by Mary Macary
Recently, some of our Mustangs went on a trip to France! This trip was an exchange program with some French students from Lycée Blaise Pascal, a school in Segré. It was thanks to our principal Mr. Gray that the students were able to go on this trip due to a connection from his previous job.
Mr. Gray commented that the trip is comparable to the German exchange program in that the students matched up with a French student and host families. He also revealed that next fall, the French students will be coming to our school! According to Mr. Gray, the students were able to experience French schooling for some time and were able to interact with the rich culture and students. Luckily enough, our students were also able to interact with some Irish exchange students who were there as well! After visiting the school, the Mustangs were able to do some touring of Historical sites in Paris.
While the trip to France was a blast, Mr. Gray did have an issue with the travel company they went through, writing in an email, “One thing that I would do differently, next time, is work with a different travel company. The portion of our trip that was not the exchange (the time in Paris) was organized by a travel company that didn’t provide the kind of service I was expecting. I will not be using them again next time.”
The next time he is referring to might come sooner than you’d expect as Mr. Gray revealed this, “We actually have another trip planned similar to this next year, with a partner school in Spain. This time, the Spanish students will come to us first, next fall, and we will travel to Spain next February.”
To get an opportunity to host French students for two weeks next fall should contact Mr. Gray as soon as possible!
To visit Spain next year, contact Mr. Gray immediately! He is currently putting together the group and has a meeting scheduled for May 7th, at 5:30 pm!
All information was gathered from an email from Mr. Gray,and he gave full permission for me to use his name and words in the article.