Internationalism & Languages

Establishing links with people overseas is one way that Mentone Girls’ Grammar School is an internationally-minded school. We have reciprocal exchange programs with schools in France, Germany and Japan.

ST ASPAIS - Melun, France and GYMNASIUM HOCHRAD, Hamburg, Germany

These programs are partially reciprocal exchange programs and both schools encourage MGGS to visit them for a period of 5-6 weeks during the Christmas vacation period,  St Aspais  and Gymnasium Hocrad students visit MGGS for a similar period of time during their long summer vacation in July/August.

Kinjo Gakuin - Higashi-ku, Japan

This exchange program is strictly reciprocal, and the exact number of students are sent and hosted by each school.  MGGS students who go to Japan on exchange are the students who host the Kinjo exchange students.  MGGS visit Kinjo Gakuin for a period of 5 weeks during the Christmas vacation period,  Kinjo students visit MGGS for exactly the same period of time during their long summer vacation - July/August.

This program has run successfully for over 20 years and runs parallel to the biannual MGGS Japan Study Tour and the Kinjo Study Tour.  These two study tours run on alternate years and provide for larger groups of students who are accompanied by staff.

Other opportunities

There are also many opportunities for hosting international students, celebrating international events, such as Chinese New Year and International Women’s Day, and connecting with that wider community through the internet.

Our students learn to see other ways of doing things and to appreciate the diversity of the local and global communities in which we live.

Languages at Mentone Girls' Grammar School.

The School has a strong language program which commences in Prep with instruction in German. In Years 3 and 4, the students are introduced to French and in Years 5 and 6 the students learn Japanese.

• In Years 7 and 8, it is compulsory for the students to choose two languages from German, French, Japanese or English as a Second Language.
• In Year 9, one language choice is compulsory.
• From Year 10, language is an elective choice.
  

International Language Centre 

Through our International Langauge Centre students can study VCE Chinese (Mandarin) as a First or Second Language.  These classes are held in our Cobbalanna Senior Classes on Friday afternoons from 4.30pm to 7.30pm and are open to students from other schools. Click here to find out more about the International Langauge Centre.