International Schools
Benton Dene Primary School is developing an International School curriculum, offering a rounded curriculum incorporating themes and activities associated with other countries and cultures from all around the world. Children have the opportunity to learn and sample different languages, eat food from a variety of countries and continents and experience cultures that differ greatly from their own. Through international themed days children can celebrate and work together to share their discoveries.
International Week 2023
Our children have enjoyed sampling different cultures from around the world as part of our school-wide International Week. Each class chose a country to represent from those participating in the Women's World Cup. Throughout the week, our children explored their chosen countries in a variety of ways: getting to grips with the native language, creating fact files, replicating some indigenous
Examples of an International Curriculum
This year when preapring for Christmas and Christingle assemblies children will find out how Christmas is celebrated in other countries.
This year Benton Dene Primary will be hosting a Eurovision Song Contest with the whole school taking part and just like the real thing we will about other countries and make a presentation from each Year Group and then perform a song from that European country (or possibly a little further afield ... Australia?).
There will even be an opportunity to practise our maths as the scores roll in!
Key Stage 2 have welcomed a French theatre company into school. The children loved the performance which was a mixture of comedy, circus skills and French.
“I couldn’t believe that I understood what they were saying … it was really funny!”
