Trips to Québec
Every three years, members of the French Club board a train to Québec City. During the two weeks that follow, they combine a practical study of Canada with immersion in a city that is often more francophone than Paris itself; this trip is particularly useful for students who may have less classroom experience with the language but who still want to come in contact with the culture, history, and politics of a French-speaking nation.
Combining academic, cultural, and physical activities, students experience a variety of events: from visiting the Parliament to reliving the Battle of Québec, from appreciating the art at the Musée du Québec to exploring the operation of a maple shack, the young Lopezians enjoy the only walled-city in North America while practicing their language skills with the hospitable Québécois. Students are expected to apply their knowledge of francophone culture in daily settings; subway travel has a way of imbedding language skills more quickly than the study of any textbook.
To pay for their trips, French Club students combine personal funds with grants from the Lopez InSTEP and fundraising activities, such as selling quiches at the annual take-out event and working at formal functions in exchange for donations.
Combining academic, cultural, and physical activities, students experience a variety of events: from visiting the Parliament to reliving the Battle of Québec, from appreciating the art at the Musée du Québec to exploring the operation of a maple shack, the young Lopezians enjoy the only walled-city in North America while practicing their language skills with the hospitable Québécois. Students are expected to apply their knowledge of francophone culture in daily settings; subway travel has a way of imbedding language skills more quickly than the study of any textbook.
To pay for their trips, French Club students combine personal funds with grants from the Lopez InSTEP and fundraising activities, such as selling quiches at the annual take-out event and working at formal functions in exchange for donations.