"Linguistica is a platform for our #students to engage with the cultural, social and political world of the country they are studying." - Mrs Claire Baty @French_WHS WHS Mandarin Dept. Read on #WimTeach - bit.ly/3wLcHFB #LinguisticaWHS #LanguageLearning @German_WHS GirlsDaySchoolTrust

🇬🇧🇨🇳Our y7-10 girls enjoyed a fun chat with their pen friends in Beijing! As a Chinese old saying goes, 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 （A sincere friend from afar brings a distant land closer） Wimbledon High #year7WHS #year8WHS #year9WHS #year10WHS GirlsDaySchoolTrust

How many ways can you say, “no”?❌ Let's see. If you have any questions leave a comment below🥰 #xingtianwa #chineseforkids #kids #learnchinese

🎨Year 9 girls explored Chinese water painting 山水画（shan shui hua) today. So many beautiful works!🌸🌸🌿🌿 Wimbledon High GirlsDaySchoolTrust #year9whs @ArtDept_WHS

✍️🇨🇳 Year 9 girls enjoyed writing about themselves and families in 汉字 hanzi （Chinese characters). We are so proud of ourselves💯💯. Wimbledon High GirlsDaySchoolTrust #year9whs

🇨🇳🎤🥢 Our Year 10s had so much fun in applying language in real life scenario: ordering food in Chinese as well as singing karaoke in Chinese. 😋 Wimbledon High GirlsDaySchoolTrust #whslanguages #whsyear10 #year10whs

🇨🇳✨So much fun at school today - we just had a special visitor at break! Claire Boyd GirlsDaySchoolTrust WHS Mandarin Dept. #LunarNewYear2023 #ChineseNewYear

Can't wait for the #WHSLinguistica conference on 18 May! Keynote speaker Alex Bellos & workshops on translation, invented languages, sign language & much more! It's going to be 精彩绝伦 🇧🇴fascinante مبهر faszinierend🇨🇮 eltur tìtxen si 🇦🇫захоплюючий 🇧🇷hynod ddiddorol चित्ताकर्षक

Alex Bellos has kicked off our inaugural Linguistica conference for Wimbledon High & Harris Wimbledon students with a fascinating interactive history of the alphabet and writing systems, including various linguistic puzzles @French_WHS WHS Mandarin Dept. @German_WHS

The art of translation, sign language, make your own Hanzi, poems in translation, invented languages, language puzzles... which workshop would you choose? All on offer at today's Linguistica conference! Wimbledon High WHS Mandarin Dept. @German_WHS @French_WHS

After learnt how 汉字 hanzi (Chinese characters) were created, our linguists from Wimbledon High and Harris Wimbledon have worked together to create their own special 'hanzi'. We had so much fun at the Linguistica conference 🇨🇳🇩🇪🇫🇷🇪🇸 today! #whslanguages GirlsDaySchoolTrust

🇨🇳🖼️ Our y12 Chinese study group went to British Museum to see the immersive exhibition 'China's hidden century'. It was amazing to see those exquisite objects representing people's life in China in the last 100 years. #whslanguages #year12whs GirlsDaySchoolTrust Wimbledon High

🇨🇳✏️Congratulations to our Year13 girls who have received excellent HSK1 test results! WHS Sixth Form Wimbledon High @gdst #sixthwhs #OpenMind #inspirewhs

🥮🇨🇳 Last Friday was Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节) in China. We learnt poems about the moon, and made bookmarks with writing Chinese calligraphy. Wimbledon High GirlsDaySchoolTrust #year11whs #year9whs #whslanguages

🇨🇳🧧Y8 students showcased their creativity today by trying Chinese calligraphy as part of our Lunar New Year celebration! 🐉✍️ #YearOfTheDragon They crafted Chinese characters fused with dragon elements, blending tradition with artistry. #gdst #wimbledonhigh #y8whs #whslanguages

🇨🇳🎓Exciting day at UCL IOE for our Year 12 Mandarin students on #SchoolandUniversitiesDay! 📚They got to engage with Chinese departments from top universities, and heard from alumni about studying Chinese and life post-graduation. Questions, insights, and aspirations flowing!🌟