John Lichfield: Holidaying en masse: What France can teach us about the Big Society
The French love to do their own thing so long as everyone else is doing roughly the same. They love to break rules, but they expectthe state to clean up the mess
Most countries like to have 12 months in the year. Not the French. The official French year lasts for 11 months. It begins in September and ends in July. August is not just, as in Britain, a time for holidays. It is a time of mass exodus from reality; a hiatus; a pause in the immutable rhythms of normal life;
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Saturday, 24 July 2010
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Education help for Summer at Academie-en-Ligne
By Craig McGinty
FOR the second year running the French education department is promoting an online stop that aims to help school children over the summer holiday period.
Academie-en-Ligne provides .pdf guidesMonday, 19 July 2010
English speaking Kids Association
"A new non-profit association called ESKA - English Speaking Kids Association - has been set up in the region to bring together English-speaking children of various ages to enjoy different kinds of activities in English.
All children of all nationalities are welcome to join in the activities accompanied by their parents or guardians.
The first event will take place on 4th September at 4pm at the Salle des Conférences, Avenue de Saint-Géniès 34400 LUNEL VIEL. Further information can be found at www.
Friday, 16 July 2010
60,000 new creche places by 2016
AN EXTRA 60,000 creche places are to be created around France between now and 2016 to help cope with growing demand. The Caisse Nationale d'Allocations Familiales has announced the €330m plan to increase capacity as 350,000 families are on the waiting list for a place in a municipal creche. |
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