Languages Other Than English (L.O.T.E)
There are five languages that can be learnt at St. Monica's. The languages that can be studied are (in order of students studying):
- Italian
- Greek
- Spanish
- French
- Japanese
As of 2012, the college introduced a bi-lingual immersion program, in which students would learn all subjects in a certain language. In 2012 only one language was used - Japanese -. In 2013 an Italian immersion program was introduced.
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