--- title: "Routes into Languages Taster Day" url: "https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-03-04-routes-into-languages-taster-day" school: "Riverside Secondary School" --- [Click here to apply for Riverside 6th Form](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12) # Routes into Languages Taster Day ![Image of Routes into Languages Taster Day](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/news/107.jpg) 4 March 2020 **Routes into languages KS3 taster day on 28th February 2020** On 28th February 8e1, 7r3, 8v1, 8v2, 8r1 and 8i1 were all lucky enough to receive a taster lesson in a Non-European language conducted by routes into languages ambassadors from SOAS (the school of Oriental and African studies). Students decoded riddles in Swahili, learnt about the Korean alphabet (see pictures) and introduced themselves in Mandarin. This opened up students understanding of Non-Latin based languages and the varying writing and tonal systems within them. A big thank you to the routes into languages ambassadors for such a fruitful day!![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/107a.jpg)![](https://riverside-secondary.com/images/107b.jpg) [ Appointment based Year 12 Parents Evening Thursday 27th February 2020 from 4pm till 6.30pm](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-02-25-appointment-based-year-12-parents-evening-thursday-27th-february-2020-from-4pm-till-6-30p) [Health & Child Studies Showcase at Newham Sixth Form College on Wednesday 4th March 2020 ](https://riverside-secondary.com/news/2020-03-06-health-child-studies-showcase-at-newham-sixth-form-college-on-wednesday-4th-march-2020) ![Riverside Secondary School](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Riverside Secondary School Renwick Road Barking IG11 0FU 0203 946 5888 ### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/riverside_campus/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Riverside Secondary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://riverside-secondary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) [![](https://files.schudio.com/riverside-secondary-school/images/splash/Designer_(2).png)](https://riversideschool.applicaa.com/year12)