The Partners

Suzie and Tom cofounded Combination Languages in 2008 when teaching together in a secondary school in West Sussex as they wanted to give students the chance to make an emotional connection to the language that they are studying by making friends with native speakers.

During a Combination Languages Immersion Trip students jump right into another language and culture either by travelling to England, France, Germany or Spain or by acting as a Pen-Pal and welcoming a visiting student to their country and being part of a host school or even a host family. Our ethos stems from the belief that when young people have the opportunity to befriend someone who speaks the language that they are learning, their motivation and curiosity to learn increases enormously.

The exciting and varied itinerary in each country is a mixture of cultural and educational visits with lively, interactive activities encouraging students to get to know one another. These are not just a chance for students to have fun and discover the beauty of the place that they are visiting, but are also carefully designed to ensure that both visiting and hosting students speak the foreign language, communicate together and as such develop their language skills and allow their friendship to blossom.

Living the language is what it’s all about!