Mr. Priestley and his 2nd Year French class are busy writing to their new penpals in a school in Pantin, just outside Paris. This collaboration will also involve setting up a blog and recording short videos introducing our schools in the language of penpals.
Students from second year were busy writing to their penpals in France, taking part in a letter exchange between Stratford College and L'école Jean-jaurès in Pantin, just outside Paris.
For our initial contact, Stratford students wrote in French and will receive letters in English from correspondents. We will then send return emails in our native languages.
The shared goals between the two classes involve setting up a blog and recording short videos introducing our schools in the language of our penpals.
Already, students from Stratford have some interesting ideas on how to present our school en français!
Mr. Priestley
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