This is the first part of an analysis of the 1993 animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas. We’ll be publishing further parts in the coming months so you can study the film with A2-level pupils in class. The film, directed by Henry Selick and written by Tim Burton, focuses on the King of Halloween Town, … Continue reading “Analysing Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas”
As befits a castle bought by English gentry in 1848, until November, the Château d’Hardelot, Condette (62), is hosting an exhibition of illustrations inspired by Victorian literature from Alice in Wonderland to The Picture of Dorian Gray. And its summer season includes films and workshops on the theme of Lewis Carroll’s heroine. French book illustrator … Continue reading “Victorian Book Illustrations in the North of France”
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is a film that will plunge you into the thrilling world of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the complex man who risked the lives of the world to save it. The film is inspired by the Pulitzer prizewinning biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by … Continue reading “The Day We Pressed the Button”
Scottish brothers Ollie and Harry Ferguson are just 13 and 11, but they’ve dedicated their lives to having adventures. The latest one is building two model boats that have been launched to sail around Antarctica and collect scientific data about the ocean and the air. Ollie and Harry already have a Guinness World Record for … Continue reading “Young Inventors Sail Model Boats Around Antarctica”
The ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August. The tournament is being billed as the biggest ever women’s sporting event . More than a million match tickets have been sold and the tournament will involve the biggest number of teams, and therefore matches, … Continue reading “Women on the Pitch”
The Irish Cultural Centre in Paris is planning an exhibition on the links between French and Irish rugby, set to open on 8 September, the opening day of the Rugby World Cup hosted by France. And there will be an online version of the exhibition too. The exhibition in the Centre’s lovely courtyard will retrace … Continue reading “Save the Date: Rugby Exhibition”
This A1-level activity will help you introduce or revise some basic school vocabulary at the beginning of the school year. Pupils can type in the vocabulary directly onto the image on the interactive pdf, or you can print it out and ask them to write the words in. Vocabulary and structures school buildings and equipment … Continue reading “My New School”
If during your upcoming vacation you find yourself in Brittany and you are a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, then you have two good reasons to go see this exhibition located in Landerneau. It’s open until January, so it would make a good class visit for the new school year too. Conceived as a visual … Continue reading “Tolkien in Landerneau”
Shine Bright collège propose de vous accompagner avec de courts webinaires réguliers sur des problématiques concrets. La dernière séance de l’année scolaire a eu lieu mercredi 28 juin. Le thème : Comment bien préparer sa rentrée ? Vous trouverez ci-dessous le replay. Venez à la rencontre virtuelle des auteurs de la collection Shine Bright Collège qui partageront … Continue reading “Les RDV Shine Bright Collège: Comment bien préparer sa rentrée Replay”
Shine Bright lycée propose de vous accompagner avec de courts webinaires réguliers sur des problématiques concrets. La prochaine séance aura lieu mercredi 5 juillet à 17h30. Le thème : préparer la rentrée et sa programmation annuelle en 2de. La rentrée est toujours source de nombreuses questions : comment seront mes élèves ? Quels seront leurs centres d’intérêts ? Leurs … Continue reading “Les RDV Shine Bright Lycée: Préparer sa programmation annuelle en 2de”
