In Year 4, children also start learning Spanish, which they find thoroughly engaging and accessible having already learnt a romance language since Nursery. Importance is placed on maintaining enthusiasm for languages, in the hope that children might be inclined to continue learning foreign languages throughout their lives. Activities include playing board-games in the target languages, writing and acting out role-plays, listening to contemporary French and Hispanic music, using bilingual dictionaries and laptops to develop translation skills, learning about Francophone and Hispanophone cultures and writing letters to pen-pals in these countries. Children gain understanding of crucial grammar elements, taught in a fun and memorable way, rather than it being a chore. As part of the global Cognita group we have close links with schools in Spain and Chile.