Category: Määratlemata

We are so glad we had this amazing opportunity to participate in this Erasmus+ project! We all created a lot of new unforgettable memories and friendships. During this programme, we discovered a lot about democracies, climate change and French culture. We can’t wait to see everyone again in the future! A big thanks to our amazing correspondents, teachers, families, host families and everybody else who made this program possible for us.
– the 144th class

On the last day, after we had presented our projects, we all had a small feast, and all the French students brought some French food for everyone to try. There were different breads, cheeses, quiche, sweets, etc. We also played some group games, for example, one where everyone had to say an interesting fact about themself and the chair game. It was very fun! After that, it was already time to say goodbye to our dear correspondents. Everybody was really sad to leave, and we can’t wait to meet them again. The time flew by so fast!

After that, we got on the bus to drive to the airport. Luckily, we caught both planes on time, and our second flight was only 30 minutes late. For the flight from Frankfurt to Tallinn, we had bought dinner in advance, which everybody enjoyed. At night, when we arrived at the Tallinn airport, we surprised our English teacher with a cupcake, a birthday card and a birthday song because it was actually already the day of her birthday. It was really an unexpected surprise for her! After that, we collected our luggage, which had gladly arrived with us, and went home excited to see our families again after the memorable week we had had.
Author: Astrid

In France, the main project that we worked on was creating presentations in groups of 4 about different topics related to the environment, climate change and a greener future. The 5 different topics were “Causes of global warming”, “Effects on human societies”, “Consequences of global warming”, “Solutions to limit global warming” and “Innovations for a sustainable future”.
We worked on the project for two days. On the first day (Monday), we did the research and worked on the presentation. On the second day (Wednesday), we finished the presentations, presented them to other students and made some posters to summarise the whole project. Everyone had made really good, beautiful and informative presentations, and I’m sure we all learned a lot about the problems with our environment and how we as young people can help to prevent them.
Author: Inger

On Tuesday, we visited a nearby town called Chamonix. Firstly, when we arrived, we got on a little red train which took us up to the mountains to see the famous Aletsch glacier. We had a beautiful view of the mountains and the forest in autumn colours from up there. However, it was devastating to see that most of the glacier had already melted. It was a very concerning example of how climate change actually affects our planet, which fitted very well with our overall topic of the project. The mountains were also relevant because we are talking about different kinds of rocks and relief right now in our geography class

too. Up there we had our lunch, played some group games and walked around on the hiking trails a bit.
When we came back down from the mountains, we had a bit of free time to look around the town. It was really nice – we visited some shops and cafes. Most of us bought some French cheese from a cheese shop there to bring it back to Estonia for our teachers and families to try. We also took some beautiful pictures. We could even see the tip of the Mont Blanc from down there!
Author: Astrid

We went to about 3 lessons each day, and they were all very interesting. We went to all kinds of classes like science, Spanish, English literature, and so on, but I think we went to English lessons the most often. As our first lesson, for example, we went to English with the twelfth graders and it was so interesting. They were studying the 10 km gap between Russia and the US called the Bering Strait and the people who live there. At the beginning of the lesson, we watched a short video. Then we looked at grammar examples a new words from that video. At the end of the lesson, we talked about what we saw and remembered from that video. It was really interesting to see how we had a bit different level in English than they did, but that is understandable because French is a really well-known and used language around the world, and English might not be so needed there.

All the lessons we went to were interesting, and we felt included in every lesson. The school system there is also a bit different from what we have here in Estonia. First, they each have their own timetable and personalised lessons. School days are also a lot longer in France. They start school at 8 am and finish around 6 pm. They do have a 2h break and only 1 or 2 lessons on Wednesday, but the days seem super long and exhausting.

On Sunday, some of us took part in the colour run, which was held in Cluses. It was a part of a charity event to raise money for hospitals and help women who suffer from breast cancer. It is held annually as a part of Pink October, which was created to raise awareness about the seriousness of breast cancer. There were many people of all ages taking part in the run. We all got colourful sunglasses and a pink bracelet. During the run, people were throwing colourful sunglasses and a pink bracelet. During the run, people were throwing colourful powder at us, and we had to complete some fun exercises to get through the race. At the end, we were all very colourful and had a chance to take some pictures in front of a pink photo wall. It was very fun and we made some good memories!
Author: Astrid

On Saturday, we had a free day with our host families. Most families went to Annecy, where the girls all met up. We went shopping, ate at restaurants, admired the view and much more. The girls also put a heart-shaped lock with all of their initials on a bridge. Some other students spent time together with their families in nature. It was a nice day spent with our host families.
Author: Kristin

We started the evening in the canteen, where there were a lot of people, Estonians and French. We set the table and sat down, but then we discovered that the raclette grills cannot be used by so many at once, and they wouldn’t work. We changed rooms, moved the tables around, and the plugs wouldn’t work there either. In the end, we used two classrooms, where the machines finally started working. Everyone was spread out in different rooms and tried the raclette. Finally, we played Kahoot and watched a video about Estonia that the French students made. We sang “Valged ööd” and they sang “Au Champs Elysée” to us. By the evening, everyone was very tired, but the night was very exciting and fun.
Author: Lorna

On Friday morning, after an eventful first lesson and a call with the Estonian diplomats, we drove off to Morillon. We hiked to a nearby lake and ate our packed lunches there. On the way, we saw a beautiful blue lake, a breathtaking river and colourful trees on the side of the trails. After lunch, we had a frisbee competition and then continued by walking to the nearby city, Samoëns. We had a game in the beautiful botanical garden. Then we had an hour of free time, which everybody spent as they liked. All of the views and activities were very memorable and fun.
Author: Marit

When we arrived at the Saint Jean Bosco school by bus, we first dropped off our luggage in a small room and then headed upstairs for a brief introduction, followed by lunch. After our 1-hour lunch break, we went for a quick walk outside for a tour around the town. When the tour ended, each of us had different classes to attend depending on which class our correspondent had. Then the French students gave us a presentation about their region here. They also mentioned some interesting facts about the French language, for example, the French alphabet, some popular tongue twisters, the longest words in French, typical rules about the language and so on. After that, we played the clock game, where we had the chance to socialise more with each other. The last thing we talked about in pairs were random topics. After an exhausting first day, we got to meet our new homes for the week.

Author: Johanna