Catégorie : High School Projects

LES GAGNANTS DU CONCOURS !

COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS GENLIS

COLLEGE ISLE DE SAONE PONTAILLER

LYCEE PRIEUR DE LA COTE D OR AUXONNE

L’association AFS, partenaire du Lycée Prieur depuis 5 ans, a organisé en octobre 2018 un grand concours citoyen entre trois établissements du Bassin Val de Saône : le Lycée Prieur de la Côte d’Or d’Auxonne (représenté par M Coqueugniot, Proviseur), le Collège Albert Camus de Genlis (Mme Poniewiera, Principale) et le Collège Isle de Saône de Pontailler-sur Saône (Mme Ottone-Guillet, Principale). Les deux premiers prix très attractifs ont motivé bon nombre de collégiens et lycéens : 3 mois offerts en Europe pour le premier prix et près de la moitié du coût d’un séjour de 3 mois pour le deuxième prix.

17 élèves y ont participé en élaborant diverses créations (vidéos, poèmes, bandes-dessinées, affiches,t-shirts…) justifiées par une lettre de motivation sur le thème donné : « Que m’apporteront ces trois mois à l’étranger en tant que citoyen de l’Europe ? » Tous les candidats ont fait preuve d’originalité, de créativité et d’enthousiasme, bravo à eux tous ! Madame Martine BELORGEY, présidente de la Commission Nationale « égalités des chances AFS », qui anime chaque année des ateliers multiculturels au Lycée Prieur, a remis le 12 décembre 2018 les prix avec enthousiasme et émotion, accompagnés des trois chefs d’établissements et des trois professeurs d’anglais référentes au projet : Mmes Vadot (Lycée Prieur), Mc Cann (Collège Pontailler) et Jafflin (Collège Genlis).

La grande gagnante de ce concours est JULIETTE MATHIRON, élève de seconde , qui va donc vivre une expérience inoubliable en Italie de trois mois grâce à son poème qui a été le coup de coeur du jury composé de 9 personnes.

Le deuxième prix a été gagné par LALIE DESRIAUX, élève de seconde également, qui a choisi l’Allemagne comme destination. Toutes deux partiront de septembre à décembre 2019.

Les troisième et quatrième prix ont été respectivement attribués à JOAN TERRET et ANAE MARKIOLI tous deux en seconde, qui ont aussi prévu de découvrir en septembre la Pologne et l’Allemagne. Bravo à tous !

Even though Christmas is celebrated with a lot of good food, presents, family and friends in pretty much every country from what I know, there are still a lot of differences. In this short article, I will be writing about the differences between a traditional Norwegian and French Christmas celebration. However, take under consideration that this is just what I have learned from talking and googling. I do still have to wait for half a month to experience a real French Christmas!

To start off, the biggest difference that I have learned so far is that we celebrate on different days. In Norway, we have our Christmas-night the 23^rd, and all of the 24^th to celebrate with food and presents after dinner. For us, the 25^th is basically just the day after, spent sleeping and eating what we did not have any space left for on the 24^th. On the other hand, here in France, you start your celebration on the 24^th and end it with presents the morning of the 25^th. Of course, we do all that left-overs the day after the big dinner.

Furthermore, the food!!! The ingredients are similar, but how we prepare and serve the food is different, as shown in the pictures. My experience after 2 months is that French people like their food well done and processed. As well as lots of sauce, cake, pâtés, many small pieces of different dishes and wine. It makes up a different outlook compared to Norwegian Christmas. For dessert in France they have bûche, tarte and cakes with filling. In Norway, we eat Ribbe (pork), pictured to the left on the bottom picture, or Pinnekjøtt (mutton) prepared in a special way. In addition, we eat different types of sausages, red cabbage and brown sauce. Some do also eat cod (fish). For desert, we have a dish with sweat cream and cloudberries or lingonberry, and later on, small dry cakes (normally 7different sorts).

