Loreto Balbriggan French Exchange
This week, our school had the exciting opportunity of welcoming a group of 20 exchange students and 4 of their teachers from Cóllege Hector Berlioz in Colmar, France. The students were a mix of boys and girls, all around the ages of 13 and 14. They were partnered up with students from Ms.Ni Mhorain’s 3rd year French class. Throughout the week, they participated in many interesting and fun activities to help them connect with Irish culture. On Monday, the students arrived in Ireland and spent the day getting to know their host families in Swords. Tuesday was their first day in our school. The first activity was a presentation about Loreto Balbriggan, followed by a quiz about our school. The students who got the answers right were rewarded with popular Irish sweets, like Haribos and Jelly Tots. After the quiz, the students went on a tour of the school with their 3rd year buddies. After the tour, the students and their buddies did some icebreaker activities to get to know each other bette...
