I organised and led a school trip to Alliance Française in Kampala on 10 November 2011 in which 44 of my Senior 1 & 2 students from Holy Family Secondary School, along with my colleague and French student Mr Benjamin, took part.
The Resources Centre Manager at Alliance Française, Marie-Rose, had prepared the
program of the day: three groups
of 15 students to have three different activities, each activity run by a different teacher of the institute, all activities to run simultaneously. After its first activity, each group would rotate to the next one.
The
first activity was under a tent outside with a whiteboard and markers
and the goal was to teach children basic concepts such as greetings in
French, colors and occupations using games such as pantomime. The
second activity was in a TV room where students learned what the Alliance
Française is about and what its objectives are, basics about France such as the colors of the French
flag, the name of the current French President etc. There was also TV footage with images
from all over France ("La France en images") in order for the students to become familiar with the country's nature. The
third activity was in another room with an interactive whiteboard where
students saw some of the most famous monuments and attractions of Paris
like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees and the River
Seine. They also saw a video animation in French with songs for children and played the broken telephone game. After
lunch break, students played pétanque in the garden and our
visit ended with a brief tour of the institute's library.
Alliance Française also donated a number of French textbooks for beginners as well as science, geography, arts and fashion magazines to our school! I would like to thank the institute for this donation, especially Marie-Rose for taking this initiative and for arranging free soft drinks for all students at lunch!
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