Pupils Excel in Language Competitions
5 June 2025 - Academic
At Wycombe Abbey, we believe that when it comes to learning a language, real understanding stems from beyond the classroom experiences. Our girls take part in exchanges, study trips, international events and external competitions where they practise their language skills.
We are proud to share that UIII pupils Helen and Morinsojo have been named Level One Area Winners for Mandarin in the South East category of the prestigious 2025 Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, hosted by The Queen’s College, University of Oxford. With over 22,000 pupils participating nationally and nearly 5,000 entries judged, this is a remarkable accomplishment. See their translation of Luo Binwang’s 咏鹅 below.
Stefania (UIII) has also been selected as the Combined Level One and Two Area East Overall Winner for Russian. Russian is offered at Wycombe Abbey as an extra subject and we are delighted to see Stefania’s stellar achievement.
In the Upper School, Henrietta (LVI) also received a commendation in Level Four of of the Anthea Bell Translation competition for German.
Beyond the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators, all UIV pupils submitted entries across a range of categories in the Oxford German Olympiad. These included videos about music, ideas for a game show and posters about inspirational sports personalities. Sophia (UIV) was recognised as Highly Commended for her creative poster about Simone Biles.
Many congratulations to all girls, we can’t wait to see what linguistic accomplishments you go on to achieve in the future!
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