St Hilda’s welcomes new partners
by Educate Magazine January 30, 2019 · Gallery
A secondary school in Liverpool is the sixth school in the UK to become a partnership with the Goethe-Institut London.
St Hilda’s CE High School has joined Schools: Partners for the Future (PASCH) which aims to create and strengthen global networks with partner schools, with special links to Germany.
The Goethe-Institut and the German Embassy London attended St Hilda’s to officially launch the partnership, with speeches by Dr Susanne Frane of the German Embassy and Dr Georgia Herlt from The Goethe-Institut London.
The speeches were followed by a rendition of ‘She Loves You’, performed in German by the school choir.
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, which promotes knowledge of German abroad and encourages international cultural exchange. The institute has around 600 PASCH partners in schools worldwide.
Pupils spoke of their enjoyment of learning to speak German before the partnership was officially sealed.
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- Mrs Code (headteacher) with the Deputy Lord Mayor, councillor Peter Brennan
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- Dr Susanne Frane from the German Embassy spoke first
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- Guests of honour Dr Ulrich Pfeiffer (Honorary Consul, Federal Republic of Germany) and councillor Peter Brennan (Deputy Lord Mayor of Liverpool)
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- The VIPs all had a great time
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- Pupils spoke of their enjoyment learning to speak German
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- The brilliant choir who were on top form
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- One of the many top musical performers
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- Each performance was sung in German, much to the delight of the visiting party
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- A well earned round of applause
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- The partnership is sealed
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- Mrs Boyland (head of Languages), Simone Pfliegel (GI) and headteacher Mrs Code
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- Dr Georgia Herlt (Goethe-Institut) gave a warm and amusing speech
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- Headteacher Mrs Done spoke of her love of the German language
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- The talented Holly Robinson sang beautifully
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- One of the many top musical performers
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- The range of talent in the school is staggering
