STA Enjoys Spanish Language Day

The celebrations included two 'Igniting your Duende' workshops for students of Spanish in which they learnt about the connection and history of all Spanish speaking countries and some of the cultural aspects shared. Through music and arts the workshop included a making your own 'abanico' (fan) craft activity which was used to learn some of the most common rhythms in Hispanic culture and to practise some Flamenco. Close to 200 students learning Spanish as MFL in Key Stage 2 participated in those workshops.

Among the activities for the whole school campus, there were two Interactive Flamenco shows led by a professional Flamenco dancer who came to inspire our community with the spectacular Flamenco performances in different styles as well as making the audience excited by making them stand up and practise the basic moves.

Here are some facts about Spanish Language:

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world.
Although the Spanish language originated in Spain, there are more than 450 million native Spanish speakers in the world.
Only the Chinese language surpasses Spanish as the most spoken language in the world.
Spanish is also the third most studied language in the world, behind English and French.
About 75 million people in the world speak Spanish as their second language.