“To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture”
“To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture” With a love of travel, languages and culture, Rayburn Education team member, Claudia, is passionate about what she does. Originating...
Top 5 reasons geographers love Iceland
Sculpted by lava and ice, this is a land where geysers erupt, waterfalls thunder, glaciers glisten… and that’s only the beginning of your Icelandic adventures!
20 Essential Phrases for Every Visitor to Iceland
20 Essential Phrases for Every Visitor to Iceland While many Icelanders are (thankfully) fluent in English, learning a few key Iceland phrases before your school trip to Iceland will certainly not...
Sandwell Academy Bring Learning to Life in Iceland
Sandwell Academy Bring Learning to Life in Iceland Golden Ticket Winners Cast your mind back to this time last year and you may recall that we proudly announced Sandwell Academy in West...
The Somme, 1st July – 19th November 1916
On 19th November 1916, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War came to an end resulting in the tragic loss of an estimated 420,000 British lives and a further 200,000 French casualties...
We Will Remember Them – The Story Behind Remembrance Day
Each year, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we honour those who fought for our freedom by holding a two-minute silence. But what is the significance of this act of...
What is the most amazing thing about Iceland?
What is the most amazing thing about Iceland? Last week The Royal Grammar School High Wycombe headed out to the remote Arctic edge of Europe for a once-in-a-lifetime Icelandic adventure! With a...
25 hilarious German Compound Nouns you won’t want to miss
We’ve complied some of the most entertaining German compound words… some of which are more literal than others.
Quick-fire questions with Cath Rule – the brains behind our Geography Tours
Our Geography Tours Development Manager, Cath Rule, is a self-confessed lover of all things geographical. Whether she’s out exploring breath-taking destinations and discovering the latest visits to...
All in the name of geography – Part 1 Singapore.
At the end of July, 23 intrepid geographers set out to explore Singapore and Malaysia as part of the Geographical Association ISIG’s annual study tour. This was a great opportunity to travel with...
An A to Z of French Faux Amis
One of the great things about the French is that lots of words have the same roots, meaning that there are many likenesses between the languages e.g. accident, intelligence, situation. That said,...
Getting a taste for Montpellier
Getting a taste for Montpellier Last week I was lucky enough to take three teachers on a familiarisation trip to Montpellier to get a taste of what this beautiful city has to offer language students....