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Carnet de voyage d'un Comenius teacher en Angleterre

Lionel Poiraudeau — 2009-04-01T16:47:49Z

Marie-Andrée Chéron a accompagné la délégation Comenius à Stoke-on-Trent (UK) .. Elle venait y chercher la forme et la manière de mieux 'coacher' les groupes de Terminale STG qui rejoignent le projet ..

Elle nous propose son carnet de voyage... en VO (s'il vous plaît !!!)

Back from my trip to Stoke.. Thoughts and impressions…

It is now three weeks since we came back from our week away in Stoke, yet, I still keep some vivid memories of this enriching and beneficial experience.

This project was all new to me since the exchanges I had taken part in so far, were only one-to-one partnerships. When noticing the students' enthusiasm while presenting their region and school to their partners', I couldn't help thinking that this difficult task had only been made possible thanks to the previous work they had accomplished in class with their other classmates. In this connection, I find the processes of working together on one and final production essential, for it nourishes the students' motivation –they make a point of doing well since they have to share it with foreign students in the end- not to mention the cultural and linguistic benefits they get out of their research.

Besides, the blog seems to be a good idea since it gives the opportunity to all students who have been involved in the project to get in touch with their other partners who have also worked in the shadow.

Regarding the use of English, it is all benefits for most students (except for our English friends maybe ?). Not only do they use it to write for their own productions but also to communicate when meeting abroad or on the internet. Moreover, the students were not only given the chance to get to know their English host families and penfriends –whom they all left regretfully by the way- but they also mixed very well and very quickly with their other European partners. Hence, they used their English with natives of course but with other Europeans too, so much so that they rapidly forgot about their reserve and mother tongue.

I realized then that such a project might well be appropriate to students from the tertiary sector. Not to mention the research they have to make in their own country, using specific vocabulary which they are precisely required to study in their management or marketing subjects, they can also benefit from a linguistic level.

Indeed, even if these students are not often so fluent in English, I think they would overcome their difficulties more willingly given the fact that their English does not have to be perfect but necessary, though, to communicate with all partners.

Similarly, from a personal point of view, I really enjoyed being given the opportunity to meet teachers from different countries. All the time spent together either at school, on the bus, during meals or lovely walks like the one in Trentham Gardens -or the very first memorable one to the pub, clutching umbrellas, fighting against unleashed weather !- gave rise to rich and sometimes funny discussions. Our teaching methods, our working conditions as well as our wages or maternity leave –or the English name given to this poor flat and spotted fish !- may differ from one country to another, however, one thing which I noticed we all have in common is the interest we share for our students and the feeling that we have never “finished” with our work …

As regards the different places we visited around Stoke, I must say they were all worth discovering for various reasons.

To start with, I was really amazed by the presentation of the Wedgwood museum. Apart from the fact that I could see one of the finest pottery in the world, I got impressed by the way our guide managed to get the students involved in the visit. This idea of gathering students from different countries and making them react on what they had seen, on a slideshow of their own, was a clever idea. Even though our group did not manage to agree on the earthenware works –the photographers were running too fast !- we had a good time searching and commenting on the photos as well as watching the other productions.

The tour of the Mansion was also worthy of interest. Our guide was the only one to be dressed in Victorian style, yet, after a few minutes walk along the long corridor in the basement, we very much felt like servants ourselves and could almost hear the bell ring, calling for some whimsical request.

Trentham Gardens was at last ideal for boys who could comfort girls in the big wheel and display their male talent. It was also quite suitable for girls –and teachers !- who enjoyed spending their last pennies on the “must” souvenirs to bring back home.

Finally, I cannot but underline the precious time we spent at St Peter's. Again, our students and we ourselves, had the chance either to attend or observe some typical school moments or lessons. The Assembly particularly caught my attention. All these students gathered in one place, remaining silent and respectful while listening to the enumeration of pupils' rewards… On that very first day of our arrival, some pupils were honoured either for their contribution to charity raisings or sports results. They were called and invited on the stage to receive a prize under their classmates' applauds. I could feel the pride and satisfaction from those deserving students –it gave me food for thought : ‘do I ever congratulate a student for what he has done, apart from his school results ?'

