The ABEI Program: Cultural Activities
Percussionist Manuel Wandji and dancer Merlin Nyakam at Lasalle Elementary School: March 9th, 2007
Cultural activities are a key component of the Anne Bujon Educational Initiative and offer students a tangible connection with the French way of life.
During the 2005–2006 school year the students met an Arctic explorer (Gilles Elkaïm,) a paleontologist (Jean Clottes,) a jazz singer (Dee Dee Bridgewater) and French caricaturist Plantu, among others. During the 2006– 2007 school year, ABEI students have participated in a theater workshop with French playwright Jean-Luc Annaix and actors from the Théâtre-Nuit on their US tour with the widely acclaimed musical comedy, “Battements de coeur pour un duo de cordes.”
In addition, as part of a restaurant outing to the upscale Brasserie Les Halles in downtown Washington, the children enjoyed a special musical program with acclaimed jazzman Sylvain Luc.
ABEI CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: Pictures
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Monica Neagoy at LaSalle ES
Connie Fredericks at Randle Highlands, Burroughs, Ketcham and River Terrace Elementary Schools: May 10-11th 2007
Manuel Wandji at Lasalle Elementary School: March 09th 2007
Randle Highlands and Burroughs Elementary School at "La Brasserie les Halles": January, 16th, 2007
Noël des Enfants ABEI at The Alliance Française: December 8th to December 14th, 2007
The "Théâtre Nuit" French Theater company at Ketcham Elementary School: October, 20th, 2006
Dee Dee Bridgewater supports The ABEI Program: May 2006
The French Circus company "Les Acrostiches" participate in The ABEI Program: Mars 2006
French cartoonist Plantu at Ketcham Elementary School: January 2006
Jean Clottes, The Famous Paleontologist at Jo Wilson Elementary School: November 2005
French Explorer Gilles Elkaim at Ketcham Elementary School:October 2005
Randle Highland Elementary School students at The French restautant "Les Petits Plats": May 2005
Les Squatters at Ketcham and Randle Highlands Elementary Schools: May 2004