From Book to Screen

Thu 8 Feb
School Activities

Immerse your pupils in French culture for a full day with linguistic or cultural activity in the morning and a school screening in the afternoon.

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Programme

10:30am: Activity

Choose between the 2 following activities:

  • Library Activity (3-4 years old) : Discover the Bibliotheque Quentin Blake and its thousands of books, listen to stories and be familiar with exciting books for children in French.
  • Language Activity (5-6 years old) : Get familiar with Le Petit Nicolas and his friends prior to watching the film during fun activities which will alow you to sharpen your skills in French.
  • Art Activity (7-8 years old) : Stop Motion Workshop: Just like in the film “Le petit Nicolas”, set out to discover and experiment the creative process of cinematographic animation.

 

12:00pm: Lunch break

 

12:45pm: Screening

Le Petit Nicolas, Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour etre heureux?!

cert. TBC | by Amandine Fredon & Benjamin Massoubre, with Alain Chabat & Laurent Lafitte, 2022, 82′, animation, in French with English subtitles

Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights, to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood.

 

14:25pm: End of the day

 

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