This presentation has been made by the students themselves and it was shown to our partners in Bulgaria in November 2009.

1. FRANCE

2. Hi there! We are the 72 French students
involved in the Quest for the European
Grail.
All of us cannot be with you tonight but
we’re glad to take part in this project!
Through this diaporama, we want to tell
you more about ourselves...

3. Marcel Gimond High School
We have recent
buildings like the
dormitories…
And brand new
rooms like the
library…

4. Who was Marcel Gimond?
“Art is the only UNIVERSAL language that,
beyond the borders, can unite those for whom
nothing HUMAN is foreign.” Marcel GIMOND
He was a famous sculptor from a
small town in the Ardèche.
He was awarded the Fine Arts
National Prize in 1957 and is
regarded as the last portraitist of
the 20th century in France.

5. More than half of us
come from Vals les Bains
or Aubenas.
The others come from
several small towns
and villages
in the area of Aubenas.
Where do we come from?

6. Our hobbies…
• Several students are
musicians or singers!
• Some of us are
comedians or poets!
• Some others study
cinema at school and
would like to become
directors!

7. Do you like sport?
We love it!
Our sport teachers propose many
activities : handball, volley-ball, basket-
ball, body building, fighting, running,
climbing, dancing, badminton, etc…
On Wednesdays, there are outdoor
activities such as cross-country, skiing,
mountain-bike, orienteering, canoeing,
and running.

8. Local Activities
Or visiting the Chauvet Cave? It’s full of
beautiful prehistoric paintings.
How about canoeing in the Gorges of the
Ardèche and see the beautiful site of the
Pont d’Arc?
And if you like snow, let’s go skiing in winter
and get very good sensations !
Would you rather take part in an historic
visit of several villages in the Ardèche?

9. Gastronomy in the Ardèche…
With chestnuts we
make several
specialities:
-Chestnut soup
-Chestnut cake
-Chestnut ice
-Chestnut bread
-Chestnut floor
-Col’Ardeche
(Local coca cola)
Our goat cheese is
very popular
One of our famous
wines:
Chardonnay
Our famous Vals
sparkling water
from a mineral
and hot spring
Our Marquisette is a
mix of fizzy wine, fruits
and lemon

10. We hope we have showed you there is a
good athmosphere in the Ardèche!
We are looking forward to seeing you !
The students of 2.7 & 1L