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A word from the secondary assistant head
"Opening the narrow rickety gate,
I went for a walk in the little garden,
All lit up by that gentle morning sun,"
It wasn’t exactly true this Saturday on a rainy Yamgminshan when our 1ère students composed exam-style essays about this poem by Paul Verlaine, taken from “Melancholia”. The choice was between poetry or theatre. At the same time, the 2nde students were writing exam-style essays on the following topic, “Through the lyrical expression of opposing sentiments, the poet is unexpectedly singing the praise of dreams from a humanist perspective.”
Even though the national exams have been cancelled this year, it is a testament to the professionalism of our teaching team that they continue to provide the same teaching and learning experience to our students as they would any other year - ensuring that students acquire the necessary exam methods, skills and competencies, even if they do not sit exams this year. Our teachers have high expectations of their students, and it works in everyone’s favour - as our Tle students can confirm: last week, they received their first round of university offers, and it has to be said, they are as excellent as ever.
Have a nice week.
Mr Franck Lefèvre
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