Interview with Mrs. Mochan on the Spanish Exchange

This week, a group of Spanish exchange students came to Greendown. They will be staying with a selection of the Greendown students all week and in the summer holidays, the Greendown students will be travelling to Spain (Seville). We managed to talk to Mrs. Mochan about her views on the exchange.

How long does it take to plan something like this?

This has been ongoing since last year. It takes a lot of planning and a lot goes on behind the scenes. We have to get permission from senior management and see how many children would be interested. Last year there were a lot more Spanish people on the exchange than English, of course this means that some of the Spanish children had to stay with some voluntary teachers, so that was quite a stressful time. In Spain they are very keen for their pupils to learn English. They have even started to teach subjects like Maths and Science in English to help the students learn in more detail. In this particular exchange, the students have been able to contact each other easily on msn so they got to know each other well before they'd even met.

Do you enjoy the exchange?

It takes a lot of hard work organising flights and sorting out money but it's always worth it when the pupils enjoy it so much afterwards.

Thank you Mrs Mochan! We are glad the exchange was such a success!

By Faye Rogers & Jess Harmer 8DS