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France !

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

9h00 : Appointment at the hotel in Marseille

7h15 : Breakfast at school 7h15 : Breakfast at school 7h15 : Breakfast at school 8h00 : Breakfast at school with the nurse

10h30 : Welcome at the school :School visit Settling (pupils in the boarding school )

9h00 : Departure to Aix en Provence, a famous city of France.

9h00 – 12h00 : Sports Day- Group 1: Handball tournament- Group 2: multiactivities (swimming pool, hike, mountain bike, rugby)

8h30 – 11h30 : Class activities in the schoolShow about food

8h30-12h15 :Class activities: assessment of the week with the activities exercise books

12h30 : Lunch at school Lunch in Aix en Provence 12h15 : Lunch at school 11h30 : Lunch at school 12h15 : Lunch at school

14h00 : Visit of Sisteron Castel 

Graney Museum (Art Museum with Van Gogh) visit to Aix en Provence.

13h30 -16h30 :- Group 2: Handball tournament- Group 1: multiactivities (swimming pool, hike, mountain bike, swimming pool, rugby)

13h30-16h30 : Visit of the « geological reserve » in Digne-les-Bains

Afternoon : Spare time or shopping

17h15 : Welcome party + COMENIUS exhibition 19h00-20h15 : Welcome dinner :Provençal buffet cooked by our school cook chef

19h00 : Dinner at school 17h00 : Handball tournament final phases 18h00 : Adults Handball match  19h00 : Pupils dinner at school

19h00 : Dinner at school 19h30 : Good-bye dinner. 

Evening at boarding school

Evening at boarding school

Evening at boarding school

Evening at boarding school

Evening at boarding school

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Welcome dinner !

For hosting our Comenius partners, our cook had prepared a very French aperitif (foie gras, salmon toast, glasses goat, ...) and a Provençal meal (aioli).

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14h00 : Visit of Sisteron Castel 

Aix en Provence

Geological reserveDigne les Bains

Sightseeing tour !

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Sisteron Castel!

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Historical monument, spanning 10 hectares, it carries eight centuries of architecture and

history. Dungeon walkway built on the narrow rocky spine, dating from the

thirteenth century, the staging of the sixteenth century bastions pregnant.

Vauban project, designed in 1692, was only carried the magazine. Major revisions were made on the north side in the middle of the nineteenth century. It was at this time that

was carved out of the rock underground magnificent staircase connecting the castle

to the city.Deeply wounded by the bombing of August 1944, the Citadel is now beautifully restored

Aix en Provence!

Weather conditions do not allow to visit the island of Friuli in Marseille. We visited the city of Aix en Provence formerly the capital of Provence. Founded in 122 BC. BC under the name of Aquae Sextiae, it is part of the urban area of Marseille is the third largest urban area in France.Spa town, Aix-en-Provence is particularly known for its cultural heritage: the University of Aix is created from 1409, the city is especially associated with Emile Zola and Paul Cezanne, who was born, and annually hosts an international opera festiva

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Geological reserve Digne-les-Bains!On Thursday, we visited the National Museum of Natural geological reserve of Haute-

Provence. This reserve is an area labeled in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Var for the

diversity of landscapes, witness the geological past of this massive and

Earth. It is the largest reserve of its kind

in Europe.

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The educators had organized onWednesday a day of sport. All students in the school and Comenius students participated. They were mixed in a team and have several activities on the day: hanball tournament, pool, hike and mountainbike.

Sport day !

Sport day !

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"Sport will look fear to dominate, to triumph over fatigue, difficulty

to overcome it. "Pierre de Coubertin F

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Class room activities !

Students also participated in Comenius school hours with our students. Teachers were taught in English. They saw several courses: arts, geography, mathematics,

French, …Their productions have several totem

decoration, built for the Comenius project.

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Working Meeting !During the workshop, several points were discussed:- All Comenius partners exchanged recipe books,- A schedule of the blog was set up,- The dates of the next trip to Spain were established- Upcoming events in the context of our project "Eat smart, work more, be healthy" were fixed schedule: sports day presentation of countries and athletes each country day bike ...

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Good bye dinner!FEBRUARY

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For the good bye meal, we ate at a restaurant school. Students learn the gastronomical food

and service.MenuJacques scallops on

a bed of leeks***

Brandade de morue***

Chicken stuffed with dried tomatoes and tapenade

***Cheese

***Crepe flambéed

with rum

Impressions of France !

Consequences on students:Because of students number, we’ve noticed differences in pupils involvement and exchanges.A big group prevents pupils to mix with other students, it acts as an entity.Pupils managed to go beyond language gap, they used verbal and body language. They realized how important learning English was, and they felt more confident in their communication skills.Thanks to this week, they realized that food and health was a common goal for all partners, theyunderstood that our activities from the beginning of school year were the same in all countries. They enjoyed sharing activities with foreigners and discovering other cultures.

Comenius project:Our purpose was to include students in as manyactivities as possible; we think we manage to do so. We also tried to make you taste French gastronomy. We organized our week respecting the project goal, we are sorry if we couldn’t offer you more tourism activities.

Adults exchanges:The stay was too short for adults exchanges, we did not have enough time: French teachers had to stay in their classrooms with their students while organizing the project.

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