European Week of Languages 2026

European Week of Languages is coming and for one week only, the Modern Foreign Languages Faculty is taking over St Paul’s School! 

Languages are incredibly useful and really fun. They bring people together and make the world smaller. That is what the European Week of Languages is all about. All pupils are invited to join us at one of our events: there really is something for everyone! 

From Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October, we’re celebrating European Day of Languages (26 September 2026) with an exciting week of talks, competitions, tastings, workshops and house battles spanning French, German, Spanish, Italian, Classics and beyond. Every pupil will have the chance to get involved, from language-themed lunches in the St Paul’s School dining hall and treasure hunts to career talks from Old Pauline entrepreneurs and a Pupils vs Teachers University Challenge showdown. 

Full details, timings and sign-up links have been shared with pupils via email. Here’s what’s on offer: 

All Year Groups 

• EUROSOC: Pupils vs Languages Teachers University Challenge 

• Linguistics Soc: Professor Bert Vaux (Cambridge University) 

• Classical Society: Odyssey Quiz 

• Classics: Languages Bingo 

• Classics: Biblical Hebrew (Ms Mervis) 

• Passport to: The Mid-Autumn Festival in Asian Culture (Yichen Y and Kai Q) 

• Passport to: The Turkish Language (Leo B & Ozan I) 

• French: Mad About Maples (Magalie Buhlmann-Charette) 

• Spanish: Meme Translation Competition 

• Spanish: Regional Tapas Tasting 

• Spanish: Penalty Shootout Translation Challenge 

• Friday Tutors Languages Quiz 

• House Competition: Languages Countdown 

Fourth Form 

• Why English Isn’t Enough: Languages and Your Career (Aron Gelbard OP, Dr Enrico Cecconi – Bath University, Joshua Goldstein OP) 

• MFL: Languages Passport Competition 

• MFL: European Day of Languages T-Shirt Competition 

• Classics: The Impact of Latin on the Modern World 

• German: Compound Noun Competition 

• Italian: Il gelato italiano Workshop 

• House Competition: Pétanque 

Fifth Form 

• MFL: Languages Treasure Hunt 

• French: Institut Français Workshop and Screening 

• German: Film Review with Snacks 

• Italian: Sicilian Cannoli Making 

Sixth Form 

• Capturing the Screen: The Art of Subtitling (Huihuang Jia and Deborah Chen – Centre for Translation Studies UCL) 

• French: ‘L’étranger’ Film Screening and Talk (Jon Davies) 

• German: Weisswurst und Senf Tasting 

• Italian: Tiramisù Making 

Lower Eighth 

• Capturing the Screen: The Art of Subtitling (Huihuang Jia and Deborah Chen – Centre for Translation Studies UCL) 

• French: ‘L’étranger’ Film Screening and Talk (Jon Davies) 

• French: Molière’s Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre 

• German: Kaffee und Kuchen 

Upper Eighth

• Capturing the Screen: The Art of Subtitling (Huihuang Jia and Deborah Chen – Centre for Translation Studies UCL) 

• French: ‘L’étranger’ Film Screening and Talk (Jon Davies) 

• French: Molière’s Tartuffe (Remixed) at the Marylebone Theatre 

• German: Kaffee und Kuchen 

• House Competition: Pétanque