Howell's School - Independent Girls Day and Boarding School

School students from the Ukraine have been polishing up their English – and learning a little Welsh – here at Howell’s School.

The five Russian-speaking girls have spent two weeks at Howell’s School, Denbigh, on an intensive learning course and have now flown home vowing to return again to Wales one day.

They have enjoyed their stay at the school with its magnificent setting in the shadow of historic Denbigh Castle and the girls come from cities in the Ukraine, Europe’s second largest country, with their own place in world history.

Helen, who has been learning English since she was three and who hopes to train as an English teacher to work in Japan, said: “I’ve loved it here and we’ve all worked hard on our pronunciation and it has improved.  The facilities here are excellent and the staff are very good so we’ve really enjoyed our time here and we’re sorry to be going back – we’d love to stay here. I’ve been horse riding here and it’s been very good, a higher level than I’ve been used to at home.”

Howell’s Academic Head, Emma Jones said: “All the girls from the Ukraine settled in very well at the school and we’ve been glad to have them here.”