Sara is a perfect penfriend. She’s a very funny and brainy girl and she speaks french very well. During her holidays in France, she tasted all French meals, Sara loves camembert, munster, tarte flambée etc... She loves all cheeses of France. With her, we went to the mountain of the Monkey, to Kayseberg, to Riquewihr, to Europa Park... She was very inrested in the French culture and language. With Suzon, Ashleigh, Sara( Margot’s penfriend) Margot, Sara and me we had lots of afternoons together. With Sara, we went shopping in Colmar and Strasbourg, and I bought for her, lots of presents. We made a Pavlova, (see photo) the traditonal cake of Australia and New-Zealand. I was very sad when she went back to Australia but now I’m very excited because in seven months I go to Australia and I meet her family and see Sara again!
Marion.
Videoconference with Ferrers
Just before the holidays, we made a videoconference with our teacher : Mrs Stenger.
Some people of the class were here but not all. We were on the computer and we etablished contact with an English class. It was very difficult to do because once we saw them but we didn't hear them. At the and , finally, we asked them different questions and they did the same thing? It was interesting and fun too !
Camille.
Camille.
Australians in Alsace! June / July 2008
Here are a few snapshots of our students hosting their new Australian friends:
This is at Erstein station when they came back from Paris. 
A fun day out to Europapark
After Europapark we all went back to Erstein for a "tarte flambée" at the restaurant:
Josh conducted the choir and they sang us Aussie songs (Waltzing Matilda, We are Australian...)
The Australian teachers received some fun thank you presents.
Bye bye everybody, it was lovely having you.
Rendez vous on the Gold Coast next April!
This is at Erstein station when they came back from Paris. 
A fun day out to Europapark
After Europapark we all went back to Erstein for a "tarte flambée" at the restaurant:
Josh conducted the choir and they sang us Aussie songs (Waltzing Matilda, We are Australian...)
The Australian teachers received some fun thank you presents.
Bye bye everybody, it was lovely having you.
Rendez vous on the Gold Coast next April!
Frédérique and Alyssia
Hello! My name is Frédérique. I have an Australien billet whose name is Alyssia.
She hates mushrooms, spiders and other insects. She detests poeple who smoke. She loves animals and frangipani flowers. She likes to play all types of sports.
She has a dog whose name is Gigi, a little sister and a little brother.
She lives on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Réunion Bilan 2008 à D.L.V.
Après chaque voyage en Australie nous organisons une réunion "BILAN". A cet occasion les élèves des 4 établissements se retrouvent et présentent un aspect du séjour aux parents.
Les professeurs australiens étant en France avec leur groupe d'échange 2008-2009 profitent pour y assister aussi.
Les professeurs australiens étant en France avec leur groupe d'échange 2008-2009 profitent pour y assister aussi.
June / July 2008: Our Australian friends come to Alsace
Here is their busy itinerary!
| Exchange Program - Benowa - France 16 June 2008 - 12 July 2008 | |
| Monday 16 June | Meet at Benowa SHS at 10:30am - Mediterranean Drive Bus to Brisbane International Airport departs at 10:45am Flight SQ 236 [Singapore Airline] leaves at 14:45 Arrives at Singapore at 20:45 Flight SQ 26 [Singapore Airlines] leaves Singapore at 23:50 |
| Tuesday 17 June | Flight arrives Frankfurt Airport 06:30 Bus transfer from Frankfurt airport to different High Schools South of Strasbourg Arrival at schools between 10:30 and 11:30 Families pick up students from schools |
| Wed 18 June | School with billet |
| Th 19 June | School with billet |
| Fri 20 June | Excursion to Strasbourg Bus will pick up students from Dambach la Ville at 8:00am Gerstheim 8:20am, Erstein 8:30am and go to Strasbourg Visit Cathedral, Bateau-mouche on river and Visit of La petite France Return to DLV 4:15pm, Gerstheim 4:45pm and Erstein 5:00pm |
| Sat 21 June | With Family |
| Sun 22 June | With Family |
| Mon 23 June | School with billet |
| Tue 24 June | Excursion to Paris Meet Erstein Train Station 7:15am - Depart Strasbourg Train Station 8:16am Return to Strasbourg 8:43pm - Erstein Train Station 9:18pm Detailed itinerary in Paris attached |
| Wed 25 June | |
| Thur 26 June | |
| Fri 27 June | School with billet |
| Sat 28 June | With Family |
| Sun 29 June | With Family |
| Mon 30 June | School with billet |
| Tue 1 July | Excursion to Haut-Koenigsbourg/ Medieval Castle Visit & lunch in Riquewihr - Visit the Mines in Sainte Marie aux Mines Depart 8:00 am College Erstein + Gerst + DLV - Return DLV + Gerst + Erstein [6:30pm] |
| Wed 2 July | School with billet |
| Thur 3 July | School with billet |
| Fri 4 July | With Family |
| Sat 5 July | With Family |
| Sun 6 July | With Family |
| Mon 7 July | Excursion to Europa Park [ Germany] - With billets - 9:00am - 1 Bus departs DLV + Gerstheim 1 Bus departs Erstein Return 7:00pm Auberge du Ried - place de l'Hotel de Ville - Erstein Evening dinner with billets & teachers Presentation of Australian icons / speeches. Families to pick up students 10:00pm from Restaurant |
| Tue 8 July | With Family |
| Wed 9 July | With Family |
| Thu 10 July | With Family |
| Fri 11 July | All students meet at Erstein High School 6:00am - Bus departs 6:15am Bus transfer to Frankfurt Airport [Germany] Flight SQ 25 Singapore Airline at 12:35 pm |
| Sat 12 July | Arrival at Singapore at 06:30am Flight SQ 245 Singapore Airline leaving 09:55am Arrival Brisbane International Airport 7:25pm Parents to pick up students from Brisbane airport |
Sortie avec L.C.R. (May 2008)
On Wednesday 28 may we went to Strasbourg with the European section and the LCR (langue et culture regional ) . First we went to the zoological museum .
It was founded by Jean Hermann in the XVIII century. It’s a very big museum in the city centre of Strasbourg . There are 1 500 000 animals but we could only see 5% of them. There are a buffalo, 18 000 birds, fish , a collection of 1 000 000 insects , a crocodile, lots of monkeys, 9000 skeletons …
We stays two hours, and after that we went to the botanical gardens, there are 6000 different trees.
By Loïc.
It was founded by Jean Hermann in the XVIII century. It’s a very big museum in the city centre of Strasbourg . There are 1 500 000 animals but we could only see 5% of them. There are a buffalo, 18 000 birds, fish , a collection of 1 000 000 insects , a crocodile, lots of monkeys, 9000 skeletons …
We stays two hours, and after that we went to the botanical gardens, there are 6000 different trees.
By Loïc.