LOTE This year started under the auspice of new ventures. Three new French classes were launched at Primary level to offer a second language to those students. We hope they have enjoyed this experience so much that they will pursue it into the years to come. All our French students were invited to take part in the Alliance Française Poetry and VCE Competitions. A number of them distinguished themselves and were awarded certificates for their efforts. In Term 3, we had the pleasure of hosting the French Theatre Company for an enchanting bilingual performance of The Little Prince. Our year 8 Indonesian students made their way to the CERES Centre to participate in exciting and authentic activities with a young Indonesian guide. As we go to print, some of our Italian students are hosting a group of young Italians from Montalcino. A larger group of our young On a day excursion to the Healesville sanctuary and the Yarra Valley, hosts Luke Italophiles are looking forward to their return McShane, Jake Stewart, Nick and Josh Windley, John Cooper and Jordan Rogers visit to the rolling hills of Tuscany in March admire the beautiful vistas with their Italian correspondents and girls from Our of the Sacred Heart, Bentleigh. A trip to Domaine Chandon followed and as the Italians stunext year. We are also hoping they will travel dent come from the famous wine growing area Montalcino they were interested in part of the way in the company of a French Australian viticulture. group heading for Rennes in Brittany. Travel exchanges are an integral part of learnAspiring linguists ing foreign languages. They provide a rich testing in Grade 4 make ground for newly-acquired knowledge as well as a the first tentative wealth of cultural contexts. They are also an opporsteps in French language, while tunity for young people to find themselves in new at the other environments with the support of their classmates end of LOTE and teachers. studies, senior We are very grateful to the College for providing an French students exciting environment for our students, and trust the prepare for their Community will continue to embrace our initiatives performance for the benefit of all our young language learners. before Alliance Francaise Mr Thierry Moran assessors. LOTE 86
In the Otways, our exchange students make their way up the Otway Fly to take in the magnificent views. They also visited Jan Juc, and the Bellarine Peninsula. The visit to the Aboriginal Centre Narana heightened the cultural awareness of our indigenous people.
