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 The British Section's Annual Garden Party for the fourth consecutive year at La Baule's beautiful Tennis Club 'Le Garden'.

    The weather was with us and we all enjoyed mingling, old and new alike, with the Section's new families. The 'Prosecco' wine was delicious, the sporty ones stuck with fruit juice and started their tennis matches right away!     

We then moved on to a superb buffet of various salads, patés and cold cuts followed by the delicious desserts that everybody had made. Thank you!!  

Conversation flowed as we ate our lunch sitting at tables set up under the trees with some music. The tennis matches went on until 6 pm and ended with a prize-giving ceremony.

Well done to all the participants and winners! 

And thank you to the British Sections' teachers who came specially to the party. 

And above all, thank you to all the parents, new and old, who lent a hand to prepare ( and clear up!). We couldn't have done it without you!! 

Lastly, a big thank you to you all for coming and making it so enjoyable!! 

A. Calléa

You are cordially invited to the British Section’s annual Garden Party which will take place on

Sunday 14th September 2014.

     The Garden Party provides us an ideal opportunity to meet other parents, to share experiences and new ideas and make new friends and contacts .

     This year, the party will take place at the Garden Tennis Club which we have taken over for the occasion.

      The Tennis Club has 14 courts and a clubhouse which is ours for the day. We will be organizing tennis matches (by level ) and other activities such as : badminton, bowls, ping pong….Whether you’re sporty or not, do bring your rackets, bats, Mokky etc…

You are therefore cordially invited to join us for a welcome drink followed by a buffet lunch from midday onwards.

Wherever you’re from La Baule, or further afield, we would like to suggest that you bring a favourite or typical dessert from your region or country ( trifle, crumble, far breton, soufflés etc…)

Entry fee is 10 Euros for adults and 5 euros for children. ( payment to be made on the day)

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          Summer School 2014 was a great success with practically all of the new children in attendance! On the morning of Day 1 they all got to know each other, and enjoyed discovering all about their new class, and also some essential classroom vocabulary. Their first visit to the cantine was rewarded by a lovely meal of chicken curry with Eton Mess ( a typical summer dessert made famous by the prestigious Eton College in England).

          After lunch the children were introduced to the theme of the song for the Summer School this year - the centenary of World War 1. They did an activity looking at and interpreting some wartime propaganda posters, discussing how it was for the soldiers, and then sang a medley of songs that were sung by soldiers in the trenches to boost morale and promote unity and strength amongst the allies. They also reflected on why it is important to remember those who lost their lives in the war.

          Finally some silliness to end the day - a fashion show by the great Grand Air top models of 2014, whilst learning essential vocabulary for clothes and adjectives.

          Day 2 began in earnest with a class discussion on typical British / American food - and getting rid of some old clichés! No, we do NOT eat roast beef every day, yes Marmite is a strange thing to put on toast, and yes, we do drink lots and lots of tea! The children tasted some British delicacies (which had mixed reactions!), then they did an energetic activity creating their own restaurant role plays with many funny outcomes...

          At the real lunchtime they enjoyed Cottage Pie then Apple Crumble (yum yum), where they discovered that French and English meals can actually be quite similar!

           Then they spent the afternoon rehearsing the song, with live guitar playing and also preparing their own English sketches, which provided them the opportunity to really be creative and let their imaginations run free... and they managed to do this in English, in just a few hours and they were fantastic!

             We were allowed to use the amphitheatre for the presentation (thank you Mme Verdon), which made the final performance come alive; it was enjoyed by all the parents who also had a chance to join in with the song a second time - a brilliant ending to 2 days of intensive fun, acknowledging an important historical period, (and just a little bit of hard work. )

                                                                    Well done to them!

             Special thanks to everyone who gave their time, ideas and energy and helped make Summer School 2014 a great success and memorable experience for the new 6eme!

Thursday, the 10th

         Here is a photo of us all after our last lessons.We are about to leave for the museum and keeping our fingers crossed for a calm crossing.

Wednesday, the 9th

Monday the 7th, in the evening

     As you will no doubt have noticed in yesterdays photos , our students made friends on board the ferry so not all the children are ours, especially the young lady with the phone!