Then, to a larger extent, I could also notice the feeling of belonging to one and a unique team, whatever the ages or origins. Second food for thought : the wearing of uniform possibly contributes to it . Once again, this controversial subject was evoked during our stay, either with students –at a very special French lesson- or with teachers. I understood the girls who told me they would prefer to wear their own clothes, as we do, yet doesn't it help them and their parents resist peer pressure ? At a time when appearance is getting more and more important, students often fancy the latest fashionable brand -which their parents cannot always afford- and eventually look like each others. Isn't there another way of asserting talent and personality ?

There were some other very special moments which I also appreciated such as the staff briefing in the morning during which all the teachers meet and wait for their Head's last information while sharing their first cup of tea.. The teachers' warm welcome, who kindly opened their door and let us in despite the inconvenience… Or the Buffet meal on the last evening, prepared by the Head himself, shared with all the students and families…

Overall I was definitely impressed by the team's work and organization and I am strongly considering taking part in a project of this kind again, for I am convinced it can give meaning to my work.

Last but not least, once I was back in school I looked forward to meeting the students involved in the project and urged them to get their work ready for the next meeting. For I know their motivation also depends on their teachers' interest, I sincerely hope that one of them will join the next delegation in Lithuania.

Thank you Steven for this perfect organization and the time you devoted to us.

Thanks to you all for being so kind. It was a real pleasure meeting you.

Special thanks to Christine, our great coordinator and to Lionel of course who runs the project down here with a master's hand !

I look forward to hearing about your next meeting in Lithuania.

Best wishes to you all.

MA CHERON

le message de Jean Bothorel au Likes : "le consensus, c'est l'aliénation joyeuse."

Lionel Le Fourn — 2009-04-01T08:28:42Z

Invité par l'équipe du "Vendredi-forum" et les enseignants-documentalistes dans le cadre de la Semaine de la Presse, Jean Bothorel, grand reporter, éditorialiste devenu aujourd'hui écrivain et biographe, est venu à la rencontre des élèves et étudiants vendredi 27 mars

Un coup d'oeil dans le rétroviseur :

Elève au Likès jusqu'en 1958, il en sort avec en poche trois CAP (électricien, dessinateur industriel et ajusteur-tourneur) et un baccalauréat scientifique. Après l'école des Arts et Métiers (ECAM), il se réoriente en milieu d'année pour intégrer Sciences Po à Grenoble ; "j'avais la passion de la politique". En 1963, il entre au gouvernement au cabinet de R.Marcellin puis d'Yvon Bourges. Sous l'impulsion de ce dernier, en 1965, il fonde Bretagne Magazine (un "Paris Match Breton") ; "Yvon Bourges voulait un journal qui appuie la candidature à la présidentielle de De Gaullle".

Du FLB à grand Reporter à la Vie Catholique

Il rejoint en 1968 l'Expansion. Prenant conscience de la situation injuste faite à la Bretagne (absence d'autoroutes par ex), il rejoint les rangs du Front de Libération de la Bretagne. Arrêté fin 68 lors d'une action menée contre une caserne, il se retrouve en détention jusqu'à son amnistie le 14 juillet 1969 par le Président Pompidou. Il parcourt alors le monde en devenant Grand Reporter à la Vie Catholique (qui tire alors à près d'1 million d'exemplaires). Des drames du Bangladesh aux bidonvilles de Calcutta, il raconte que "la ligne éditoriale de la Vie était d'informer sur les conflits en donnant un rôle central au témoignage des populations locales." Nègre de Mendès-France puis éditorialiste au Figaro

Alors qu'il devient le "nègre" de Pierre Mendès-France (1970-1982), il participe au lancement du journal le Matin de Paris qu'il quitte après l'élection de Mitterand " car j'étais obligé de m'aligner au pouvoir". Il intègre alors le Figaro, en tant qu' éditorialiste, jusqu'en 1996.

