Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 1997

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Natalie Lyo"'s eXchange to Tsushima:

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Lorr"me Thornquist

The silldeni eXchange progi'alli 11as been all important aspect of life at year. There were aboLit fifteen Girls Grammar since 1978. AboLit students and they caine trolli a two nundred girls have Ial

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be a great. beneficial and memorable experience.

Girls Grammar has also benefiticd froin girls froiii other countries and cultures becoming pan of school life. in nTore recent times. Mika Hayashi. from Japan has come to Gramniar from April for one year. As well as Mina. in Term 3. Girls Grammar is hosting seven other students from Japan. There is also a possibility of students amivino from France and Gennany TITere are a variety of places for Grammar students this year. Six students are going to Japan to two sister schools Ironi Deceniber until January. Also. nine students will visit the No. 3 Girls School in Shangliai in September. There are three girls who would like to ,o to Germany as well

Of course. trips sucli as these require extensive organisaiion and lielp from members of staff, suclias Mrs Thornquist. Head of the Lore Faculty. wlio devotes niany hours ensuring the niutual benefits and success of the exchanges.

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Alex Moles

last long as the next destination \va Paris !

To experience allotlier culture first- FranceduringtheChrlstmasliolidays. different 10 schoollifelicre atBGGS hand is indeed a truly amazing in France school begins at eiglTt WillI only linee clays alld Iwo nights experience. All overseas trip to a On Boxinti Day Ihe oroup departed o'clock ' I 11 morning inld call ill Paris. the group 11nd a bLisy foreign couniry willt a foreign the SUITuner heat of Brisbane and coli' continue un!il five o'clock ill the schedule to sui'\. Ive. Tile Eiffel culture is alearning experience and headeLlforllie snow. ice and freezing riflenioolI However. do 1101 he Tower. A. jusCe D'orsay. 111e Louvre. provides for alit^lime Dimemories conditions o1 France fooled that all Frencli students \\, ork Ihe Champs Elysees and Noire hard. Every twohours students slop Dame were only some o1'1he s'glt The niain aim or any Sister School Grammar students met neatl-on the for a Ien nth^ute "smoke break" and seen by tile glutip. Enchanted bv Program is 10 provide students with challenges raced by entering a new thereis also one and a nailhours10 tile city or 10\. e all of 111e 111embers 101al immersion into a new cuttere country \\, hen they arrived in France. Iuncli where students call iruvel Drille groLip vowed 10 return again where 111e students can learn the Arriving during 111e Christmas home for allotluncliorgo to the local soon language in a nTuch wider and vacaiion. the groiip was spread out cafe practical context thaii ever possible into their respeciive families willI Tile 1996/97 Freiicll Trip 11ns in a classroom. jiltle or no contact with friends for As a group however. we did not pro^Cl to be another successful and over a week. During this lime solne blend very subtly into the school memorable Frcilcli exchanne Brisbane Girls Grammar School students travelled within France. environment. Wearing ten or more Superb organisation and has an on-going Sister School some went skiing \vhilsi o1hers layers of clothinrv each da and the arrangements by the Lievoied relationship with Lycee Saint-Paul stayed in Allgouleme with the'I obvious difference of speaking Languages staff. notably Mrs in An gou16me whereby during tile families another language made the group Thornquisr. Mrs Duff and MTS Chitstmas holidays students travel somewhat of a spectacle to be both Lazar ensLired a happy. eventful to France and in winter, students For the remaining three weeks of the Iautihed at and admired and exciting trip was had by all from Lycee Saint-Paul visit hip, the groiip aliended school willI Special Ihanks In usI go to Mrs Dull Brisbane their host brothers and sisters. Alter three weeks of life in and Mrs Lazar for acco!lipanying Uriaccustomed to the extreme cold An gouleme it was time to leave and Ihe group to France anti acting as The 1996/97 Brisbane Girls andlack orsunlight. many girls were there were manly tears by most or the excellent translators. ITlo:11ers and Grammar School Frcncli Trip was shocked to anTive and leave scho I ' group. However. the tears did 1101 gtiides

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