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Thursday, 15 May 2014 00:00

In the Heart of the Scrum

Written by Heartofthescrum NZ-FR
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Bonjour à tous

At Wellington College, Year 11 French students have been researching old boys of the College who fought in World War I.  Some of these old boys also played in a 1909 rugby match against St Patrick’s College.  We are researching specific aspects of the war which these old boys would have been involved in, and we’re partnered with people at Lycée Europeén de Villers-Cotterêt, France.  We are talking to these people by email, Skype and Facebook.  These old boys include:

William Stainton (Head Boy 1909)

AB McColl

JP Firth (Headmaster at the time)

I have been researching William Stainton, in particular about Maori in WWI,  who was Head Boy at Wellington College in 1909, and was part of the Maori ‘Pioneer’ Battalion.  Also, I’m trying to find out more about my great-great-grandfather who also fought in WWI.  Later in the year we are going to present what we have found and put it on Wellington College’s website about the project in different formats.  Next year we will be visiting the school in Villers-Cotterêt, along with Paris, Ypres and Le Quesnoy and some other WWI battle sites.  We will be spending four weeks in France, most of which will be spent staying with students at Lycée Europeén de Villers-Cotterêt and their families.

Salut,

Campbell (Year 11 French Student at Wellington College)

 

 

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  • Comment Link Heartofthescrum NZ-FR Saturday, 24 May 2014 00:21 posted by Heartofthescrum NZ-FR

    Bonjour Campbell,
    Merci pour ton article ! Le projet a été captivant pour nous tous et ce sera super de vous voir l’an prochain. Nous venons de finir notre projet final. Vous pouvez communiquer avec nous par email !
    Nous avons hâte de vous rencontrer en France. A bientôt !
    See you soon !
    Océane G – Paola – Valentine

  • Comment Link Heartofthescrum NZ-FR Friday, 23 May 2014 23:27 posted by Heartofthescrum NZ-FR

    Merci de ta participation Campbell ! Ce projet est très intéressant, j'espère qu'on va se voir l'année prochaine ! Vous pouvez tous nous parler par Facebook,Skype... Nous allons présenter notre projet final au Lycée Européen la semaine prochaine et nous allons voir les projets de Wellington College dans deux semaines. Etes-vous nombreux à venir en France ? A bientôt !
    Corentin T. et Corentin B.

  • Comment Link Pascale Hyboud-Peron Saturday, 17 May 2014 08:59 posted by Pascale Hyboud-Peron

    Merci Campbell pour cette mise à jour de votre projet! J aimerais bien savoir comment vous effectuez ensemble vos recherches dans votre groupe? Qui cherche quoi? Comment vous mettez les résultats en commun? Quels sont les formats que vous envisagez d' utiliser? C est génial que vous alliez en France aussi bientot, il faudra prendre beaucoup de photos et les publier! A bientôt!

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