Off to Normandy...

The first term of Year 11 (10th grade) is especially stressful with a lot of homework and studying for internal exams. In addition, Veronica was feeling very snowed under by preparations for NESDA, her GCSE drama performance and weekly panto rehearsals. She got very worried about missing any classes and wanted to skip the French class 5-night field trip to Normandy. She wasn’t happy when we made her go, but was glad once she got there. This was the beach they saw from the window of the hostel.

Veronica rarely didn’t have her camera bag over her shoulder and often carried a GoPro on a monopod. She shot over 600 photos! Here is the video she put together about the trip.

No trip to Normandy would be complete without learning about the World World II D-Day landings. They visited the beach above (where the Brits brought along the concrete blocks from England to build a port and breaker for the landing), two museums and one cemetery.

They visited this quaint town of Bayeux to see the infamous tapestry from 1070 about the Battle of Hastings. They also went to a castle, an animatronic museum, a caramel factory and a market that sold live chickens. They also worked in the classroom each day on their French, so hopefully she actually learned something.