Over half term, a group of nine Lower Sixth pupils spent four days in Paris on a study and culture trip. Mornings were spent in language lessons from 9am to 12pm at France Langue, a language school a stone’s throw away from Montmartre, while afternoons were dedicated to exploring some of the many cultural attractions Paris has to offer. Highlights included a visit to the Musée d’Orsay, as well as the newly restored Notre Dame, and a visit to Napoléon’s tomb at the Invalides. Pupils stayed with host families, and often ended up speaking until the small hours about language, culture and politics.
No visit to Paris would be complete without plenty of good food of course. Pupils enjoyed chouquettes and crêpes during break times and on the final day pupils enjoyed a two course French meal including snails and frogs legs for the brave.
Thanks go to the staff at the language school as well as the pupils for being such a rewarding group to travel with. À la prochaine fois!
