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	<title>French Life-expat France &#187; Children in France</title>
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	<description>Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog!</description>
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		<title>To jab or not to jab, that is the question</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are under pressure today &#8211; we have to decide whether the children should receive the H1N1 flu jab. The school have sent a letter home that we must return today marked with our intentions so they can go ahead with planning.
Does anyone know the &#8216;best&#8217; answer? The risk of the illness turning serious or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language difficulties and expat children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both our daughters would be considered bi-lingual and chatter away or read and write in either French or English with no difficulty &#8211; preferring French with each other and English with us old folks who struggle to keep up with their teenage blabberings in French.
Eldest daughter is even doing a literary BAC, which involves reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The school rentrée in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rentrée &#8211; return to school after the holidays &#8211; takes on a significance in France that it doesn&#8217;t have in the UK, or perhaps elsewhere, so I thought I&#8217;d give a quick run-down of what it&#8217;s all about.
It&#8217;s always a stressful time when the summer holidays come to an end &#8211; not for me of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality time with the children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Mrs B is away stamping her carbon footprint on the gardens of Normandy so I have the sheer joy of a week at home alone with the girls (aged 15 and 13). The end of the school year is always a busy time, with numerous exhibitions, spectacles and events to, errr, enjoy, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life in a French lycee (2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second, and I&#8217;m sure much anticipated, tale from lycee. &#8230;either my daughter has mastered the art of subtle overstatement that I aim for, or things are rather worrying. It appears that the &#8216;we all work very hard at school&#8217; post will have to wait until next week.
The &#8216;blocus&#8217; referred to is a blockade &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life in a French lycee (1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I suppose I brought it on myself&#8230;I have been hassling older daughter to write about the lycée experience, as an aid and guide for other expats about to start. I set no ground rules, but expected stories about hard work and too much homework.
I now have the first episode ready for your, ermmm, &#8221;enjoyment&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about our experiences with schools in France several times &#8211; and can repeat that our experiences are mostly favourable. It is sometimes suggested that personal development is stifled in French schools, and the teaching is too rigid and old-fashioned, but this hasn&#8217;t been our personal experience.
Expat children will often have different school experiences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shown up by the children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the summer holidays the girls have done, let&#8217;s say, not very much exercise. Their claims that walking around the shops or dancing at parties count as exercise are not very convincing.
So after a couple of glases of wine I had a bright idea. OK I said, I&#8217;ll see how quickly I can cycle one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a school in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 04:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much as in other countries, the choice of schools in France occupies a great deal of time and effort. It is currently occupying our household although I think we are over the worst of it now!
Broadly speaking, primary school (ages 4 &#8211; 11) and college (11 &#8211; 14 years old) are not a big issue, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brevet blanc&#8230;and mind gone blank</title>
		<link>http://www.francethisway.com/wp/brevet-blancand-mind-gone-blank/2008/05/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 17:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Boris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In France the first important school exam is the brevet, which takes place at the end of years in college &#8211; that is, when children are about 14 years old.
As part of the run-up to the actual exam, which is in June, two &#8216;brevet blancs&#8217; are held &#8211; essentially practice runs at the exam. Our [...]]]></description>
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