Collége Les Garcins
(disclaimer...if you aren't a teacher/parent this might be a boring blog post for you. But, it's interesting to me!)
I've been with various classes this winter. I have consistently have been with the following classes: (All of which are very different, so I'll explain).
What about the other athletes?!
Don't worry....the school does not just cater to the skiers. The hockey players also have their own class. There are actually enough kids for two hockey classes per grade. My initial thought was, hmmmm does that mean the class is primarily boys, as there is not a girls hockey program here yet? Nope, the school supplements the "hockey class" of boys, with girls who need special schedules to accommodate for their various training requirements. Swimming and equestrian are the most popular. These classes have certain afternoons off of school. I think they are Tuesday's and Thursday's.
There are two Colléges in town. Collége is the same as Junior High in the U.S. The other Collége does not accommodate for sports schedules.
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| Here is the Ski Alpin Fond class roster |
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Again, all of this scheduling stuff is just what I gather, it's really hard to figure out who is where and when. It's REALLY confusing. I can not imagine the time it takes their administrators to create this school schedule.
3. 6th SEGPA class. In English I'm not sure how it translates. Section d'Enseignements Generaux et Professionnels Adapté. It's similar to our Enhancement class except for these kids don't go to class with anyone else. This is their class for all subjects.
They are quite the bunch of boys. I really like working with them. There are seven students in the class but at some point in class usually someone is sent to the principal.
I have also worked with a 3éme (9th grade) SEGPA class. The class has about 20 students. It's unbelievable how the teacher gets anything done.
If you're not a teacher, I don't think you will appreciate this to the extent that I do. Get this...EVERY student in the school ALWAYS has the following items with them: ALWAYS. It's crazy.
1) A pencil case, fully equipped with pencils, pens, highlighters, erasers, a pencil sharpener, scissors, glue sticks, and white out!!!
2) They ALL have an agenda book. EVERY student. It's a small book where they write down their assignments. And, the teachers also post homework on the Internet but that doesn't matter. Kids still write down their homework in their little books.
3) The green book you see above is essentially their binder for each class. This is where they take all of their notes and paste in all of their assignments or handouts.
4) Each student has their own book (school distributed) with a their schedule and space for each class. This book is a way for the teacher and the parent to communicate. If the student gets in trouble in class the teacher write it in this book. This book also tells the school when the student can leave the school and when they have to stay at school.
It's amazing to me that every kid has all of these items with them during every class. Even the enhancement kids. Just imagine!
And lastly...my lunch table. Every Thursday and Friday I have my own English lunch table with 9th graders. The conversations vary from what they like, to where they go on holiday, to who their girlfriends/boyfriends are. It's pretty fun. And the food they serve in the Cafeteria is pretty good. They always have salad, fruit, yogurt, a meat and vegetables. This particular
meal I had to photograph.
