During the first week of Term 4, 14 students, 3 teachers and 2 parents travelled to Noumea, New Caledonia for the Wahgunyah Primary School French Study Tour. The students engaged in a number of activities including shopping at the markets conversing in French and paying for items using CPS (French Pacific Francs), visiting Mont Dore Primary School, a trip to the new aquarium, a day trip to Phare Amedee, a small island where the students pa
rticipated in traditional dance, customs and coconut tree climbing, and of course, lots of time at the beach snorkelling and swimming. The experience was for many students a series of firsts; first flight, first trip overseas, first hotel stay, first time away from family and it was very pleasing to note that the students’ conduct was exceptional and was commented on by many people who encountered the group over the six days. The trip enabled the students to use their reading, writing and verbal skills in French and is sure to be an experience they will never forget.