FRENCH STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL

Between 24 January and 11 February our school hosted Camille Debaisieux an artistic gymnastics coach and a teacher in training from Université de Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France. The main aim of the visit was for Camille to gain crucial teaching experience in real environment, discover new ways of teaching, put theoretical knowledge into practice and learn about Polish system of education. For the pupils of our school it was a wonderful encounter with authentic French native speaker, French culture and interesting physical education lessons. During the internship our pupils learnt some basic French phrases (for the vast majority it was the first encounter with this language) but also some of them were also able to develop French language skills since they have been learning it for three years. Pupils were engaged in curious mathematics lesson with elements of games as well as bilingual (French-English) healthy-meal-preparation activity. She demonstrated unusual enthusiasm for learning new ways of teaching, strategies, resources as well as sharing her own knowledge. Camille’s calm, friendly and attentive demeanour created safe learning environment where each student was encouraged to work productively. What’s more, because of her amiable attitude, she gained general appreciation of the whole school staff. It was also a great opportunity for Camille to develop as a person. She learnt some Polish as well as Polish traditions and customs. Our guest visited also most important places of interest in Przemyśl and Krasiczyn.