Day 5 Another stunning day in the south pacific greeted us at the midway point of our French exchange. Our students met at the front gate of Collège de Plum at 7am in preparation for a 7.15 start to the school day. They briefly and eagerly exchanged stories and experiences of the first night with their host families before they were ushered off to class with their host students. At 11.15, students break for lunch and proceeded to the dining hall where they filed through for a sit down meal again. Lunch is provided to all students and the teachers each day.
As a side note, the teachers are paid very well in New Caledonia , teaching 38 weeks of the year , with 18hrs contact time each week, no pastoral care duty, no playground duty and no assemblies or administration duties. Teachers are free to arrive as their lesson starts and leave as soon as they are finished.
After lunch our students were invited to a Physical Educational lesson where they were challenged to an international game of "Ultimate Frisbee" where our students were asked to wear the Harlequin shirt with pride and represent their School, State and Country with passion (as seen in the photo with Mr Ebneter!). When the final whistle blew our students were victorious with students of Collège De Plum demanding a rematch. Basketball is scheduled for Friday!
After the game, we headed to beach at Plage Carcassonne which is walking distance from the school where the students had a chance to wind down and relax for the afternoon. We headed back to school in time for students to be collected by their billets and taken home for their second night of their home stay. More installments tommorrow. Stay tuned.
No comments:
Post a Comment