ICS Paris is a unique international school in Paris
Formerly known as EIB – The Victor Hugo School, ICS Paris is an international school in Paris hosting students from Nursery to Grade 12 in the heart of the 15th…
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Why is it called? Part 1: Pastries and desserts
Why is it called … Part 1: PASTRIES and DESSERTS Have you ever asked yourself why something is called by a particular name? Why are croissants, pain aux raisins and…
Why do you call it a canicule?
Word etymologies are great fun. Here’s a few pertinent ones. Canicule Usually this French word is translated to English as heatwave, but a more picturesque and almost literal translation would…
14th of July in Paris: La Marseillaise and where to watch the fireworks
Did you know the French call their national holiday, the 14th of July, NOT Bastille Day? La Cérémonie The year’s ceremony that will take place at Concorde in lieu of…
PARIS/FRANCE and…the Five Food Groups
PARIS/FRANCE and…the Five Food Groups Per our December 2, 2019, post, “Paris/France and…” is a series wherein “and” leads us to categories whose subcategories link to the city/country we know…
Horse puzzles – horse play
Here are 2 horse puzzles, games based on Horses that we put together for the kids next door to whom we were “teaching” English over the garden wall during confinement.…