And finally, the decorations: In Norway, decorations make quite a bit of difference both inside and outside the house. There are also many who have traditions according to where, which day and how to put up the decorations. We use a lot of goblins (for Christmas with red hats), angels and also change our tablecloths, curtains and put up red, white or glittery decorations all over the house. And of course, a Christmas tree with some Norwegian flags and snow-crystals on them, as well as the other, more normal decorations. And now, on to the French Christmas. I was, to be honest, a bit disappointed after talking to my host family about this. They said that the only decorate with the tree and lights outside. I love the lights, but for me to feel like it is proper Christmas, I kind of need all the goblins and angels, and snow.

Anyways, I am excited to experience a French Christmas and I am sure it will be an experience I will never forget.

By Ane Raastad Basmo, Norwegian exchange student

In France, most people go to primary school for three years, secondary school for five years, junior high-school for four years, and high-school for three years, before going to University for some of them. In Japan, most people go to primary school for six years, middle school for three years, high school for three years, and university. And, before enrolling middle school, high school, and university we have big exams. For these tests most students go to a preparing school for one or two years before the tests. It is super strict!

In France, most schools do not have uniforms but in Japan on the contrary in most school, you have to wear a uniform.

In France for lunch, most students eat at the canteen or at home but, in Japan most students bring a lunch box (bento) from home.

In my French high-school, many girls wear make up and accessories but, in Japan teachers would never allow them.

In middle school and high school, club activities are very important in Japan. There are many club activities. For example, tennis, volleyball, basketball, fencing, orchestra, tea ceremony, and many other clubs too. And most clubs are very strict since you have to practice everyday after school, on Saturdays, Sundays, and even during the holidays.

（bento）

By Yume, 1ES2

AFS ( American Field Service ) is an organization which offers international and intercultural exchange and study programms in more than 50 countries. It offers the opportunity to young people to travel and open themselves to new cultures all over the world. Those programs could last between two and ten months.

Personally, I have never attended an exchange with AFS but my family and I had the opportunity to host two exchange students.

Our first AFS experience was with a Canadian student named Hannah. She stayed three months in my family after my sister went to hers. Our experience with Hannah was great. She adapted quickly to our habits. She became a member of our family. It’s what hosting is all about, accepting someone new into your family as if he or she was part of it.

It was interesting to notice the differences between our two cultures. Living this experience made me realize how by staying in your own country you could also discover new cultures by hosting.

We are currently hosting Elena, an Italian student who will stay in our family for five months. So far the experience has been enjoyable for everybody. Elena has also became a part of the family.

At the beginning of each experience the English language is important. As a matter of fact most of the time every foreign student does not speak the language of their host country. So English can be really used the first few months but then by being immerged into the country’s language we can notice a fast progress. And then, the use of the English language is reduced in time.

By Lea Mussard, 1L

Les lycéens de Prieur ont vécu une expérience unique et extraordinaire à l’étranger !

Lancez-vous aussi dans l’aventure et contactez AFS sur afs.fr (agréée par l’Education nationale, avec laquelle le Lycée Prieur a signé une charte internationale)

Living abroad with AFS

8 pupils studying at Lycée Prieur de la Côte d’Or have chosen to discover new cultures, to live and study abroad for a few months. How enriching!

Guillaume Flagollet, 19, Russia, August – June 2014-2015

Ella Delabays, 17, America, August – June 2015-2016

Louise Mussard, 17, Canada, August – November 2015

Cloé Portefin, 18, Australia, January-August 2016

Mathilde Maitrot, 16, Canada, August – November 2016

Laurie Marceau, 16, Canada, August – November 2016

Marion Laissus, 16, Finland, August – June 2016 -2017

Elsa Fèvre, 16, Germany, August- June 2016-2017

 

Guillaume in Russia

Louise (on the right) and Hannah

Ella (on the right) in the USA

 

Cloé in Australia

 

Mathilde (second on the left) with her Canadian friends

Laurie (on the right) with Magenta

Marion (on the left in a red dress) at her school Ball in Finland

Elsa (third from the left) with her AFS friends

 

 

Témoignage de Laurie

Hi! I’m Laurie and I did an exchange in Canada with AFS. For me, these two months were a wonderful experience. I had the opportunity to discover the Canadian culture and to meet amazing people. During my journey there, I did some local activities… But I also went to school! (Here is my parenting class on the picture)
I hope to get the chance to go back in Canada in my future!

