International Dimension

The world is changing rapidly - we are all now affected by events on a global scale. As a college, and as an International School, we are committed to enabling all of our students to develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities to achieve their best in the 21st Century. To help achieve this, we aim to provide a wide range of opportunities and experiences both within the college and out of college.

Callington Community College was re-awarded the International School Award in 2007 in recognition of its work in embedding the international dimension and global perspectives into the curriculum. Students and staff also have an increasing variety of opportunities to experience different cultures around the world. Our students have the opportunity to work on projects with students from across the globe. Curriculum areas also aim to incorporate the international cultural awareness into their work. Staff and students are increasingly able to work with others from different cultures, both from within the UK and beyond.

In 2007/08, we developed new links with partner schools in Spain and China. These are in addition to longer, more established links with schools in France and Germany. Various departments in the college work with a wide variety of schools in many countries around the world eg India, USA, Kenya, Italy and also with other schools in the UK.

Callington Community College/IES Huerta Alta, in Alhaurin de la Torre near Malaga, Andalucia

Following previous successful projects with Spanish schools in 2007/2008, we have a new partnership with IES Huerta Alta. Plans are being made for collaborative work and reciprocal visits in 2010/2011.

Callington Community College/Middle School Attached to Yuxi Teacher's College - Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in China between the 2 schools in May 2007. A group of staff and students took part in the British Council Immersion Course in July 2007 in Yunnan Province and met staff and students from our partner school. Our Chinese Languages Assistant for 2007/08 came from our partner school. International Links Co-ordinator visited the school in March 2008, with a view to setting up reciprocal visits and joint projects.

Space Adventures

Callington Space Centre and Callington Community College regularly arrange visits for groups of students to NASA in the USA and to Russia for the Space Olympics.

Making Languages Our Business

Callington Community College hosted a 'Making Languages Our Business' event on February 4^th 2009. Students from five schools (Callington, Saltash, Launceston, Liskeard and Looe) took part in a series of fun activities which emphasised the importance of languages in the world of business.  Read more...