The sun shone brightly on 29 May as our 25 penpals from Luxembourg joined us in school along with their teachers, Yannick and Natalie, and a parent, Aurélie. During the week, we made bilingual posters advertising our céilí; played “Ice Breaker Bingo,” “Stop the Bus” and “Back to Back” together; taught our visitors how to do Irish dancing; played rounders and basketball together; watched a Discover Ireland 5 minute promotional video and a Riverdance excerpt from the 1994 Eurovision; enjoyed parachute games and novelty races in the Bog Meadow and some tug of war at school; made shamrock hats and shamrock men; researched and presented bilingual Powerpoints on animals chosen by our penpals; held a wonderful talent show; and enjoyed a fun-filled céilí, pizza fest & farewell party. Our sincere thanks to everyone at home & at school whose support, assistance & goodwill made this a very special experience which none of us will ever forget.
