ESOL

If you could spend a year trying out schools in a different country and learning a new language where would you go? Inverness High School has nearly 40 pupils who have come from other countries to live in Scotland and the ESOL group after school on Mondays is a chance for them to get together. Youth Worker Ian Muir is currently leading the group in indoor sports sessions – football, handball, dodgeball, basketball – and half time is used to talk about what else the group wants to do….trips to the cinema and rollerbowl are planned for May and June. ESOL pupils have also been invited by Young Scot to participate in Access All Areas – a project offering training in teamwork & effective communication, consultation techniques, safety &ethics and digital media to help plan and deliver a consultation project on a topic of their choice. Ian is learning Polish and knows how handy speaking another language is when travelling. Pupils who have English as their first language might like to try a few phrases in Polish below: Czesc Hi chesh/ch Jak sie masz how are you yak shey mash Dziekujg thank you jenkooyeh Nazywam sic my name is navizam sheoung Anyone interested in further information about the group, including what other languages are spoken, can get in touch with Shona McDonald, Youth Development Officer in the Guidance.
 * ESOL **** - English for Speakers of Other Languages **
 * Monday After School Group **
 * Polish English Sound **