Languages Corner

Bastille Day

The beginning of term 3 has been very busy in our French classes!

The school celebrated Bastille Day on 14th July. Bastille is the French national day and on this occasion French people commemorate the storming of the Bastille in 1789, a significant event in the French Revolution. In French, students had the opportunity to learn more about the significance and the traditions of Bastille Day.  

On that day, the Crepes for Change truck visited our school. Staff and students were able to enjoy some delicious French crepes. Crepes for Change is a social enterprise and all the profit they make is used to support programs aimed at reducing homelessness.  

Celine Fompudie

Head of Languages

French Model United Nations

Students in Year 11 French participated in the French Model United Nations on Thursday 21st July. Our students were in teams of four and represented Costa Rica and Romania. They debated the important topic of Climate Change by doing a speech on their country’s position statement on the topic in French. They proudly answered and asked questions to other countries about their position and amended some clauses as well and all in French!

Congratulations to Hayden Cormick, Parmis Daneshwar, Gus David, Tilly Delord, Amiya Panwar and Jay Trickey for their excellent French speaking and writing skills in a real life situation! Eden Thomas, Alma-Mia Marret and Tyler Wisdom also helped with the preparation leading up to the event.

Francophonie Video Competition

Students in Year 7 French 1st language participated in the Francophonie A Travers Le Monde Video Competition organised by AFTV and Forum de la Francophonie Melbourne. The students won both 1st and 2nd prize in the bilingual category and were awarded their prizes and certificates at the Bastille Day Festival at Federation Square on Saturday 16th July. The students did a video on Cameroun to showcase the richness and diversity of the French Language around the world! 

Congratulations to Juliette Binisti, Arthur Dutrieux, Faustine Eymin Petot Tourtollet, Tristan Fazekas, Eden Guivarch, Estelle Lebeau, Mathis Trevisani.

Arthur and Juliette proudly spoke at the festival about their experience making the video.

Loveena Narayanen

Acting Assistant Principal