FRENCH 

Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Global Humanitarian Crisis

The Kew High School team of Skye Laing, Danny Loats, James Reardon and Aishabella Sheikh, (Year 12) participated in the French Model United Nations Conference on Tuesday 25 July, 2017 on the very important topic: Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Global Humanitarian Crisis. The event was held at Treasury Theatre.

The Model UN Conference is a creative simulation of the UN General Assembly in which students represent member states of the UN. In teams of three or four, students try to negotiate a new UN Resolution. The Model UN Conference is an opportunity for students to learn about the UN system, discuss global issues and practise their diplomacy skills in a fun, dynamic environment, while developing key negotiation and public speaking skills - all in French.

There were more than a dozen other schools participating and Skye, Danny, James and Aishabella represented us very well. Their opening statement was lauded and they made sure their voices were heard during the caucus and for the final resolution.

Well done!

Xavier Ndour

French Teacher

Authentic French Conversation

On Friday 28 July students in years 10-12 were fortunate enough to get the opportunity to practise their French in an authentic setting. Megane, Kew High School’s French assistant, had her family visiting from France and they (her grandmother, parents and two younger sisters) came in to spend the day at the school and work with our students. First of all, they helped Year 12 prepare for their upcoming oral examination, with each posing as a different character to practise different contexts of conversation. In the afternoon, they spent time with the Year 10 class practising general conversation. The Year 10 class relished the opportunity to speak with all generations of Megane’s family and I am sure the feeling was mutual, as Megane’s grandmother did not want to leave at the end of the day!

Kathryn Sturdy

French Teacher

Berthe Mouchette Poetry Competition

Six of our students were finalists in the annual Berthe Mouchette poetry competition and were invited to compete in the final at the Alliance Française in St Kilda on Sunday 6 August. We had over 150 students take part at the school level where students in years 7-9 had to recite a French poem by heart from a selection of four. Well done to all of our competitors and a special congratulations to our finalists:

Kadee GAN

Sepanta SADAFI

Emily GREY

Sarah KINKEAD

Sarah SON

Alexandra VARVERIS

We are proud of you all and we are eagerly awaiting the final results of the competition which can be accessed via the Alliance Française website or the Berthe Mouchette facebook page. 

Kathryn Sturdy

French Teacher