Celebrating European Day of Languages

Did you know that 26 September is European Day of Languages? It's a day dedicated to celebrating the rich tapestry of languages across Europe and RNC's staff and students had lots of fun celebrating.


During the celebrations we were amazed to find that we had a whopping 15 different languages spoken fluently among us, and we also discovered that between us we can say 'Hello' in 25 different languages.

Of course, no celebration would be complete without food, and at lunchtime students savoured some of the flavours of Europe. From Spain there were delicious tortillas and tantalising hams and chorizo. Taste buds then travelled to Germany with delectable German canapes, followed by scrumptious ginger biscuits before ending with a cheese extravaganza from France.

While enjoying the European tour of food, students were also immersed in the captivating rhythms of different European music which set the scene for conversations about the importance of language.

Everyone had a great time, with the European Day of Languages serving as a reminder that language is not just a tool to communicate but also a means to explore different cultures, bringing people together.

Thanks to staff members Annie, Lisa and Susannah for putting on this event.

The languages spoken fluently at the College are:

Bulgarian, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Portugese, Punjabi, Romanian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu and Welsh.