Languages

Guten Tag, bonjour, ni hao , hola!
"To speak another language is to have another soul" Charlemagne

Learning a foreign language gives students an exciting insight into another culture and its people. 

As they grow confident, the girls have the opportunity to go on exchanges to Germany and France, as well as hosting international students at home.

The future for our students is looking increasingly global, where they may need at least a working knowledge of a second language.  Only 25 per cent of the world speaks English and as adults, the girls will need to understand the cultural heritage of those with whom they do business.

Marsden offers French and German from Years 7 to 13 and Mandarin Chinese to Year 11. 

German animation winner

Hannah Sampson (Y10) is the weekly winner of the New Zealand schools' online animated film competition run by Microsoft Partners in Learning NZ and software company MARVIN. Hannah was assisted by Bryony Shelton (Y10). The winning clip, Eva visits the Pet Shop, was created to help young children learn German. The Marsden Preschoolers loved it! Hannah won an MP3 player and her entry goes into the final competition which will be judged on 23 June. See winning entry (19/05/2010)