The Lycée Français now has its Christmas tree
This week we have installed our Christmas tree in the Maternelle hall. This year it is loaded with the characteristic Christmas baubles. Did you know the origin of these decorations?
In 1858 a great drought occurred in the forests of Les Vosges, northern France, affecting the vegetation in the area.
The trees were left without fruit, so that even the Christmas trees lost all of their plant ornaments.
A glassblower decided to blow some glass balls to decorate the trees.
This triggered a tradition that is still alive today and has spread to almost every culture in the world.
This week we have participated in the Food Bank collection campaign. On Monday and Tuesday we have been collecting everything that the students have brought us, especially non-perishable products such as rice, dried vegetables, sugar, flour, pasta, oil, milk, nuts, sultanas and canned food. Once collected, they will be distributed free of charge to assisted centres in Zaragoza and throughout Aragon, from where they can be distributed to those most in need.
Los pasillos de Primaria no sólo exponen los abrigos de sus alumnos. Estos días, estas mismas paredes sirven para colgar las interpretaciones que todos ellos han hecho de las obras de tres artistas contemporáneos: Piet Mondrian, Kandinsky y Keith Haring. Han creado el colorido y movimiento pop de las figuras de Haring, la abstracción geométrica de Mondrian, y la geométrica musical de Kandinsky.