecuador for a month, and a Year 12 student
travelled to Spain. As both found out about
the unique cultures of their chosen countries,
their exchange partners joined the Claremont
community to experience school life back in
East Sussex.
The number of families taking part continues to
grow each year with a record number applying
for the 2024 programme. This runs in tandem
with our Virtual Exchange Programme, which
next year will enable Year 11 Spanish learners to
practise their skills and make new friends with
Spanish speakers, whilst being supported by an
online library of bespoke, interactive resources.
Multilingualism is a pillar of the Claremont
school vision. French, Spanish and German
are offered together with a range of ‘first’
languages (Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Polish
and Persian), for which many students gain
formal qualifications. With so many cultures
to celebrate and languages to hear at school,
promoting the learning of a second language
is a priority for the curriculum, in addition to
developing life competencies beyond language
and communication skills.
Claremont is a local school, with a global
outlook. The contributions made to school
life by our vibrant international boarding
community undoubtedly enrich the student
experience for all. Learning experiences beyond
the classroom and on site social interactions
between teenagers, add relevance and meaning
to our MFL programme. Our academic
pathways, supra curricula and multicultural
community are setting young people on a path
to becoming more responsible, global citizens.
Last year, one of
our Year 10 students
lived and studied in
Ecuador for a month
To find out more about Claremont and
the International Schools Partnership, find
them online at claremontschool.co.uk
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