A WONDERFUL atmosphere and heart-warming stories were the keynotes of this year’s Junior Language Challenge Final 2017 held on October 13.
A total of 32 children battled it out at the final and uTalk Founder Dick Howeson says: “All the children really impressed me with their language skills, they had clearly put the hours in!
“But what was truly remarkable was what a wonderful atmosphere the final had,” he adds.
Take a look at our photos from the 2017 final, or watch the video below to see what it's all about.
"I didn’t think I was going to win, I just wanted to do my best and make my parents proud of me. I was really nervous but I just focused on the games, and when I realised I’d won I felt ecstatic."
"So many of my pupils have benefitted in so many ways from this wonderful competition; not only do they get the chance to try lots of different languages, but also it opens windows onto the world, helping to turn them into good global citizens."
All entrance fees from the JLC are donated to onebillion, a non-profit software publisher with the goal of transforming learning for one billion marginalised children. Their maths apps are already in use in more than 30 solar-powered learning centres in Malawi. onebillion is now developing a literacy software that will take a child with no reading ability to fluency in their own language.
To find out more about onebillion and the apps they make for individuals and schools here in the UK, please visit their website.
