Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique
Docteur Koeberlé, Sélestat [FRANCE]

E-mail contact from 2nd 12 pupils (Ms Clad class) to Anagni students (november 2006)

Monday, November 20th 2006.

Dear friends,

We are three pupils of Lycée Koeberle, a high school in Selestat, in Alsace. First, let us introduce by ourselves :

1°  My name is Elise J., I am15 years old, I live with my parents, my little sister and my eldest brother in a little town : Selestat. I am determined to become a teacher. I am fond of playing the flute. I am keen on dancing, I am in a club for 4years. In Summer, with my friends, I go sailing on the Rhein. I like go out with friends, go to the cinema and listen to music.

2°  My name is Raphaelle M. and I live in Selestat too. I live with my parents, my sister (Alice) and my Labrador whose name is Sabou. I plan to become a doctor although the studies are very difficult. I am crazy about playing tennis, listening to music, going out with friends, painting … I have participated in the initial Comenius meeting in Dornbirn. I have enjoyed meeting all the pupils who have participated to this meeting.

3°  My name is Florian L. I am 15 years old and I live in Saasenheim with my parents and my little brother (Alexandre). I enjoy rollerblade and I adore going to the cinema. I practise mountain-bike. My least favourite subject is Maths because I don't love figures. Saasenheim is a little village near Selestat. Our church is famous because of the organ.

Selestat is a little town in the middle of Alsace, which borders the Germany. There are lots of  forests and cultivation of grapes. Alsatian wine is very famous. Selestat is situated in the Rhein plain. There are almost 18000 inhabitants. The famous buildings are the old library, the two churches whose one is a cathedral. There is a cinema which propose all the recent films.
There are three high schools in Selestat : a professional school, a mixed up school (professional and general) and your school : Lycée Dr Koeberlé which was founded in the XIXth century. There are about 1300pupils in our school.

First the topic whose we will speak about is the Christmas tradition in Alsace. Next we could speak about different cooking tradition, sport, the school in the different countries.

We are looking forward to meeting you. Kindest regards.

Raphaëlle, Elise and Florian.


Monday, November 20th 2006.

Dear friends,

Let us introduce ourselves. We are fifteen years old.

I'm Clémence K. I haven't got any brothers and sisters. But I think there are many advantages to be an only child. This coming year, I plan to pass a scientific degree. I really like taking varied photos of landscapes and friends. I also enjoy playing badminton with my friends. But what I like most is walking in high mountains and discovering new places. I feel like travelling all around the world since I love speaking languages and communicating with people that's why I intend to learn another foreign language as Italian or Russian. I would like to go to Australia and spend one or two years there. I live in Scherwiller, a peaceful village situated in the Alsatian vineyard.

My name is Claire M. I have lived in Kientzville for more than 14 years. Kientzville is a very small village, in fact there are less than 300 inhabitants, which is surrounded with a forest. I've got a warm hearted family which is composed of one brother and my parents. I'm fond of athletics that's why I run 4 times a week. I'm crazy about free ride and freestyle skiing. I'm keen on flying a kite or a boomerang and I often practise skateboarding. I nearly forgot that I sometimes go gliding with my father. I'd like to travel all around the world indeed I've already been in the USA, in London… To finish, my favourite subjects are PE, physics and maths. And I intend to succeed a scientific degree.

My name is Olivier C. I live in Sélestat, a town in the middle of Alsace, populated with about 17.000 inhabitants. I live with my parents and my brother who is 13 years old. In school, I like all subjects, but I sometimes have some preferences, generally in maths, for example. I also like physical education. These coming years, I plan to pass a scientific degree. I often surf on the Internet, play video games, watch television. I also read before going to sleep. Every day I go out to walk or bike in the town or around, because it is almost impossible for me to stay at home during a whole day. Some projects I could have were for example visiting foreign countries, like U.S.A., or Japan. The further country I have already visited during my life is Hungary, Budapest to be more precise, but I would like visiting further during the coming years.

Our high school is called the "Lycée Koeberlé" and is located in Sélestat. It consists in three main buildings namely :
- the building B which is easily recognizable thanks to its architecture ;
- the building C for the scientific subjects with some laboratories ;
- the building E for languages subjects.

Alsace is situated in Northeaster of France. It is such a beautiful region which offers wonderful landscapes between the Vosges and the Alsatian plain. Strasbourg is the main city of Alsace and there you can also find the European Parliament. It is nice to walk in the narrow streets of the "Petite France" with its wooden structure houses…

Now, we'll suggest you some topics we can develop :
- the Christmas traditions and customs in our regions ;
- winter sports ;
- music…

Kindest regards,

Claire, Clémence and Olivier.


Monday, 20th Novembre 2006.

