Newport Free Grammar School students brushed up on their Italian during an eight-day exchange visit to schools in Meduro and Spilimbergo in north east Italy.

They attended lessons with their Italian exchange partners and visited Venice and the ski resort of Cortina.

Head of modern languages Janet Strong said: "Exchanges such as this benefit the students greatly as they're able to improve their spoken Italian and experience the culture of another country."

January 29, 2003 09:00