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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

According to Oscar Wilde ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ and the students in 1e British English Section hope that the American director, Tim Burton, will agree if he sees their recent creations.

As part of the Gothic literature synoptic topic studied for the OIB oral exam, the class looked at how Gothic elements have permeated literature, art and architecture at different moments in time. To show that they had fully understood what elements Burton uses to create the Gothic aesthetic for which he is so well-known, the students had to choose a character or person from today’s popular culture and put the character through a process of ‘Burton-isation’.

The characters chosen included Noddy, Alice in Wonderland, Betty Boop, Snow White, the Simpsons and Tweety Pie.

The challenge proved eerie-sistible and the results were completely spook-tacular.

 

WW1 Stained glass panel exhibition

After spending a few weeks studying war poetry and the different ways in which war was perceived before, during and after the First World War, the students of the British English International Section turned their attention to how symbols are made. They then created stained glass panels which symbolise aspects of the Great War and contain related found poems made by the students from poems read in class.

A select jury composed of school librarian, Ms Tournier, history-geography teachers Mr Ollivier and Ms Mongas, and overseen by maths teacher and professeur principal, Mr Moreau, deliberated to select the outstanding panel in three categories.

Best composition was awarded to Loan who created an elegant design with a burning candle.

Best use of colour was awarded to a student who chose to represent Lady Haig’s first poppy factory.

Best story-telling was awarded to Mahé who played with scale to show the dangers of No Man’s Land.

All the panels created by the class are on display in the school library and are particularly eye-catching on a sunny day.

Do skunks celebrate Valentine’s day?

Sure, they’re very scent-imental! And so are we…

Cupid’s Kids was created to help build intergenerational connections and reach isolated seniors. For the past few years, the DC Department of Aging and Community Living has teamed up with school students to create thousands of Valentine’s Day cards for the oldest residents of Washington DC. Cards will be delivered to seniors who receive home delivered meals.

This year, the students in the British English International Section in the Lycée Lucie Aubrac contributed over 50 cards and letters. Students in the American Section in the Collège Les Renardières also took part, letting their imagination go wild with all the puns possible for Valentine’s Day messages.

“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous, that you realize just how much you love them.” — Agatha Christie

 

Conférence de Nabil Wakim au lycée autour de son livre « L’Arabe pour tous. Pourquoi ma langue est taboue en France »

Le mardi 23 Mars, de 10h à midi, les élèves de la section internationale arabe, encadrés par leur professeur M. Stéphane Paupe, ont reçu, dans l’amphithéâtre du lycée, Nabil Wakim, journaliste au Monde et auteur du livre « L’arabe pour tous. Pourquoi ma langue est taboue en France ».

 

Nabil Wakim au Lycée Lucie Aubrac

Lors de sa conférence, Nabil Wakim a présenté le parcours qui l’a mené à l’écriture de ce livre : depuis le sentiment de « honte » qui l’a conduit à « désapprendre sa langue maternelle » jusqu’à son, sourit-il, « coming-out d’arabe », et son désir de retrouver une identité, intime et sociale, dont l’arabe ne soit plus la part taboue.

En s’appuyant sur son histoire singulière, Nabil Wakim s’intéresse plus largement à la place que la langue arabe occupe (ou, parfois, n’occupe pas) dans la société française : à l’école, dans l’espace public, au sein des institutions, parmi les médias, au niveau des politiques…

Nouvel An Chinois

A l’occasion du Nouvel an Chinois, plusieurs activités ont été proposées aux élèves le mercredi 5 février au CDI.

Les élèves ont dans un premier temps participé à divers ateliers : découpage de papier, jeux des baguettes, peinture soufflée, écrire son nom en caractère chinois.

Room To Read

Le mercredi 8 janvier, les élèves de Section internationale Britannique et des élèves de spécialité anglais, ont assisté à la présentation du projet Read-a-thon de l’association Room To Read. Le but de ce projet est de récolter des fonds pour permettre de créer des bibliothèques dans des pays en développement. Pour cela les élèves doivent lire des livres et se faire parrainer pour récolter de l’argent en fonction du nombre de livres lus. Les élèves auront jusqu’au 20 mars pour récolter les fonds.

​Students in the British International Sections with English Speciality students attended a conference on January 8th which presented the Readathon project to raise funds for the charity, Room to Read. The charity’s aim is to fund the creation of school libraries in developing countries. To help the charity, students are going to raise sponsorship money by reading as much as they can and visiting the school library. Students have until 20th March to raise as much money as they can to help Room to Read.

 

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