Dear friends,

We are Sebastien, Raphaël and Kaya. We are in the same class at the Lycée Koeberlé in Selestat. In our high school there are about one thousand and five hundred teenagers and about one hundred twenty teachers. There are more girls than Boys. Our high-school is composed of three different buildings: the "C" building, the "E" and the "B"
There are three type of classes in this high school  :

First, we talk about Sebastien.
Hello, my name is Sébastien Hirtz and I am fifteen years old. I was born on nineteen ninety one in Strasbourg. I'm fond of football and i'm keen on Martial arts. I Play football in my club in hilsenheim. I ador spend time on the computer and I love go out with Friends! I live in Hilsenheim, it is a little village, about two thousand inhabitants, in the North-east Of France. There is a lot of activities to do in Hilsenheim : we Have a football club, a tennis club, forest and a lot of way for walking, a "Salle polyvalente" for all the sports activities indoor, an association house where is a lot of feast and reunion.

Next, we speak about Raphaël.
My name is Raphaël. I'm 15 years old and I live in Châtenois. It's a  small city not far next to Selestat. I practise Nippon Kempo which is a fight sport. I ride mountain bike and I love nature. I did some mountain bike and running competitions. I am fond of cinema and video games. I like going out with my friends. My favourite subjects are physical education and history. I'm funny and curious. I would like to become a policeman.

Then, we continuous  with Kaya.
My name is  Kaya E., I was born on 24th  October 1991 in Selestat in Alsace. I am 15 years old, I live in  Wittisheim, it's a small village not far from Selestat in the North East in France. I'm an only child. I'm curious, creative, honest, funny. I speak Turkish, it's my mother tongue and I speak English for five years and German for three years. I never been to an English - speaking country. My father is a director in a newspaper and my mother is a house wife. I enjoy to listening to music, to travel, to go to the cinema and to speak foreign languages. At school, my favourite subjects are history and geography, English and French. My least favourite subject is Maths because I don't understand very well. I intend to become a steward at Turkish Airlines or a teacher of economic and social sciences.

Now, we would like to give you some information on Alsace.
Alsace is one of 26 French regions, located on the eastern border of France, on the west of the Upper Rhine, front to Germany and Switzerland. Alsace was part of the Holy Roman Empire and is still inhabited by people speaking a dialect of Upper German. In the course of the 17th century, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty and made one of the provinces of France. Its capital and largest city is Strasbourg. Alsace's population increased to 1,734,145 in 1999. Alsace has an area of 8283 km2 , making it the smallest region of metropolitan France. It is almost four times longer than it is wide, corresponding to a plain between the Rhine in the east and the Vosges mountains in the west.
It includes the departments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin. It borders Germany on the north and the east, Switzerland .
Alsace has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers. There is little precipitation because the Vosges protect it from the west. The city of Colmar has a sunny microclimate; it is the second driest city in France, with an annual precipitation of just 550 mm, making it ideal for vin d'Alsace (Alsatian wine).

Kind regards,

Sébastien, Raphaël and Kaya.


Monday 20th November 2006.

Dear friends,

We are three French students at Koeberlé Highschool and we are going to present ourselves.

I'm Lucas, I am 14 years old and I live in Châtenois which is a little village next to Sélestat. I have one brother who is called Xavier and who studies medicine in Strasbourg. My parents are both doctors. My favourite subjects are PE (since I am fond of sport) and biology. I play handball in a club in Sélestat . I also enjoy playing basket-ball with my friends. I like listening to music in particular rock'n roll. I don't exactly know what I'd like to do later but maybe something in business.

My name is Paul K., I live in Sélestat, in Alsace. I am 15 years old and I study in the same school and class as Lucas. I've got one brother whose name is Pierre, he is 19 and studies management in Strasbourg which is the city where he lives. I like history, geography and math, however I need to improve my marks in order to be able to do the studies I have in mind. I'm fond of ssport, especially football and I am a great supporter of the French team. I love skiing and I'm keen on music. Indeed I play the drums and the guitar.

Hi, I am Maïté! I live in Sélestat too and I am 15 years old. I have two younger sisters. Sometimes they don't deserve to be my sisters! I do kayaking with friends in a club. I love outdoor activities, and being with my friends is what I like best. I belong to a humanitarian association because it's important for me to help people who are destitute. In the future, I hope I hope to be able to do something in this field.

Sélestat is a city situated in the centre of Alsace, not too small, not too big, just perfect. It's a cosmopolitan city since there are French, Portuguese, Italian and Turkish people living all together. There are a lot of cultural buildings. Indeed there is a Modern Art Museum, a big library which is quite modern and the Humanist Library which is renowned all over the world for its ancient books in latin.
Our high school Lycée Dr Koeberlé was named after a famous surgeon Dr Koeberlé. It is composed of three buildings which are quite old-looking. Most of the rooms and the furniture have seen better times but the canteen is one of the best in our region!

Alsace is a region in the north-east of France. This region has a lot of character since it was annexed by the Germans in 1870 and it became French after the first World War. Alsace is not a region like the others because it has a strong personality and particular traditions, very different from the rest of  France! It is one of the smallest region in France but also one of the richest.

In our next mail, we would like to talk about Christmas traditions in our respective countries. Later, we could also talk about wine growing and wine which is quite reputed in Alsace and skiing which is a traditiona lactivity in our mountains, the Vosges.

We are looking forward to receiving your mail,

Paul, Lucas and  Maïté.










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