What a great watch / listen / imagine for all the #senses - this bilingual virtual food & culture journey "Searching for Spain" with #EvaLongoria first stop Catalunya. Highly recommend for #Spanishteachers #Spanishlearners #Hispanophiles #MFLBluesky www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Loved chatting with William Marks on his @LanguageLabPod this summer re. immersive cultural & language experiences and the bigger language learning context. Episode out now! Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2727... / podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
#edtech #equityineducation #MFLBluesky
With #EuropeanDayofLanguages coming up 26/9/25, just sharing this (updated for 2025) Padlet brimming with resources, ideas, activities, links, downloadables etc (many low to no prep). Missed anything? DM or comment below. padlet.com/allabroadbus... #MFLBluesky #MFLteachers
This #HispanicHeritageMonth, music video Doodle celebrates #Salsa music, a vibrant and energetic dance genre that originated in the Latino community and has achieved global popularity. #Spanishteachers #Latinoculture g.co/doodle/u3wa4sp
Thank you Jo! Look forward to hearing from you!
Who will help us spread the word?
Who wants to help shape the vision?
Language learning must not become a luxury for the few.
#languagelearning #immersiveexperiences #equityineducation
This kind of joyful, motivational, culture-rich learning shouldn’t rely only on grassroots/community support - it needs top-down support, from:
- Government
- cultural institutes
- global companies
- education foundations
- and everyone else with global vision.
THE TIME IS NOW!
This term we brought immersive experiences to 100s of state school kids via 360°VR, food, realia. The spark was real:
“People actually speak French!"
"Spanish markets are so cool!"
"I wanna go to that fiesta. Do kids really get to do that?"
Curiosity. Connection. Confidence.
"Less than half choose languages at GCSE and most of those who do are the most affluent", Vicky Gough of @britishcouncil.bsky.social - yet language learning so valuable - for work, travel, personal development, and for the UK (trade, diplomacy, security). "It's also learning cultural skills"
"I think the biggest problem is poverty...the drop away is amongst poorer communities. The middle classes do well"
SteveChalke of Oasis Charitable Trust on BBC R4 Today
reacting to new @hepi-news.bsky.social report on decline of #languagelearning in the UK bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (from 1:52:50)
“The Kensington Treaty also includes opening e-gates for frequent travellers between the two countries next month,*as well as agreeing school exchange visits*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How sensible is this! Staggered summer holiday starts in #Germany to ensure the whole country doesn't become clogged up with traffic!
Love this #wordoftheweek #WortderWoche and the notion - that when it's too hot, you have to go home! Heat-free(dom)!! #German #LoveGerman #Germanteachers
Loving the UEFA Women's #EURO2025 Google Doodle today - also a reminder of all the interesting cultural insight and fun that can be incorporated into learning with this event now upon us. g.co/doodle/nybkhnp
Spanish speakers / teachers may chuckle at comentarios of the original X post link! Maybe a bit too spicy for students tho! Spanish police’s plea for respect backfires over photo of old women alfresco @theguardian #tomandoelfresco #spanishculture #andalucia www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
FINAL CALL for pledges, shares, sponsorship, support or grab a reward! Not every child gets to travel, but all kids deserve to explore. Can you be the helping hand that sends 1 more child on a virtual trip abroad? #CrowdfunderUK www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/allabroadbus www.instagram.com/reel/DKcPsY7...
5 days left. £1,550 pledged. Still a bit shy of £5k target 🙃
But, 690 people x £5 = goal reached (10-12 schools).
Simple. Powerful. Possible.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/allabroadbus
Can you chip in - or share? Join the journey! 🙏🫂
#immersiveexperiences #virtualtravel #crowdfunder #equity #MFLBluesky
Help us light some sparks this summer! We’re bringing immersive global language&culture experiences to schools & colleges, impacting kids who rarely get the chance to travel. Chip in from £5, share our #Crowdfunder &/or nominate a school! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/allabroadbus
#MFLBluesky
📢 #MFLBluesky: Trips abroad not happening for some classes this year? Not all students going on the trips that are happening? We can bring the world to all your students!
-> Schedule a 15-minute discovery call here: calendly.com/allabroadbus
Julia Klöckner
Bärbel Bas
Rita Süssmuth
Annemarie Renger
Julia Klöckner has been elected as the new President of the Bundestag.
She is the fourth woman to hold the office after Annemarie Renger, Rita Süssmuth and Bärbel Bas.
In terms of protocol, the office is ranked second only to that of the German President.
If you'd like to be the first to hear about these new German language experiences, send a DM or get in touch here: www.allabroadbus.org/get-in-touch
And now I strive to instil this same passion in kids and people of all ages, by creating immersive experiences that 'transport' them to destinations in Germany and other German-speaking countries, to the food, culture, people, all without leaving the UK! A taster of what and why! #ShoutOutForGerman
My next involvement with German was to teach it, which I've absolutely loved. Kids really get into German. They can feel it, touch it, enjoy pronouncing it! I've even rewarded completing tasks by sharing some of those super long words to decode, it's that fun! #ShoutOutForGerman
I later worked in international #Marktforschung, frequently visiting German cities to find out what consumers thought of brands, new products, ad ideas. I went so often to Hamburg, they welcomed me by name
@AtlanticHamburg! Then it was #youthtrends which were wild in this market!
It was only really by speaking German with locals & customers that I got to make proper friends - invited for breakfasts, to watch football, to go #Stocherkahnfahren (punting) and drinks, to find out how so very lovely and relaxed they were, to understand more about the culture.
Es ist dann kein Wunder that I studied #German (with French) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, spending half my year abroad in Tübingen (#Schwarzwald) where I had to be assertive to speak German to Germans - who were so happy and able to speak English! - but I did it and even worked as a Kellnerin ☕️
It was also thanks to my language teacher, Mrs Patterson that I developed such a love for the #German language. Her Scottish accent made German sing and dance. Her encouragement was #ausgezeichnet (excellent) and her enthusiasm was #ansteckend (contagious). #ShoutOutForGerman