En parallèle, il devient membre du jury de l'ENA tout en dirigeant la Revue des Deux Mondes, prestigieuse revue littéraire fondée au 19ème siècle.

Mes chers imposteurs

Sa carrière d'écrivain s'accélère alors. Biographe du baron Seillières, de Raymond Barre, de François Pinault et Vincent Bolloré, il rédige également quelques pamphlets.

Dans Mes chers imposteurs, il dénonce tout un réseau d'intellectuels parisiens qui capte en permanence l'attention des médias et d'une critique littéraire complaisante à leur égard : Michel Onfray à ses yeux est un imposteur qui sous couvert de vulgariser la philosophie pour le grand public plagie et dénature les grands auteurs. Son ancien ami Bernard-Henri Levy "n'a d'obsession que son égo". Les politiques participent également à cette "déculturation" : à propos de N. Sarkozy, "sa façon de parler me sidère ! Il dégrade la langue française qui est pourtant la base de la démocratie".

"Le consensus, c'est l'aliénation joyeuse"

Jean Bothorel se définit comme un "indigné", il revendique sa liberté de parole comme un refus de complaisance à l'égard des pouvoirs.

Nouvelles de Chine

Jean Guéguen — 2009-03-26T22:55:09Z

C'est ici, sur le site du collège.

Suède, nous voilà !

Jean Guéguen — 2009-03-24T20:46:40Z

Ca y est nous sommes arrivés !

Comme l'an dernier, je vous propose de suivre nos aventures sur le site du collège.

Cette année je vous rappelle que nous twittons aussi notre voyage.

Programme de la semaine de l'engagement au Likes (23 au 27 mars)

Christophe Jollivet — 2009-03-19T16:51:23Z

Du 23 au 27 mars 2009, le lycée Le Likes organise des rencontres autour de l'engagement

- Animations

Génération Innovation

Lionel Le Fourn — 2009-03-19T16:22:12Z

Quelques profs du Likès ont suivi le programme "Génération Innovation" de l'INPI. Cette formation animée par Richard Bouillon visait à donner aux enseignants les moyens de sensibiliser les jeunes aux multiples aspects de la propriété industrielle et, tout particulièrement, ceux qui se préparent dès cette année à être accueillis en stage.

La propriété industrielle fait partie intégrante de notre quotidien : les marques, les brevets, les dessins et modèles sont partout dans les objets que nous portons ou que nous utilisons en permanence : vêtements, équipements de travail ou de loisirs, moyens de transports, etc.

La propriété industrielle est aussi l'un des piliers du développement économique et de la création d'emplois : en donnant un droit de propriété et un monopole d'exploitation aux inventeurs et aux chercheurs, elle leur permet de rentabiliser leurs recherches et les incite à les poursuivre.

Bruno L'Her au Likes : un auteur de "polar" au lycée professionnel

Noël Uguen — 2009-03-18T12:23:10Z

Ancien élève du Likes (bac 1984), officier de gendarmerie, Bruno L'Her est aussi l'auteur de trois romans policiers remarqués. Mardi 17 mars, il a expliqué les ressorts de sa passion d'écrire devant quatre classes du lycée professionnel. Consulter le compte-rendu de cette animation sur le site portail du CDI du lycée Le Likes.

- CDI

Portes ouvertes aux lycées

Jean Guéguen — 2009-03-14T13:15:55Z

Voici les photos prises ce matin. - Animations

Comenius Suède : bientot le départ

Jean Guéguen — 2009-03-13T19:23:49Z

Dans quelques jours 25 élèves de 3ème partent à Linköping en Suède.

Nous vous avions déjà relaté ici la phase 1 de l'échange qui a eu lieu en juin dernier.

