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You and your family are cordially invited to Ermitage's International Open House 2012 on Saturday, February 11th, from 1-5pm.  This event is intended for our long-standing and incoming families to discover more about our current program offerings and student life.

Attached you will find further information on the event, including specific presentation times per section (in English, pages 1-2).  If you have any questions, feel free to contact our admissions office.

We look forward to welcoming you on February 11th!

Dear families,

We are looking for families interested in hosting international students. Your child could go on exchange to those countries as well: in June for Seconde students, and during the summer for the others.

We currently have two applicants:

Ben GRACE (boy) was born in 1997. He likes football, soccer, cycling and reading.
Ben comes from the Trinity Anglican School in Australia (Cairns) and was warmly recommended by his teachers and school.
He would like to come on exchange to France in October 2012 for approximately 6 weeks.

Hali TOWNSEND is a young lady born in 1997.
She comes from the Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School.
Hali likes to swim, basketball, hockey, the beach, shopping and the cinema.
The period of the exchange has not been decided yet (to be decided by families). The duration of the exchange would be for approximately 6 weeks.
If you are interested in hosting or in an exchange, please feel free to contact me : arezaig@ermitage.fr

Thank you.

Warm regards,
Melle REZAIG

Please see the attached announcement regarding students from Ermitage International School of France who were involved in the Round Square International Conference 2011, which took place from October 17-23th at Wellington College in the United Kingdom!

The beginning of the 2011-2012 school year in early September saw the International Section welcome record numbers into both the IB and CDP Programs.

Following welcome barbeques, both programs took on what has become an annual teambuilding challenge of teepee building in the Forêt de Saint Germain, formerly the private hunting grounds of Louis XIV. Students had to craft a “teepee” from only the surrounding foliage and materials that were found on the ground in what seemed an initially generous, but quickly became pressuring, half hour time limit. Each teepee had to be creatively presented to the cohort by each team, making sure the three primary criteria were fulfilled: Enough space to comfortably fit 5 members from the group, overall design/creativity and withstanding the ever-feared shake test! IB groups also had the added chalenge of relating their design breif to the IB Learner Profile, with bonus points for Round Square references! An honorable mention goes to the team of the Seven Dwarfs with an outstanding final presentation, teamwork and teepee; and whilst other teams were extremely competitive, bribing the judges whilst accepted, was penalized. After a long day, all in good fun, the students made their way back to the picturesque Wagram Garden and celebrated wins and conceited defeat over delicious gâteaux and Nutella (yes together) before weary heads parted ways to rest for the following day’s activities.

The next morning we were greeted by possibly by more excited faces than the previous as Dr. Baumert prepared to take groups of wide-eyed IBDP’s and CDP’s on a tour into the cultural wonderland in the heart of Paris that is: La Musée du Louvre. Whilst many, as per usual were disappointed with the size of the Mona Lisa (pick your battles I say!) the day was an ultimate success with more than positive reviews for Dr. Baumert’s knowledgeable insight. It’s safe to say that this year’s rentrée was an ultimate success only reflective of the great attitudes exhibited by the students and their willingness to participate. This is a great indicator for the rest of the year and we truly wish everyone all the best with the 2011-2012 School Year!

Excerpt from the The Gappie Files

by Lizzie Nicholls, Ermitage GAP Student, Australia

Kapla are small blocks made from French Pine that are intended to unleash the creative minds of children (and adults) over four years. Recently, the Lower School at Ermitage was fortunate enough to spend a day experimenting and creating magnificent buildings and shapes from these 100% recyclable and organic learning tools. 

An incredible Kapla Eiffel Tower stood as tall as the teachers in the Junior Library, as a result of a collaboration of many students across all age groups in the Lower School classes. Not only did this exercise encourage camaraderie within the students’ community, it also promoted the improvement of fine motor skills and realisation of the greatness that can be achieved in a group scenario, whilst always having fun!