Three young people from North East schools have been named as winners of the ‘Languages Open Doors’ poster competition and have won vouchers. Pupils aged 7-18 in North East schools were invited to create a compelling poster which explained to other learners why it is important to learn another language.
534 entries were received in three categories for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 pupils for the competition, which was organised for the Festival by Durham County Council’s International team. All the children and young people who entered received certificates of commendation. The competition was one of a range of activities encouraging young people to recognise the importance of language learning for their lives and careers (click here for more information).
Congratulations to the winners:
- Key Stage 1 winner: Leona from Delves Lane Primary School, Consett
- Key Stage 2 winner: Imogen from Framwellgate Primary, Durham
- Key Stage 3 winner: Beniamin from Outwood Academy Riverside, Middlesbrough
Beniamin’s poster is written in Farsi and talks about how he would travel the world if he spoke languages.
There was a great deal of talent displayed and it was almost impossible to choose the winners, some had fantastic messages about the reasons to learn a language, others had very intricate and detailed designs. All were worthy of praise, but in the end we decided on three striking designs from, Leona, Imogen and Beniamin.
Brian Stobie, International Durham, Durham County Council