Mardi 24/03 nous quittons Quimper direction Beauvais puis Stockholm. L'arrivée à Linköping est prévue vers 17:00.

Vous pourrez suivre nos aventures sur ce site web mais également sur twitter : twitter.com/breizweden.

Comenius meeting II - Stoke on Trent , UK

Lionel Poiraudeau — 2009-03-13T08:34:37Z

Our second delegation from 1ère ES2 is just back from Stoke-on-Trent, UK, where we had our second Comenius Project meeting .. Notre thème est la 'Valorisation des patrimoines' ; celui de Stoke, c'est la potterie, la célèbre Wedgwood ... Un nombre impressionnant de fours en brique rouge qui s'accrochent, tentent de ne pas sombrer dans le paysage de marais, de campagne ..béquilles d'un autre âge qui portent les derniers méandres de la Mersey .Le canal file sur Liverpool, vers d'autres musiques .. This is where we met up with our 6 foreign partners from Germany, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Italy and of course, the UK ... Some faces we knew, others we discovered with the same pleasure we had in Schmiedefeld in November ...

. Nos reporters vous font part de leurs impressions au travers d'extraits de leurs diaries , 'in English in the text' ... pour nos lecteurs anglophones de plus en plus nombreux ...Get set !! Ready ??

Flora , Olivier and Antoine , all of them from 1ère ES2 , wre our representatives this time . Two more groups have joined the project from 1èreL and 2 more still from Term STG1 ... You'll meet them next time I hope ..

DIARY ..DIARY...DIARY...DIARY...DIARY ..DIARY...DIARY...DIARY...

DAY 1 :Tuesday March 3rd

ANTOINE :

Today is the beginning of all my experience. I woke up at 4h30 am to be able to live here . The end justifies the means, doesn't it ? We left Quimper at 5h30 am . It was only 4° C and I was sleeping awake ! But after a while all was definitely better once we arrived in Nantes , except the weather . We couldn't see 3 meters because of the huge fog . Then we waited a few minutes at the airport , prepared to go and it was done , we were in the Comenius Project . Then after a few minutes came the ‘We're about to die ...' and next minute you're in the sky ... 10h20 We arrive in Liverpool , cold, wind, rain ... In my mind I think ‘That's gonna be a great week ,dude !!!' Well , an hour later we arrive in Stoke. There is not much around us ... Oh yes, ther is a huge cold rain ... So we go to the hotel where the girl at the reception seems to be at funerals. Then we eat a sandwich , but not a basic sandwich ... It is on a plate with salad and vinegar ships .. that's the smart attitude man ... eating eating in the huge lounge !! But, by the way, there comes the very bad point ... a dead woodlouse near the window !! But then I meet my penfriend . She is relly nice .. Her heart is bigger than her .. (not difficult but ..) and she seems to be funny ... well, she is ..In the evening we eat , watch a movie, talk to discover who we are , and then I write this diary and fall asleep !! Good night ...

FLORA

...The first industrial revolution was showing in the walls of he old homes . Cathie, my host, arrived at 6 at the hotel and we directly went to the Salvation Army . I didn't know that and I was surprised because it was funnier than when I go to church in France. I met a lot of Cathie's friends and I appreciate their open-mindedness. Then we went to Cathie's home and I met her father and her 2 dogs. Her family is very nice and I have been well integrated...

OLIVIER :

Woke up at 4:20 am . Departure from Le LIkès at 5:30am. The airplane took off from Nantes at 10 and we arrived in Liverpool at 10 !! We took a Ryan Air flight, learnt to say ‘bye bye' thanks to the Ryan Air staff . Then taxi from Liverpool to Stoke . We arrived at the profs' hotel, the North Stafford Hotel where we had to wait for our penfriends. We visited the University Campus of Stoke. It's an interesting place ; some boys had a strange haircut . We came back to the hotel to eat some sandwiches, and after our enormous meal we went to the city center . But it's a bit small .. We visited the library , the Sainsbury market place and the Lidl !! bought a ‘chinese' cake + an energy drink better than Redbull and cheaper too ...We ate it just at the entrance of the public toilets !! A guardian was there and we had to be quiet ! While we were out the German delegation and penfriends started to arrive . At 5:30 Szerenka, my penfriend arrived with Antoine's , Amanda. We waited for their mummies . I found Zar's mother looked funny. On the way home we bought fish and chips with peas . It was delicious ... DAY 2 : Wednesday March 4th

