Creatively Celebrating Languages at Senior School Assemblies

TFS is particularly proud of its focus on languages. On April 1st, the Languages Day Assemblies celebrated all of the other languages taught at TFS – Spanish, German and Latin. Devised and prepared for in-class, these skits, music and dances aimed to exhibit our students’ language skills in unexpected and creative ways.

Starting off the Level II-V assembly was “The Funeral Games of Patroclus”, featuring toga-wearing frat boys and girls competing in Roman games. Next came a video by the Level V Spanish Class, whose acting chops rivalled those of Hollywood, as they satirized characters from the video component of their language lessons.

Other highlights included the video produced by the Level IV Spanish class, titled “La Costanera de Miami”, that is, Miami Shores, a cheeky take on the infamous reality series Jersey Shore. Also particularly notable was “Romeo y Julieta”, a video, song and dance medley from the Level II Spanish class. The video portion used a very familiar backdrop for this tale of tragic, young love – the Senior School – and included a cameo appearance by Headmaster John Godfrey.

At the Grade 6-Level I assembly, the Grade 7 German class set out to demonstrate that “Deutschland hat Talent”, that is Germany has talent, while the Grade 6 Latin students time-travelled to present “A Brief History of Ancient Rome.” During this highly amusing skit, the students revealed, among other things, that Caesar did not utter the words “And you, Brutus?” on his deathbed, but “Stop, you’re hurting me!”

A convergence of music, dance and a portrayal of the running of the bulls marked “The Buena Vista Social Club”, as performed by the Level I Spanish students, along with Señor Tamer Higazi.

Featured at both assemblies were “Los Huevos Verdes con Jamón” – Green Eggs and Ham – starring three hat-wearing – and warring – Level II students, and a demonstration of salsa dancing from students. The students had recently taken salsa lessons organized by Señora Graciela Cristiano, Senior School Spanish teacher, and taught by a TFS parent, who has been assisting students with their salsa skills for many years. Despite the newness of their ability, the three dance teams showed off some very smooth moves indeed!