On the last Thursday morning before the Spring holiday, the children went on a French-speaking journey through various countries where French is one of the languages spoken. There were six countries to visit, with a variety of activities to experience.
First we visited Ancient Gaul, where the children heard all about some of the amazing adventures of Asterix and his companions, as well as learning some of the history of what is now France, at the time of the Roman Empire. Philip's mum really kept the children intrigued as she explained about Asterix and Obelix and allowed the children to tell what they knew about the stories.
The second stop was Switzerland where the children watched a few scenes from a film about Heidi, a very famous Swiss character from the book by Joanna Spyri. They also heard about some of the animals which live in the Swiss Alps: the marmot, the chamois and the ibex. Maybe later in the year we will have the chance to visit the zoo at the Bois de la Bâtie to see them
Next we visited Roumania, where the children heard a little about the history of Roumania and Peter's mother taught them to play a simplified form of Boules. This caused much excitement.
Back to France, where Rik's mother, helped by Mrs Emblad introduced the children to the story of how the dessert Tarte Tatin came into being. They were able to help to make the apple tart and then to taste it. Delicious!
Off to Vietnam, where the children had the chance to see pictures of the waterways and then got busy creating dragon puppets.
Lastly the children heard about Lebanon, with its amazing history and its cedar forests.
All in all it was a really amazing and engaging journey. A big thank you to Rosalina and Jacqueline for organising such a wonderful experience.
Click on the slideshow to experience some of the activities with your children.
