The famous French Carnival in Nice 02 March 2014 Did you know what is the best known Carnival in France? As in Spain it is the Canary Islands, there it is the Carnival of Nice, the best known and most popular celebration for the French. They celebrate it with the famous flower battles, or by taking to the streets every year with fantastic floats allegorical to different parts of the world and cultures from present or past times, such as the cowboy era, the conquest of space, etc. This tradition was born in 1873 at the initiative of... Read
Visit to the Mudejar art of La Seo 02 March 2014 Our three Grande Section classes (3rd year Infant Education) have enjoyed the Mudejar art of the Cathedral of the Saviour in Zaragoza, better known as “la Seo”. An art expert accompanied them to explain all the characteristics of this famous cultural expression. It is the first step in an ambitious project to make a large ceramic mural. We are sure that the children will surprise us again with their work, and they will give colour to the Lycée F... Read
University orientation talks 01 March 2014 This week, we received an orientation talk from a head of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de La Rochelle, on the subject of “Choosing a career: what is the best relationship between personal potential and professional project? It is part of our future orientation projects for our students in 2nde, 1ère and Terminale (4th ESO, 1st and 2nd Baccalaureate). Read
Writer Ignacio Sanz visits CM2 25 February 2014 Our students in CM2 (Primary 5) decorated the library on the occasion of the visit of the writer Ignacio Sanz with murals and drawings inspired by the two books they have read by the author from Segovia: ‘El hombre que abrazaba a los árboles’ and ‘El pinsapo de la plaza’. For his part, the children's book writer returned the welcome with stories of trees, sayings and facts. A shower of letters and popular culture that has taught the pupils the importance of the... Read
A secular France more than 200 years old 25 February 2014 Did you know that this week, on 21 February, it was 219 years since the establishment of a secular state in France? On the same day, but in 1795, the Decree on freedom of religion was implemented, one of the important recognitions that gave concrete form to the principle of freedom of conscience in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 26 August 1789. The freedom of religion is one of the fundamental principles of the... Read