Lycée Jules Verne

Apr 3, 2018

Young Reporters for the Environment contest

CAV students participate in the Young Reporters for the Environment contest in the 11-18 age group. The competition requires the realization of a report integrating the approach of the journalism of solutions. They were interested in the following problem: the rats invade the township of Alexandra (the accidents are numerous), […]
Mar 8, 2018

Musical storyboard

The CM1 and CM2 students of Pretoria took part in a musical storyboard as part of their English, music and art classes. A storyboard helps one learn the spelling better, but involves one’s singing as well as artistic talent. This is their first storyboard about helping the world, it’s Imagine, […]
Feb 22, 2018

American Marines in Johannesburg

Last Friday students in the International Section and two 4 eme groups were privileged to be able to interview two American Marines, a man and a woman, who are presently posted at the US Consulate in Sandton. Questions were various and plentiful and ranged from their initial training to their […]
Feb 22, 2018

Target 5000, a solidarity action

The solidarity project, whose goal is the ascent of Mount Kenya, resumes in May with the association Children of the Dawn. The preparation phase has 2 outputs at 3000 m: – Cathedral Peak in May – Mount aux sources in September – The 5000 objective being the ascent of Mount […]
Feb 22, 2018

Youth literature festival

From 11 to 21 February we were honoured to welcome four authors of youth literature at the Lycée Jules Verne. Thomas Scotto led writing workshops in all the Pretoria classes as well as the CP-CE1 classes at the Johannesburg campus. Fred Barnard met and worked with the cycle 3 classes […]
Feb 22, 2018

The Pretoria campus protects the environment

Over past months several sustainable development projects have seen the light of day at the Pretoria campus. The cycle 2 pupils have built an insect hotel, the cycle 1 pupils have spent some time on their vegetable garden and on the 100th day of school the GS-CP pupils planted 100 […]
Feb 22, 2018

Volley ball – Goliath Cup

During February, the volleyball players took part in the Goliath Cup where they played against 8 other South African schools. The boys won every game except against Heronbridge School. The girls have also performed by losing only 2 games. Hopefully, boys should be qualified for the finals that will be […]
Feb 15, 2018

Midmar 2018

Despite a hot sun, a light breeze disturbed the calm of Midmar Dam. While it is not obvious to be 900 m from the nearest edge, without seeing under his feet with waves that arrive in your face (yes even on a lake …) everyone was able to cross the […]
Feb 15, 2018

Surprise concert for Valentine’s Day

On 14th February, the new high school choir wished a happy Valentine’s Day to the whole school in its own way, playing an excerpt of the song “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, on the lunch break in the canteen. The choir takes the opportunity to continue to encourage college and high […]
Feb 15, 2018

The CP classes outlet at Upatree

The CP Outlet at Upatree, Biological Farm at De Wildt Pretoria: To close our science project on germination, the children were able to discover the life of a real agricultural farm through workshops organized around fruit picking, plant observation, tasting jams … They finished the morning with a farm tractor […]