FLORA :

St Peter's Church of England High school We arrived at 9 am. Everybody was looking at us because we didn't wear a uniform . Some of them made fun of us whereas others were very nice . Country time began in front of 50 pupils from year 8 and we were the first to present ours... Then Cathie, Amanda and Sras made us visit their school. I was surprised because the teachers let us in their classes as if we had just integrated the school.In the afternoon we went to the pottery museum in Stoke . It was funny because we had to take photos of what we enjoyed in the museum and make a PowerPoint of them.In the evening I went to the Salvation Army and then we bought fish and chips from a take away.After Cathie and her friends had to work at their songs which they have to present on Thursday at the church . It's religious lyrics and a friend of Cathie's mum was praying for the poor and even for me to be relaxed and enjoy it LOL !!

OLIVIER

...we went to the Assembly Hall to watch the awards ceremony..There's lots of sports champs in the school, boys and girls . After we had to present Quimper and Le Likès . The Power Point wasn't working well !!!It was harder to present our well-loved Likès.. After us the other delegations presented their own places ; the Germans were really good . At lunch I got a chicken sandwich prepared by Zar's mum ;; really good ! It was hard to talk with English students because they talk in a different way ... the young are harder to understand ...After lunch we went to the canal ...

ANTOINE

Today was an emotional day. In the morning we had to do our presentation of the school . It was quite hard because the powerpoint didn't work well !! Then we had lunch and went to the Wedgwood museum. This museum was not as boring as it seemed . We first in the high tech room with computers and cameras and stuff . The man who presented us the museum was really funny ! But the emotion came later when we went bowling . That was just great, awesome, magnificent, etc ..

DAY 3 : Thursday March 5th

OLIVIER

Woke up at 7:00 am. At 8:25 we meet 2 friends of Zoe's and talk about cooking and French lessons.. Some cakes were good looking ..The first lesson was Spanish but I think I'm better at it than English pupils. They had to write something about their best friend, which didn't sound too difficult .. I met Jack, Jacob, James... from Zoe's class . They are the 5 J's , only 9 boys in her class .After Spanish, French ...I helped Zoe's friend to correct her copy.The teacher wasn't there .. a free hour in fact . I had fun with Zoe's classmates . Then it was break time, informatics lesson, where I was just near Becca, cutting her hair and teaching her some French idioms ..Religious Education was about segregation , the teacher adding information to the movie we had seen. Their lessons are cooler than ours. They can listen to music, eat during the lesson , but I wonder how they can learn a lot . After lunch we visited a well preserved mansion. In the bus we talked a lot, which really improved my English. The mansion is a Victorian one . The butler was funny and thanks to Amanda we had lots of details about chandeliers ..I'd like to have a house like that ...On the way back I had fun with the German delegation and their Swedish penfriend, Bridgit, about languages, faces...I also talkes about downloading music with Erik (Sweden) , CDs being so expensive . But downloading isn't a good way to thank the artist. We played the piano , the bass and a kind of ukulele at Amanda's .. Football results on TV...and Pizza Hut ... That's all for today ...

FLORA

...The French teacher came to speak with me and I was really surprised because she spoke to me in ... English ... What a contrast !! In technology Katie was working on the computer whereas I was playing on the Internet . In RE (Religious Education) we watched a film called ‘ A Murder in Mississipi' It's a film based on a true story telling about the period of segregation in the USA. After that in the afternoon, we went to visit Tatton Park, an XVIII th Century mansion. It was really interesting to know how people were living in the XVIII th Century...

