Our Lady of Sion blog

Wednesday 10 April: Today we visited Futuroscope – a theme park which featured many interactive-based activities and rides. Built in 1987, it was ahead of its time in terms of technology and futuristic ideas. The activities and rides allowed us to develop our French as there were opportunities to see 4D movies or interactive activities…

We had to wake up even earlier today as we were leaving the Moravian Sion at 6:00am to travel to the Sion school in Turrialba. We were welcomed and entertained by many cultural acts from people of all ages. Our favourite was a little boy from Grade 1 who sang while dressed up with a…

Today was our first very early start as we woke up before 5:30 am and got ready for our first day at the Sion School in Moravia, as their school begins at 7:00 am. When we arrived at the school we met delegates from all different Sion schools around the world. We were worried we…

Monday was a very special day as we visited our sister school in Evry ‘Notre Dame de Sion’. We toured the grounds, experiencing the differences between our school and theirs. We had the opportunity to see the resting place of Theodore Ratisbonne, the founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion. We also were…

On our first day in Costa Rica, Abby and Cat woke up rather early and travelled with their host family to La Paz Waterfall Gardens. Here we walked around the animal sanctuary and saw many new animals, including Toucans, Pumas, Jaguars, Boa Constrictors and most excitingly, SLOTHS! After seeing the animals, we went on a…

We arrived at Melbourne International Airport bright and early on Saturday 6 April. Once we all met up we checked our baggage, waved goodbye to families and began our departure. After a short wait we boarded flight 099 to LAX, Los Angeles, USA. After 14 and 1/2 hours of flying high we arrived in LA…

Last Saturday, two of our students and Mr McInerney, along with two students from Marist Sion College, flew to Costa Rica to take place in the International Meeting of Sion Schools Student Conference. We received an update last night: Have experienced a lovely welcome in Costa Rica. Host families are looking after our girls with…

Bonjour Sion! Today brings an end to our time in Paris for a little while, as we are on the way to visit our sister school in Evry. Yesterday we visited Sacré Coeur, a beautiful church on hill overlooking the whole of Paris. We spent the morning exploring the church and the town of Montmartre,…

Another big day in Paris meeting the Mona Lisa, the Venus of Milo among so many others in the Louvre. After a lovely lunch through the Tuileries gardens we were treated to an incredible afternoon with Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Monet, Manet, Cézanne at the Museum D’Orsay. After a long day we relaxed on…

Landed in the city of lights! It has been a very busy day, witnessing the Veneration of the Crown of Thorns at the Notre Dame Cathedral. We enjoyed our first baguette and there was no better way to end the day than climbing the Eiffle Tower and overlooking Paris from up high.