This morning, Wednesday 18 September, we farewelled 24 students and 3 teachers from Our Lady of Sion College who are travelling from Box Hill to Alice Springs for an eight-day Indigenous Immersion in the Northern Territory. The group will visit Alice Springs, King’s Canyon and Uluru and spend time with the Wanmarra Aboriginal Community. This…

Today was our last day as the International Sion Congregation. We were able to sleep in this morning and meet at the school in the mid-morning for a closing mass. At the end of mass, a teacher and student from every school in attendance signed the books that had been made containing all ideas and…

Today Abby and Catriona woke up at 5:30 as their host needed to be at school early, but Isaac and Jacinta slept in as the international students were not required until 10:00am. When we all met at school we headed into the Gym where we watched the cultural act from America and presented our cultural…

Today we woke up very early (4:30 am) as we had to go to the school to get on a bus at 5:40 am to head to Don Juan’s farm then the Baldi Hot Springs. About an hour into the trip to the farm we stopped off for some breakfast then powered on another 3…

Today we woke up at our usual time of 5:30 am and headed to the Sion school in Moravia. When we arrived we had our first meeting of the day, which focused on interreligious dialogue and why it is important. Each language group was encouraged to make a visual representation on their interpretations on interreligious…

Day 13 and final day Today we had language lessons from 9.00 am to 2.30 pm before visiting Monet’s gardens and then returning to Paris for our final night. Our last language lesson was centred around conversation involving sport, music, hobbies, and food. We were taught how to ask specific questions about the subjects and…

Day 12: Monday 15 April 2019 Bonjour tout le monde! Today we attended our first day at French in Normandy; a small school which focuses on teaching French to international students. It was quite a challenge as the teachers taught us only in French and spoke very little in English, but it was very rewarding….

Day 11: Sunday 14 April Today was our first full day in Rouen. After waking up and having our breakfast, another great morning of orange juice and croissants, we made our way to the historic centre of Rouen. There we wandered the streets and explored the intricate architecture that has been consistent throughout France. Rouen,…

Day 10: Saturday 13 April After a lively French breakfast at the hotel, we took the bus to the Bayeux Tapestry. The Tapestry is 70 metres long and depicts the events in the Battle of Hastings. We were guided through each scene of the Tapestry by an audio recording that explained the events, characters and…

Friday 12 April: Bonjour tout le monde! We are currently staying at Bayeux, and we have had a great day learning about the second World War. We were fortunate enough to have the lovely Anne guiding us throughout the day, as we went to the D-Day Landings Museum, Arromanches 360 degrees cinema, La Batterie de…