The GDST Languages Festival 2025 was bursting with energy and talent with over 180 students celebrating the vibrancy of language.
Hosted by Bromley High School, the day was a wonderful celebration of language learning, competition and collaboration. With Year 7 to 9 pupils from Bromley, Sutton, Sydenham, Streatham, Croydon, Portsmouth and Putney taking part, the festival was filled with activities designed to challenge and inspire. From Spelling Bee battles and a multilingual quiz to creative tasks like building famous landmarks with accompanying translations, and even mystery plays performed in French, German, Spanish and Latin, our fantastic students confidently demonstrated their ingenuity, enthusiasm and creativity.
Our Headmistress Emily Codling opened the event with heartfelt reflections on the power and importance of language learning, offering pupils the memorable reminder: “use it or lose it.”
“French: J’ai beaucoup aimé passer du temps avec mes amies et apprendre des mots français. C’était vraiment amusant. English: I really enjoyed spending time with my friends and learning French words. It was really fun.”Year 7 pupil, Translated from French
