French Exchange 2009

Spring in Paris was the experience of 16 Year 9 and 10 girls this year as they enjoyed the second leg of the French Exchange with our partner school – Fénélon Ste Marie – in Paris.

Monuments, history, art, shopping, French life and food were all ingredients of a very successful visit to Paris from 29 March to 5 April 2009. Our students became very adept at hopping on and off the metro as we spent the morning or afternoon visiting one of the sights of the city before heading back to school to savour the delights of the canteen or home for those lucky enough to enjoy home cooked dinners.

The unique feature of an exchange is, of course, living with a French family and really seeing what happens in real life, not just the surface glitter of monuments and museums. Our pupils now realise how school is different in France and England, how living in a big city has advantages and disadvantages and how in spite of linguistic differences you can make friends with people from different countries.

French parents were at pains to express to Mrs Hollifield how they enjoyed having our pupils in their homes, how polite, charming and lovely they were. Equally, our parents in Wirral have been delighted to get to know the pupils of Fénélon and one family has been invited, parents and all, to visit the family in Paris!

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