Les élèves ont d’abord visité la ville universitaire d’Oxford, la Bodleian Library, Christ Church ainsi que la librairie Blackwell’s et son impressionnante Norrington Room.
A Londres, après une visite guidée du théâtre du Globe, les élèves ont participé à un atelier théâtral autour d’Hamlet. Puis après avoir profité d’une vue panoramique de la ville depuis le 58ème étage du gratte-ciel Horizon 22, ils ont pu découvrir les quartiers plus alternatifs de Brick Lane et Spitalfields.
A Stratford-upon-Avon, ville natale du dramaturge, les élèves ont visité la maison de Shakespeare, puis sont partis à la découverte de la ville grâce à une chasse au trésor digitale.
Le séjour s’est conclu à Londres par la visite du musée Charles Dickens à Holborn, suivie d’une promenade guidée sur les traces de Shakespeare.
De retour au lycée, les élèves ont préparé la soirée de valorisation du voyage, qui s’est tenue le 27 novembre en présence des familles, des enseignants et des accompagnateurs. Ils y ont présenté leurs stands thématiques et ont pu expliquer en version originale ce qu’ils ont découvert, appris et vécu lors de cette expérience culturelle riche et motivante.
Quelques témoignages…
”I really loved living in England for a few days, people there are quite welcoming and friendly, our host mother was nice, even though she definitely didn’t know how to cook…”
”We saw so many things in such a short time it was almost overwhelming but who would complain really ? We learned a lot about Shakespeare and walking through London was mesmerizing especially at night with all the skyscrapers. Even the overall Victorian architecture was so well kept and we could see that they tried to match the new architecture with the old one to avoid too much contrast between periods.”
”We loved our host family in Shepperton, they were an adorable and friendly couple and had a very cozy home located on a small island near a beautiful river. Each time we were going home felt like a little adventure in the forest, and then we arrived at the house, greeted by the husband and their cuddly old cat. After dinner, we used to play on their old untuned piano they found in the street a while ago and they praised us for our skills.”
”Lorraine was the person I was missing in my life. Our host was warm and inviting, and made us feel at home. She always provides with warm meals after long days of discovering fun spots all around London ! I wish we could have spent some more time with her, because we got to try British food, like pudding, gravy and custard and mustard, she always put a smile on our faces. Even though we had opposite political views, we were all able to speak freely and had great discussions in the evening”.