ermitage's blog

The workshops

During the first semestre, the 5ème can choose one or two workshops.

There are several activities. One activity (workshop) will last 2 hours and the others will last only 1 hour.

For the first hour, they can choose M.A.O. (music assisted by computer) with Mr Erny. They can choose Research with Mrs Altman or Maths Club with Mr daniel. the only workshop wich last 2 hours is Multisport. For the second hour they can choose M.A.O. (again), Research and Communication with Mrs Regan.

The workshops replaced D.S.T. (Devoir Sur Table).

Rebecca Cieur (5ème3) & Sara Ghisgant (5ème3)

Groups

This year, the timetable are different from last year's : classes of S.V.T., physics/chemistry, technology and accompagnement had been cut in 2 groups so that it's easier for the teacher and the student. We can do more interesting things like dissections, and we can have one computer each. The 2 groups do the same things. We have technology and accompagnement one week out of two. For physics-chemistry and S.V.T. we have one lesson per week in full classes and one lesson in group one week out of two. Tests are when we are in full classes.

Louizanne Jeaffreson & Mahé de la Villeglé

Rentrée meetings

At the start of september, a week after the school year start, were the first school years meetings to have more informations on the school and this year.

First, the ARL teachers (Mr Fleury for the french, Mr Daniel for the 5ème & 4ème maths and Mr Perrier for the 6ème maths) explained from where came ARL and on what it consists and meant. They said that the ARL was a different way to approach the subjects and the necessary autonomy to work with this technique.

After, it was the english/civilisation and history representant teachers who presented the books that we need and the main points we were going to see in 5ème.

Then, many other teachers came like : Mrs Fontaine for non-ARL french, Mrs Ntone Priso for physics/chemistry, Mrs Durfor for spanish and the trip to Barcelona, Mr Erny for M.A.O., and others.

So, all the parents and a few pupils went back home after more than 3 hours of meetings and all the possible infos needed.

Eloize Kazmierski & Héloïse Masselin

The trip to Spain

The trip to Spain is for students who do spanish classes, it is for the 7th and 8th graders. We will go on a bus to go to the airport, to take a plane to Spain. then we will take another bus to go to Barcelona. We will be taken to local peaople's houses, to sleep and stay at only during the nights (2 nights). We will have to speak in spanish with them even if they speak english or french. It's a fun way to improve your spanish.

Léna Dubos & Julie Bellia

The workshops

The workshops last for one hour except multisports which lasts two hour. The workshops are :
- Communication : with Mrs regan, where we learn how to speak in public, without fear, or without public sleeping.
- Research/Library : with Mrs Altman, where we do researches.
- Multisports : with sport teachers, where we do sport.
- M.A.O. : with Mr Erny, where we make a history and describe it with music.
- Maths : with Mr Daniel, where we do maths.

Paulina Malicka & Maurits Bogaards

Grand Placitum

On september, december and june, all the college meets for the "Grand Placitum". It's a small inhouse conference with only Ermitage students. Mr Bouquillard, the college director does a speach. Sometimes, Mr Hunter comes and talks to us too. He is the Ermitage headmaster. Students also present project they did or want to do. They also talk about their activities and different things they do.

Like, in ermitage school, we have many opportunities for trips, students also present their trips and show videos ans photos ont hte giant screen. Last year, the president of UNESCO came and told us about his country. Mr Collie, a teacher, know Mr davidson Hepburn. There were also theater shows played during the year, and they showed a video about a piece of the show.

We learn many things about the school during Placitum and we learn to overcome our fears of talking in front of everyone.

Pauline Morère

Trip to the Isle of Wight

Come to the Isle of Wight (for 6ème and 5ème) which will take place from January 29th to February 3rd. You will learn to dance, sing and act a play (in english) in a week. You will present it at the end of the week in front of an audience in a real theatre. You will be host at a hotel near the theater. Now I am going to talk about a day at the Isle of Wight...

For breakfast, you can choose between eggs and beans, with bacon or not, and cereals. After breakfast, you will be given a sandwich, chips, a cereal bar and a fruit to eat at the theater for lunch. Then you will walk (or go in a bus) to the theater where you will practice the play. Then you will eat. After, you will be able to go shopping in the city in groups of two or more. then, you will go back to the theater to practice the play. Then, you will come back to the hotel for dinner. after, you will go in your room to learn your text or to play games. After learning your text, you will have some hot chocolate and cookies, and then you will practice the play with everyone at the hotel. Then you can do what you want for an hour. After a long day of work, you will have the pleasure of finally relaxing in your cozy bed !

Lisa Waldron & Flavie Ioos

Trip to Barcelona

We are going to tell you about our trip to Barcelona that will take place in the beginning of december.

We will leave at 6 o'clock by bus up to Beauvais where we will take the plane to Gerona and take another bus to Barcelona.

Once we are in Barcelona, we will visit a museum and visit Gaudi monument. Towards the end of the day, we will go to a family who will take us in for the night.

Abir Mahdid (5ème2), Callum Smith (5ème2), Damien Soubiran (5ème3) & Aziliz Savigny (5ème2)