{"id":18475,"date":"2018-12-26T21:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T20:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.it-gymnasium.at\/internationalbilingualclasses\/?page_id=18475"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:10:52","slug":"ibc-extra-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.it-gymnasium.at\/internationalbilingualclasses\/home\/ibc-extra-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"IBC Extra Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our enriched and varied learning activities, led by our team of experienced Bilingual Education Assistants (BEAs), are tailored to enable students to explore their interests and allow them to build on their personal strengths.\u00a0During the first three years of their studies, students have the opportunity to participate in the following English conversational BEA-led enrichment programmes, which are offered on the school premises, and are funded by the IBCA parents\u2019 association:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st\u00a0year:<\/strong>\u00a0Andrea Foster offers a \u201cGames and role play\u201c conversation course which is available to students in the 1st year of the bilingual programme. Children are introduced to the free use of English through games, short role plays and even rehearse performances for the school Christmas celebration and project presentations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.it-gymnasium.at\/first-year-bilingual-classes-christmas-plays-2021\/\">e.g. Christmas Video 2021<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2nd\u00a0year:<\/strong> Oliver White offers second-year students the opportunity to participate in an additional course of conversational English\u00a0\u201cFun with English\u201c.\u00a0Students are encouraged to engage in free English conversation, participate in skits, role plays and project presentations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3rd\u00a0year:<\/strong> Lisa Wagner Calnan offers \u201cLet\u2019s do drama!\u201c. This\u00a0is a class for those wanting to go on a journey and explore English in many different ways.\u00a0There will be games, role plays, acting challenges and creative activities. A whole host of things to stimulate the mind, enjoy the creative working process and, of course, speak English!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4th\u00a0year:<\/strong>\u00a0Lisa Wagner Calnan offers \u201cLet\u2019s do more drama!\u201c. This is a continuation of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> form course and involves writing sketches, making short videos and lots of other creative activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Additional learning opportunities<\/u><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>learning to explore their environment as well as gain experience of life outside of Austria\u2019s borders is a key aspect of St. Martin\u2019s school trips. 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