Spanish Competition Winners 2023
Spanish Competition Winners 2023
A week in Spain!
Congratulations to Joan Murphy-Leane, Maria Stella Lacolla and their Spanish teacher KelleyAnne Ryan from Cork Educate Together Secondary School who won first place in this year’s Spanish video competition. The lucky team have won a one-week language scholarship in Castilla y León this summer, with flights and accommodation included.
Entrants were tasked with producing a 2-minute video in Spanish illustrating an itinerary for “A weekend in Castilla y León” and were rewarded for creativity and cultural knowledge, as well as language competence.
Nessa Curran, Grace McGlynn and their teacher Rebecca Mooney from Our Lady’s Bower, Athlone won second place while Aaron Freir, Ross Carolan and their teacher Maria Lopez from Chanel College, Dublin came third. Both teams have won a one-week language scholarship in Castilla y León this summer, with accommodation included.
Pictured with the winning students is the Spanish Ambassador Ion de la Riva, Ruben López-Pulido, director of the Tourism Office of Spain in Dublin and Ana Alonso, from Consejería de Educación.
The winning teams were invited by Spanish Ambassador Ion de la Riva to a special reception at the Spanish embassy to receive their awards. Also in attendance were Ruben López-Pulido, director of the Tourism Office of Spain in Dublin and Ana Alonso, from Consejería de Educación who teamed up with Languages Connect for this competition.
Nessa Curran and Grace McGlynn with the Spanish Ambassador
