IUHPFL Saint Brieuc 2023

Bonjour from Saint-Brieuc! It has been a busy week of new experiences for the students in Saint-Brieuc.  We have had beautiful weather -- warm but not hot, some clouds but no rain -- and that has made our forays outside of l'Igloo an absolute pleasure. As mentioned earlier, we have morning announcements each day at 9:20 followed by either our Success & Support Groups or Group Activities.  On Thursday, we had students practice how to be polite in various scenarios -- in a shop, on the bus, in town, etc -- by engaging in short role plays.  Each student got the chance to play both roles in each scenario, and there was a lot of earnest practice -- along with a lot of laughs.  During our afternoon activity on Thursday, students did a variety of activities before leaving for our optional bowling excursion -- which everyone participated in!  Here are some pictures from our afternoon sports and bowling excursion: During Friday's afternoon activities, some students w...

After a weekend with their host families, students arrived on Monday morning ready for their first day of classes.  They attend classes in smaller groups of 7-8 students, but everyone has the same classes: Linguistics and Pronunciation, Grammar and Communication, and Culture and Literature.  After morning announcements, we head upstairs to our three classrooms and start our day.   We have two classes in the morning before heading down to the dining room. Lunch at the Igloo is cafeteria-style, and the instructors have already received compliments on how polite and well-mannered our IUHPFL students are! Although not as long as some French lunches, it is nice to have a relaxed 65 minutes to relax a bit mid-day.  :) After lunch, it's time for the last class of the day, followed by activities ranging from music and art to theater and sports. Today was our first sports activity, and we walked to a park together where everyone found something they enjoyed doing with their f...

Bonjour from Saint-Brieuc!! We've only been here about 48 hours at this point, but we've done so much already!  After arriving at the airport in the early afternoon on Thursday, we boarded our bus and headed to the beautiful village of Chartres.  We enjoyed a short tour of the magnificent cathedral, followed by a picnic of sandwiches, chips, and chocolate éclairs outside the church.  Then it was back to the bus for our trip to Saint-Brieuc. Despite a late arrival on Thursday night, everyone was happy to meet up again on Friday morning for our first day at the Igloo.  Students took a test in the morning, had lunch at the Igloo cafeteria, and then headed out for a walking tour of Saint-Brieuc in the afternoon.                                                      Taking their first test of the summer! (There are ...

We are ready to see you all soon at the United check-in desk at 4:40 pm this afternoon.  Students should have their passports handy and wear their IUHPFL t-shirt to the airport.  A bientôt!