Christmas carols....

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We asked our secondary students to channel their inner Dickens and write short stories about Christmas or set during this season of the year.

They were asked to be creative and to illustrate their stories with a picture related to it. Many Christmas tales were written, and then we used them to decorate some big Christmas presents, which contributed to create the atmosphere of the season in our school.   Younger students prepared postcards with messages, in English and in French, and with all their enthusiasm our school was beautiful and joyful, irradiating the Spirit of Christmas!
 




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