Formidable! A student from Montpelier High School has won a national translation competition.
Gabriela Mancuso, aged 14 triumphed in the French final of the Routes into Languages Foreign Language Translation Bee 2024 held at Cambridge University.
Gabriela, who speaks English, French and Spanish, is about to begin studying GCSEs in French, History and Business and hopes to take A-levels at the school’s V6 sixth form in Physics, Chemistry and History, was successful in the contest, in which she had one minute to correctly translate as many sentences as possible.
The aim of the competition, which attracted entrants from around the country, is to foster enjoyment of learning another language and the promotion of language learning skills.
Gabriela said: “It was an amazing experience and I had such a good time. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”
Ben Spence, Montpelier High School headteacher, said: “I am so proud of Gabriela’s success. Her perseverance and resilience are just breathtaking. The win is a credit to her and also to the excellent modern languages teaching team at our school.”