On Sunday April 6th, at 9:30AM we said goodbye to the seven Irish students we received for a whole week. We had a wonderful week full of activities. We went fishing, we made pizzas and cookies, we hiked through the Aubrac and saw cows, we had sports and city tours of Mende. We talked a lot about each one of the biodiversity projects we are doing, and it helped us…

Friday, April 4th, seven Irish students discovered Notre Dame High school sport session. They first tried gym sessions and then volleyball, like they do in their country.After that, in the afternoon, the students and their penpals went to the city center of Mende to play a game organised by the Office de Tourisme to explore the streets of Mende (Explor’Game). This game allowed us to discover the city and its…

Thursday, April 3rd, the seven students from Ireland and their penpals went on a tour of the Aubrac region.They began their day with a visit to the Cascade du Déroc, a beautiful and impressive waterfall.After a short walk in the surrounding nature, they enjoyed a delicious meal at the traditional buron « Cap Combattut ».Later, they had the opportunity to visit a local farm, where they discovered the famous Aubrac cows, known…

Wednesday, April 2nd, with the Irish students we did some cooking !We made a lot of pizzas, each more original than the other, some cookies and a fruit salad for the meal ! Afterwards, we made them discover the game “Loups-Garous” and they really liked it.The lunch was great and fun and everybody was full !After this, everyone did whatever they wanted in the afternoon with the host families. Mercredi…

Tuesday, April 1st, in the morning, the Irish students and their penpals went fishing after a theoretical lesson about the rivers in Lozère with the Fédération de pêche de Lozère. The water was too cold to catch any fish but it was interesting for them to learn a local tradition.In the afternoon, they first discussed with all the 1res of the european section about the common project.Then, they went to…

Monday, March 31st, seven Irish students discovered Notre Dame High school. Their penpals are students from physics and maths european section. They visited the high school, received a presentation of Lozère made by the european section and played Kahoot with questions about Lozère. Later they attended to 2 hours of class to see how school works in France. After eating lunch at the canteen, they went to mont Mimat where…