BFI : Literary Trip to England

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In English :
Taking the International French Baccalaureate (BFI) involves extra work and often longer school days, but there are also rewards that make it worthwhile. One of this school year’s highlights for the students studying towards the BFI diploma, was a literary trip to England in March. It was designed to cover as much as possible from the ACL course literature, and with some extra perks added, like a bus tour of the Yorkshire moors and a visit to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House.

In addition to the below pictorial presentation, there is also a Literature Compendium which focuses on Gothic literature and some texts written by the students in Tle.

En français :

Préparer le Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) demande un travail supplémentaire et souvent des journées scolaires plus longues, mais cela comporte aussi des avantages qui en valent la peine.

L’un des temps forts de cette année scolaire pour les élèves préparant le diplôme du BFI a été un voyage littéraire en Angleterre en mars. Ce voyage avait pour objectif de couvrir autant que possible le programme de littérature du cours d’ACL, avec quelques bonus ajoutés, comme une visite en bus des landes du Yorkshire et une visite de la maison d’Elizabeth Gaskell.

En complément de la présentation illustrée ci-dessous, un compendium littéraire consacré à la littérature gothique est également disponible, ainsi que des textes rédigés par les élèves de Terminale.

På svenska :
Att förbereda sig för det Franska Internationella Studentexamen (BFI) kräver extra arbete och ofta längre skoldagar, men det finns också fördelar som gör det värt mödan.

En av höjdpunkterna under detta skolår för eleverna som förbereder sig för BFI-examen var en litterär resa till England i mars. Resan var utformad för att täcka så mycket som möjligt av litteraturdelen i ACL-kursen, med några extra inslag som en busstur genom Yorkshireheden och ett besök i Elizabeth Gaskells hus.

Som komplement till den illustrerade presentationen nedan finns även ett litteraturkompendium som fokuserar på gotisk litteratur tillgängligt, samt några texter skrivna av elever i sista året (Terminale).

Nur, Naïma and Félix approaching the York Minster, one of England’s most iconic cathedrals.
Despite a tight schedule we somehow always managed to get from A to B, even if it wasn’t always quite the right train.
The Shambles, a medieval shopping street in York.
There’s nothing like a nice ‘cuppa’ after a long day    – and even better if it’s free.
This is partly what we came for – to get a feel for the ‘Gothic’. Image from a stop at the Byland Abbey ruin during our North York Moors day trip.
Unlike at most ancient ruins, at Byland Abbey you are allowed to walk about, which the students seemed to enjoy to the full.
The abbey ruin of all abbey ruins: Whitby Abbey, where Dracula finds his first victim in England…
A graveyard is almost by definition a ‘gothicky’ place, even in daylight if the sky is overcast, and especially if it belongs to Whitby Abbey.
Felix, Liv, Sophie-Eleanor and Nur admiring the view of the North York landscape as a rainbow appears in the sky.
Who would have thought that the English weather would be like this? Dr Campbell making her poor students wait while she sunbathes by the river Ouse, York, on our way to the hostel.
Joséphine and Naïma enjoying a fish & chips lunch in Whitby.
An innovative way to use an old telephone booth at Haworth: a mini-library of sorts.
The group gathering outside the Brontë Parsonage, Haworth.
On our way to Manchester we stopped at charming small town Hebden Bridge for a few hours.
Naïma taking a photo near our hostel in the Manchester docks, just outside the city centre.
Another view from the Manchester docks: a renovated old warehouse with modern skyscrapers in the background.
Manchester’s iconic bee, a symbol of people working together. This particular version is placed in Sackville Gardens, just opposite Canal Street, and close to the Alan Turing Monument.

Explore the Literature Compendium

Read the texts written by the students in Tle