NACI students experience Quebec culture and history
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- Published on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Submitted photos. The Grade 9 NACI French class with their exchange twins in front of 鈥淟a Fresque des Qu茅b茅cois鈥�, a large mural in Quebec City during their week-long trip from April 5 to 11.
Submitted by Nora Heschuk
The Neepawa Press
On April 5, 17 Grade 9 French students from NACI and their teachers, Nora Heschuk and Sherri Hollier traveled to Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec for a week-long adventure with their twins from le Coll猫ge des Hauts Sommets.
After being picked up at the airport in Quebec on Tuesday, there was no doubt in our minds as to why our Quebec partners鈥� school was called 鈥渉auts sommets鈥� (鈥渉igh summits鈥�) as just over half of the trip to the boarding school was going up into the mountains east of Quebec City.
On Wednesday, the group traveled with their twins back down the mountain to visit les Chutes Montmorency (Montmorency Falls 鈥� waterfalls that are higher than Niagara Falls). From there, they went to 鈥淟a Citadelle鈥� which is a fortress that was built between 1820 and 1850 and is the largest British fortress built in North America. It is located on Cape Diamond (Cap Diamant), the highest natural point in the area, overlooking the St. Laurence Seaway. The group learned about its critical role in the city鈥檚 defense system and its role as the home of the Royal 22e R茅giment, the Canadian Forces鈥� sole French-language regular force infantry regiment. From there, the group enjoyed a meal at one of the oldest restaurants in Old Quebec, the restaurant 鈥淎ux anciens Canadiens鈥�. After lunch, a bilingual guide took the group on a tour through Old Quebec, bringing our Canadian history alive by highlighting historical events that took place in the area. The day continued with a trip to the Galeries de la Capitale (mall) followed by a showcase of high school students鈥� talents at the Secondaire en spectacle show. We were entertained by singers, dancers, jugglers, and musicians.
Thursday was another busy day as the group went to a Cabane 脿 sucre (Sugar Shack) for a delicious meal topped off with maple syrup, as well as spoon-playing and dancing. Next, the students went to a real circus school, where they were able to try their skills at juggling, tight-rope walking, climbing, swinging and much more. They also watched more seasoned performers practicing and performing their art.
Left: Sadie McIntosh (foreground) and Alanna Crabbe (behind) trying a tightrope walk at the circus school. Right: Kailyn Hanke and Rylee Gluska with the group鈥檚 鈥渕ascots鈥� Toby and Becky on the plane.
On Friday, the students took a guided tour through the Basilique Sainte-Anne (Saint Anne Basilica) and had the unique opportunity of hearing a high school girls鈥� choir from Toronto perform a few songs. Next, we had a tour of a traditional Huron site and enjoyed a meal which consisted of sunflower seed soup and bison burger. Since our hosts live at a boarding school during the week and then go home to their families on the weekend, the 水果视频 students had a chance to experience this as well 鈥� joining their exchange partners as they went home to their families for the weekend, before heading back to 水果视频 on Monday.
The group took a tour of a traditional Huron site and was served a meal of sunflower seed soup and bison burger.
