Leeds Dortmund 50 writing & music festival announces full schedule

The LD50 (Leeds/Dortmund 50) literature festival has announced an exciting schedule of music and literature events as part of Leeds’ 50th anniversary celebrations with the city of Dortmund. With the anniversary celebrations just two weeks away, LD50 will celebrate the occasion with a festival of literature and music involving artists from both Leeds and Dortmund.… Read More Leeds Dortmund 50 writing & music festival announces full schedule

September 20, 2019 tcarey11Leave a comment

Leeds and Lille pupils take part in hip-hop cultural exchange

This week pupils from Leeds based Allerton Primary Church of England School travelled to France to take part in an urban cultural exchange with other students from Leeds’ partner city of Lille. The trip gave 9 pupils aged between 9 and 11 a unique opportunity to engage with culture and languages, helping them to develop… Read More Leeds and Lille pupils take part in hip-hop cultural exchange

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 tcarey11Leave a comment

A taste of France for la Petite Ecole

Earlier this year, students from La Petite Ecole, a Saturday school for French nationals based here in Leeds, travelled to Lille and Brussels to build partnerships and links with other supplementary schools. Today’s blog is written by some of the students who took part in the trip. Lycée Hôtelier de Lille Our first stop was… Read More A taste of France for la Petite Ecole

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 tcarey11Leave a comment

Happy Spring Festival – 春节快乐

February 5th marks the Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 and this year we are saying goodbye to the Year of the Dog and welcoming the Year of the Pig. The pig is believed to be a symbol of optimism, enthusiasm and being hardworking. Food, fireworks and performances across Asia are marking the annual lunar new… Read More Happy Spring Festival – 春节快乐

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 karenmurgatroydLeave a comment

“European Christmas” in Brno

Over the Christmas period, Leeds’ partner city of Brno in the Czech Republic has been teaching its young people about how Christmas is celebrated across Europe. Brno’s partner cities from across Europe sent over details of Christmas traditions, typical Christmas food and decorations. Children from Brno were invited to participate in workshops where they could find out more… Read More “European Christmas” in Brno

January 14, 2019 karenmurgatroydLeave a comment

Learning about language in Romania and France

Today’s guest blog is from Sally Hall from Leeds City Council’s Learning Improvement Team which is involved in a European funded project called GRIET. The project brings together schools and educational specialists from three cities – Bacau in Romania, Lille in France and Leeds. Funded by ERASMUS+, the focus of the project is on pedagogy and practice for speakers… Read More Learning about language in Romania and France

November 28, 2018 karenmurgatroydLeave a comment

Celebrating 50 year of partnership between Leeds and Lille

October 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the partnership between the cities of Leeds and Lille. We have delved into the history of the link in order to tell the story of the partnership as part of our celebrations. As early as 1946 the Yorkshire-Lille Exchange Committee was organising exchanges between young people aged 14… Read More Celebrating 50 year of partnership between Leeds and Lille

October 24, 2018 karenmurgatroydLeave a comment

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