Paris Exchange Trip Reschedule
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A local Lafayette (Louisiana) high school has partnered with Sainte Jeanne-Elisabeth, a high school in Paris, to create a yearly mini-exchange program for our students. The first leg of the program has already happened, as the students from Paris came to Lafayette in the spring of 2014, but now it's time for our local students to go to Paris!
The trip very nearly became a reality. Our group of eleven students, one chaperone, and one teacher (me!) left Lafayette on November 13 and was scheduled to arrive in Paris on the morning of November 14. Sadly, the trip did not continue past the layover in Atlanta. Upon arriving, we received the awful news about the terrorist attacks in Paris, and shortly thereafter, the borders to France were closed and flights to Paris were cancelled. After taking a few months to ensure it would be safe to travel, we're happy to announce the exchange has now been rescheduled for ten days in March!
Please know that though this trip is approved by the school board and the school itself, this exchange is funded entirely by our students and their families. Unfortunately, the plane tickets for March will cost more than their November trip refund, and this is where I'm hoping the students can get some help from the community.
Our group consists of 4 boys and 7 girls. Four students are in French 2 (second year of French), but the rest of the students are enrolled in the immersion classes of French 5, 6, or 7. They are passionate about the French language, and they will make wonderful ambassadors for our school and state.
To read more about the exchange to determine if it's something you'd like to support, continue reading below!
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Once in Paris, our students will live with a student of SJE for ten days, go to class with that host brother/sister, and then participate in cultural experiences in the afternoons.
Just a few of the benefits of this program are:
1) Practice a foreign language, and use that language outside the classroom.
2) Discover a different culture
3) Get to know a different school system
4) Share daily life with a family from a different culture
5) Develop a friendship between 2 youths from different countries/continents.
6) Work on a common project with students of a different country.
The trip very nearly became a reality. Our group of eleven students, one chaperone, and one teacher (me!) left Lafayette on November 13 and was scheduled to arrive in Paris on the morning of November 14. Sadly, the trip did not continue past the layover in Atlanta. Upon arriving, we received the awful news about the terrorist attacks in Paris, and shortly thereafter, the borders to France were closed and flights to Paris were cancelled. After taking a few months to ensure it would be safe to travel, we're happy to announce the exchange has now been rescheduled for ten days in March!
Please know that though this trip is approved by the school board and the school itself, this exchange is funded entirely by our students and their families. Unfortunately, the plane tickets for March will cost more than their November trip refund, and this is where I'm hoping the students can get some help from the community.
Our group consists of 4 boys and 7 girls. Four students are in French 2 (second year of French), but the rest of the students are enrolled in the immersion classes of French 5, 6, or 7. They are passionate about the French language, and they will make wonderful ambassadors for our school and state.
To read more about the exchange to determine if it's something you'd like to support, continue reading below!
___________________________________________________________
Once in Paris, our students will live with a student of SJE for ten days, go to class with that host brother/sister, and then participate in cultural experiences in the afternoons.
Just a few of the benefits of this program are:
1) Practice a foreign language, and use that language outside the classroom.
2) Discover a different culture
3) Get to know a different school system
4) Share daily life with a family from a different culture
5) Develop a friendship between 2 youths from different countries/continents.
6) Work on a common project with students of a different country.
Organizer
Académie Sunset
Organizer
Lafayette, LA