European Award for Languages - 2004 Winner

Video-Conferencing in European classrooms

Winner of the German Embassy Language Prize

Drawing on modern technology, this project aims to increase motivation for language learning through regular opportunities to communicate for a real purpose. Weekly conferences cover a wide range of topics: school life to the local environment, cultural stereotypes to the war in Iraq.
Student for exchanges and work experience through video links with students, employers and host families and such live video links mean that a maths teacher in Germany can give a lesson to pupils in Exeter.
St Peter’s Church of England High School became a language college in July 2003. Business people from ten local firms have been involved in the work experience programme and video-conferencing links.