By Kayla Markowitz – Editor-in-Chief 

The Jonathan Law AP/ECE French class made its way to UConn-Storrs on November 14. 

French class professors from UConn put together fun activities, games, workshops, and French trivia to help immerse high school students from all over Connecticut in the French-speaking world. Students got to participate in different programs to improve their French speaking skills and dive deeper into French culture. 

“I planned this trip hoping that my ECE French class would feel motivated by the experience of seeing other students from around the state who are also working hard to become proficient in French,” French Teacher Dr. Evans said. “I knew that my students would enjoy and be inspired by all of the French speakers they would meet throughout the day.”

Students from different schools were put into different conversation scenarios and expected to converse throughout the day completely in French. These conversation groups were designed to introduce students to each other and encourage them to demonstrate their french speaking skills. 

“I was able to meet people and have interesting conversations in French while learning lots of new vocabulary and learned a lot about French culture,” junior Siya Patil said. 

The class also participated in a trivia competition against other Connecticut schools to test their knowledge on different French topics. 

“We got to participate in the Quiz Bowl which was basically a series of trivia questions aimed to not only encourage students to learn more about french culture but also sharpened our grammar and vocabulary knowledge,” junior Harshitha Kothapalli said.

After an unfortunate loss of the Quiz Bowl, the AP/ECE class went to enjoy some ice cream at UConn’s local Dairy Bar Ice Cream shop, and share about their experiences throughout the day.

“My personal favorite part was seeing my students’ smiles throughout the day and later hearing about the interesting ‘mini-classes’ they attended,” Evans said. “I also really enjoyed dreaming about winning the huge French Quiz Bowl trophy next year and enjoying ice cream from the Dairy Bar on the UConn campus.”