When is a Burgher not a Burger?
Year 8 girls soon discovered Rodin's famous bronze statue in front of the flamboyant Town Hall when they visited Calais last week. After learning about the six burghers who were prepared to give up their lives to save the people of Calais when the town was besieged by the English, the girls enjoyed looking more closely at the outside and inside of the Town Hall with its plush council chambers and wedding room. The rest of the day was spent practising their French and making comparisons between Calais and an English town. Before returning to the ferry they visited a hypermarket where they were given the daunting task of purchasing their tea! This year group are now looking forward to practising their French again in the Spring when a residential trip to France is planned for them.
