Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 17 March 2021 > Celebrate
Since 1988, British charity Comic Relief has been encouraging people to don a clown’s red nose and “do something funny for money”. Red Nose Day is back on Friday 19 March and this time, it’s plastic free! In 2019, for the last Red Nose Day, Comic Relief received hundreds of letters from children and schools … Continue reading “Red Nose Day is Back!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 15 March 2021 > Pedagogy
Your students no doubt have lots of questions about the Grand oral. Why not suggest they watch the replay of this webinar for lots of practical tips, and to ask questions? It was given by Olivier Jaoui, who is in charge of the collection Mission Grand oral. It took place on Wednesday 17 March. You can … Continue reading “Webinar Replay on the Grand Oral”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 10 March 2021 > Pedagogy
Normally if we were writing about Fulbright Scholarships, it would be about opportunities to study in the U.S. Of course that’s complicated at the moment. But one positive point about the current restrictions is that they’ve led to lots more opportunities to access online education from foreign institutions. This recording of a webinar from Fulbright … Continue reading “Study Abroad and Internships in the Current Climate”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 09 March 2021 > Celebrate
The St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin was one of the first victims of the COVID pandemic last year and it’s been cancelled again this year for the same reason. But never fear! Let’s face it, most of us were not going to get to Dublin to celebrate Paddy’s Day on 17 March, but we … Continue reading “St Patrick’s Festival 2021”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 08 March 2021 > What's On
Her books were once considered so scandalous that they were banned in Ireland, but at age 90, The Country Girls author Edna O’Brien received the honour of being declared a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot on 7 March. O’Brien has been prolific since the first of … Continue reading “Irish Author Edna O’Brien Honoured”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 03 March 2021 > Celebrate
World Book Day is on 4 March this year. In the UK, schoolchildren receive a £1 book token they can spend on a selection of books chosen for the day. The authors have recorded ten-minute readings great for classroom use. Here’s a selection. The readings are part of a project to share stories by recording … Continue reading “Ten-Minute Stories for World Book Day”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 01 March 2021 > What's On
Here at Speakeasy News, we have been following the career of Chloé Zhao since her first film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, was featured at the Deauville and Cannes festivals back in 2015. So we were delighted to hear that she was the first Asian woman, and only second woman, to win Best Director at … Continue reading “Golden Globes 2021: Congratulations Chloé Zhao!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 26 February 2021 > Celebrate
1 March is St David’s Day, the Welsh national day. Since Wales is famous for its music and particularly its male voice choirs, what better way to celebrate than with a video of the national anthem sung by modern choir Only Men Aloud? The anthem, “Land of my Fathers” (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau), was written … Continue reading “Celebrating Wales”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 February 2021 > In the News Shine Bright Lycée
The Design Museum in London has announced the winners of the 2020 Beazley Designs of the Year, honouring see-saws connecting children on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, improvised brick arches created by Hong Kong protesters and vegan burgers. The Beazley awards don’t only consider aesthetics and user experience. They look at the bigger picture … Continue reading “Design as Activism Honoured in Beazley Awards”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 February 2021 > Pedagogy
The educational TV channel Lumni is offering the Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise film of West Side Story free to stream for collège and lycée classes. The film of the musical comedy by Bernstein, Sondheim and Robbins is a reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, with the Capulets and Montagues being replaced by rival gangs … Continue reading “West Side Story Free for Classes”
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