ANTOINE

...This house is a victorian building , we discovered many things about the customs of this time and about the way peoples used to live in England trought the ages in the house.In the evening we went to PizzaHut with Olivier and his host , it was a nice time we had fun until the hosts saw a girl and a boy walking together and said damn they shouldnt be together , he his ...boyfriend and so ...and then we watched a theatre act ,they took both their phone and spread the gossip all over the school , just like gossip girls ...

DAY 4 : Friday March 6th

FLORA

FLORA In the morning we went to school by car with Katie's mum. Her mum was always chatting , although me and Katie hate to speak in the morning. We went to the Assembly where a teacher was speaking of charity and values of the school like responsibility and assiduity. Then, all of the delegation came to technology to make a powerpoint of our trip, which would be viewed in the evening at the meal at school. After lunch we had shopping all of the afternoon. I enjoyed spending money lol ! In the evening we went to the church because Katie and her mum had to repeat their choregraphy for Sunday. It was an oppotunity for me to speak English with James, a Katie's friend, and also to listen to non-religious music ...

ANTOINE

The last day : this day was one of the greatest of the stay , in the afternoon we went to Trenton , it's a place with shops , many places to discover and a big wheel !I went in the wheel with my host but she became mad , she started screaming and crying after 2 meters high ! me and Zaz had to try to calm her down until we came down.The evening was the best i think , it was particulary fun ,we had a great time with all the hosts and all the students of Europe , this was so so fun !! But it was sad to because we all knew it was the last time we saw each other so it was smiles hiding sadness ...but well we all had a great time there.

OLIVIER ... We sang lots of songs ( Barbie girl, Titanic, Candy Shop, Sex on the beach...) I wont stop my studies to become a singer... The time to do our powerpoints was cut by the break, we did our goodbyes to some English pupils, I didn't cry. Then, it was the lunch, I ate at the cantine for the first time of the week, I took some fish and chips, it wasn't really good... (not as good as the fish and chips shop) At the beginning of the afternoon we went nowhere (I am joking), ermmm... We went to Tatton park, it is situated in the middle of nowhere (I am not joking) there was some shop, a park and a big wheel, the big wheel was really expensive so I didn't go in but the shops were funny, I went with lots of different people, laughing about lots of uninteresting things (girls, the most of the time... I'm joking, but it's true that we laughed about them). Then, after having visited lots of shops I bought some souvenirs : tea, toffee...

DAY 5 : Saturday March 7th

Saturday morning was a very embarrassing day for me, because I was crying at the North Stafford Hotel lol ! I did not want to come back to France, and to say good bye to all the delegation and to Katie and her mum was very sad. We all had big hugs, and Olivier was laughing of me because of my tears lol ! Then we put our bagages in the taxi, and said good bye to our corress.

Emotional day , we left the familie's in the morning to arrive at the hotel around 8h15 , then we left the hotel , took the plane and got back home , all this with a hard touch of sadness

Saturday, 7th Well, I woke up at, I let you guess... 7:00 I did my luggage + back pack and we went to the hotel, for 8:30 Antoine was there, he confessed me that he had cried, and Flora cried saying goodbye to her host family, I didn't cry, because I am a man. There were the Italians and we said, I let you guess... Goodbye. They tried to steal our taxi (but, thanks to our favourite teacher, Mr Poiraudeau, they didn't) Then we took OUR taxi and arrived at the John Lennon airport (I noticed that the Liverpool airport was called John Lennon) ahead of time. We passed the check in and Antoine was scared about his new game of chess but he finally found out a solution : put his bag in another bag !! SO CLEVER !!!!!!! (I'm joking) So... We went into the airplane... I was the only one being controlled (I wonder why...) we ate some sandwiches before getting on the airplane while talking about humour (the teacher's one and the pupil's one...)

Well, we finally get in the plane, it's not England anymore.... The End.....................

Les oies sauvages nous attendaient pour partir ....