Témoignage d’Elsa

Hello I’m Elsa.

I have been living in Germany for 7 months. I live in the village of Pinsweiler (Saarland) and I go to Wendalinum School in Sankt Wendel. I study maths, French, German, religion, geography, biology, English, physics and social economy. I like my school, I now have friends in my class. I bought a ukulele and I learn how to play it. During AFS meetings, I meet all the foreign people and I love that because we are like a family all together. We are all friends. In these photos you can see my AFS group and two of my best friends (one from the USA and the other from Switzerland)
I love my family in Germany, they are very nice to me. I have improved my German a lot. I understand when German people talk to each other.
Going abroad has given me the opportunity to meet new people, to discover another way of life and to improve my knowledges of the German culture. I hope I will be bilingual by the end of the school year.

Hello everyone, this is Laurie’s interview. She is a 16 year-old pupil in Lycée Prieur, in the literary class in her 6th year. She has shared with us her incredible AFS experience while she lived in Canada with her correspondent, Magenta.

What motivated you to go to Canada?

=> Well… Canada is a country I have always wanted to visit, so when I heard about this AFS experience, and all the positive testimonies from people who did this before me, that inspired me a lot. They all looked so happy! I thought it could be a great opportunity and I wondered : « Why not me? »

What were your concerns before leaving?

=> I was afraid not to be understood and not to get along with my host family. Otherwise I wasn’t that worried, to be honest!

How long did you stay in Canada?

=> I stayed there for two months.

What was your first impression about Canada?

=> My first impression was that everything was bigger there : the roads, the houses, the cars… Even the elevators !

What is your most beautiful memory in Canada?

=> Actually… I can’t have just one best memory, because everything was so amazing there. I remember the beauty of the landscapes, with all these lakes and trees, the amazing places I visited, the people I met who were so nice…

What did you find weird in Canada?

=> There is something different that I noticed, Canadians eat dinner around 5pm. I was used to eating at about 8pm so it was kind of strange to eat that early at first. I was also surprised to discover that they listened to the national anthem every morning at school before starting class.

Did you have any trouble to integrate?

=> I’m usually a shy person so it wasn’t easy to integrate but as the weeks went by I got more and more confident and everything was fine. The people around me were always so kind and understanding with me that I felt at ease very quickly.

Do you prefer the Canadian or the French school system?

=> Haha, I prefer the Canadian system firstly because school days are shorter than ours and I like the relationships between the teachers and the students. They are not as formal as we are in France, and I liked that.

Did you get along with your host family and with your correspondent?

=> I can definitely say yes! My host family was so great. They were so kind, so funny… I loved every single moment I spent with them. They did everything they could to please me and I am so grateful to them.

Was your return to French high school difficult? If yes, why?

=> Yes, my return was quite difficult. I was physically in France but my mind was still in Canada. I had another life there and it was hard to leave it… And all the school work I had to catch up was not easy for me neither.

Do you recommend this experience?

=> YES!! I completely recommend this experience, this is something you may be able to do once in a lifetime, so you should definitely go while you’re still young!

Which advice would you give to those wanting to experience that?

=> If you’re interested in doing this experience, go ahead. It’s really worth it. Do not worry if you’re too shy, don’t worry about what your friends or family say, you do it for yourself. Remember this is an opportunity you could never have anymore!

Thanks to Laurie Marceau to have so kindly made this interview with us !

Written by Lina and Sara, 2nde.