So what is Whakatane High School project vision? 

So how did the Pou come about?

An ambitious project led from Christchurch, whose vision is to enable students to build their language and cross cultural skills by making a connection with their own roots, and to share it with others in relation to World War One.

Project Quick Facts 

Who is involved? 

Shirley Boys High School. Christchurch, Suzy Lallemant
Lycee Jacques Caron, Arras Carole VEHENT
Lycee Carnot, Dijon Sylvie Pipon 

The relationship with Lycée Jacque Carron is born from the YA2016 trip when Sean, Young...

I was a crazy francophile back in 2014 and I’m proud to say that nothing has changed, nearly three years later.  

Taking the opportunity to develop my knowledge of language and culture in New Caledonia leads to benefit my students' experience of French

Francophones en herbe

He aha te kai ō te rangatira?

He kōrero he kōrero he kōrero

Quelle est la nourriture du leader?

C’est la connaissance, c’est la communication.

What is the food of the leader?

It is knowledge, it is communication.

I was selected last year as one of the 10 young people from around New Zealand to go to France as a Shared Histories Young Ambassador, and commemorate New Zealand's involvement in the war. It was an incredible experience to be a part of the Young...

Last blog this year. Seems scary to think that we were in France a month ago and just like that reality hits and I miss it all. “In a blink of an eye it’s all gone”. I never use to get that quote but now I do. Just like that we were there and now we are here, seems like a dream.

Snap back to reality, I presented my findings of the trip and project to my French class. I think they were quite shocked when I showed them pictures that war photographers took. It was gruesome to see the reality...

It's been about a month since the Young Ambassadors and I returned from France and not a day has passed that I don't think about and miss this beautiful country and the friends I made.

Shared Histories is a school programme to mark the commemoration of the First World War.

A week has passed since the trip, and wow! What a trip. Two weeks of amazing memories, and unforgettable experiences. For me, the trip was a highlight reel; each day full of learning, emotion, discovery and of course, our honorary mascot Guillaume Miguel Hyboud-Peron. Guillaume was our bear, was shared amongst us, bought us together and was our French guide (originally from Indonesia)  who took us on the tour of a lifetime.

I feel the best way to describe the trip, is by using the word...