Open High School Announces New Portuguese Course
2000 students can’t be wrong!
The Open High School, NSW’s leading language school, which will introduce Portuguese to its impressive list of curriculum offerings in 2011. This will bring the number of languages offered by the school to thirteen and the number of individual courses to 42. The new Year 11 course will be offered to students who have already studied Portuguese in Years 9 and 10.
“This course will enable students to keep the language of their ancestors as well as being very useful professionally,” said Dr Simeao de Mesquita, the Portuguese Consul General. “I support Open High School in their introduction of this important language.”
Open High School, one of six distance education centres in NSW, is the state’s major provider of languages by distance education. Students unable to study their chosen language in their own school, whether state or private, can enrol at Open High School where 100 teachers cater for the 2000 students who enrol annually.
A feature of the school is the use of Moodle, an online learning management system used to deliver course material, quizzes, video footage and internet links. Moodle gives students the option to progress at their own pace yet with ongoing teacher support to get the most out of their studies.
“I enjoy using Moodle,” said one of the many Open High School students who accesses the site. “It makes learning easier and more enjoyable because I can do the exercises when I want to and keep in regular contact with my teacher and other class members.”
A convenient way of finding out more about the school is to visit the website at theopenhs-d.schools.nsw.edu.au
