loyola School has joined hands with PASCH (Schools: Partners for the Future) initiative, a global network of some 1,500 schools that place a high value on German, to promote the language. loyola has become a partner school with PASCH.
Father Sebastian Puthenpura, principal, loyola School said that the initiative is to provide a learning opportunity to the students to expand their horizon. They will learn the German language and its culture. He said that with association with PASCH the school is promoting the language.
He said that with globalisation becoming a reality, many Indian companies are setting up joint ventures abroad, the job scenario for those proficient in foreign languages have opened up. Today, it is the need for the employable Indian population to be proficient in a couple of foreign languages as the country is emerging as a significant economic player on the international stage.
With an aim to equip students with fluency in foreign tongues and help them in exploring international careers, loyola School, known as one of eastern India’s top institutions, is promoting foreign language education among the students.
French and German are some of the most sought after foreign languages in the steel city after English. A multilingual person can act as a bridge between two distinct cultures and actually represent various activities be it social or professional, he further added.
On Wednesday loyola celebrated German language Day. On this occasion a German quiz was conducted and prize winners were honoured at the assembly . The students of Std 4 and 5 spoke about German language Day and also sang a song in German at the assembly. German language Day celebration was started in 2001 on September 5. Since then people all over the world who people speak or learn German celebrate this day in the month of September . There are around 20 million students all over the world learn German whose mother tongue is not German.
“A child, who learns today foreign language, will have an edge over others tomorrow. And will be a true global citizen. I think the schools should also focus on starting classes on languages being spoken in Western countries since the focus is here,” noted a school teacher.