The traditional (and much beloved) performance by our fifth graders took place on Thanksgiving Day. The French administration as well as colleagues from other Sections and passing collège and lycée students attended the performance, which included renditions of This Land is Your Land and Over the River and Through the Woods as well as a bilingual explanation of the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!

The American Section community came together on Wednesday for the Annual General Meeting. The highlight of the evening was Director Brian Brazeau's interview with the Lycée's Proviseur, Philippe Bonneville. 

Thank you to all who bought tickets at last year's Gala for the "Cocktails with the Director” event!  It was a lovely evening with cocktails, finger food, and lots of interesting conversation in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Brian, in a fireside chat, touched on a variety of topics, including his educational background, the many paths college and life after the Lycée can take for our students, favorite authors, and educational philosophies.

Fourteen American Section and four British Section students traveled to Oxford for our first international MUN conference post-Covid. Over the course of four days, our students participated in four different committees spanning historic committees, present day committees, and future committees; past and future being the particular focus of the conference.

This past Toussaint break a delegation of 12 Seconde students visited Washington, D.C. They were hosted by the Sidwell Friends School. In addition to time spent at the school, the group toured Washington, D.C. monuments, museums, and landmarks. It was a beautiful experience and marked the beginning of new friendships across the pond for us all. 

American Section students enjoyed Halloween celebrations right before the Toussaint vacation. From the school-wide celebration at Schnapper to a Middle School dance party at Marcel Roby and an extravaganza complete with games and dancing for the Lycée Lower School, students, faculty, and parents alike enjoyed this very American holiday. 

Our Troisièmes recently took a day trip to London to see Macbeth at the Globe Theatre. Students enjoyed them play held in an open Amphitheater, beautifully built to resemble the original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s original plays were performed. This was really a trip to be remembered!

Members of the American Section joined with other local community groups to collect garbage in the forest. Unfortunately, our quest for trash was hugely successful. We found two tires, a broken refrigerator drawer, and stuffed many, many bags with garbage including tin cans, food wrappers, styrofoam, plastic bags, and containers. 

Our Troisième students were on an outing this past Friday to the Musée de la Grande Guerre. Our students were able to handle WWI munitions, see a piece of bread that is more than 150 years old, and explore the inside of the trenches. When we weren't seeing the exhibits, groups worked on understanding and identifying "Fake News" with their guides. 

Welcome to our Indian guests! 19 students and two Indian teachers arrived in France late Monday evening. They kicked off the 15th annual edition of the exchange program on Tuesday with a welcome breakfast and words of bienvenue, a commemorative photo, a discovery of Section ENL and ENH classes, and a first visit to Paris with a ride on a bâteau mouche. 

American Section Secondes (and future class of 2026!) embarked on the annual trip to la Vallée de Clécy, a magical, awe-provoking spot of natural beauty on the Orne river.This trip was the birth–as well as the reinforcement–of special high school friendships, and perhaps life-long ones. It allowed the incoming Roby students to mix with the Lycée ones and form one big American Section group.

We were delighted to invite our 52 Terminale students and their parents to the Section's traditional Terminale Welcome Cocktail. We gathered at the Golf de Fourqueux on a gorgeous summer evening for drinks and nibbles, catching up, anticipating graduation and university studies, and enjoying the calm before the storm.

Thank you to the members of our Volunteer Leadership Committee for organizing this week's Kick-Off Coffee Klatch and Volunteer Information Sessions. It was a convivial and efficient way to introduce Section parents, both new and old, to our many social events and to explain volunteering needs. There was ample time for socializing as well.

We were very pleased to welcome 92 new students and their families last Thursday at our annual Newcomers’ Get-Together. In spite of the rain, and some initial jitters for some, families were greeted warmly by the teachers, staff, and a wonderful group of volunteers. Thank you to all who attended!