LILA Burbank Web Radio International School of Los Angeles

The Teachers and Staff of LILA would like to recognize all of our students and families for their efforts during this unusual time and express a Grand Merci for the support they received. Since we were not able to do this in person, we wanted to share with all of you our collective voice and wish you all a wonderful summer break!

Passez un très bel été!

The school year is almost complete and for our last podcast interview of the term, it was certainly special. Mr Jean De Rivieres (LILA parent/SVP Ubisoft) joins us to give a little insight on his experience as an entertainment industry executive and a preview of what he will be presenting to the students next week during his Masterclass. It was incredibly interesting to hear him describe his time growing up in France eventually deciding to come to the United States for university as a scholarship athlete to play tennis. Afterwards moving back to France to earn his Master's, at which time he decided to pursue what has become his career. This was an engaging discussion on many levels and any student curious about the entertainment industry should have a listen and be sure to sign up for Mr. De Rivieres' Masterclass. (https://sites.google.com/lilaschool.com/burbank/home/masterclasses)

The podcast ends with some important notes about the final days of the school year which all students and parents would find valuable.

Don't miss this week's episode. Our two guests this week include Head of School Mr. Maniska and 11th grader Youri Chamblas.

Mr. Maniska answers questions about next year and what we can expect in terms of onsite vs e-learning. He also highlights the achievements of the 2020 class going off to top programs in the fall and updates us about the 9th grade IB program and much more.

Youri shares his experience supporting Homies Against COVID, a program based in South Central LA, and updates us on how a group of volunteers is bringing much-needed support to an area where gang violence is a daily occurrence. For more information click on the link below and read the LA times exposé.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-19/coronavirus-gang-intervention-workers

In this week's podcast episode, Lincoln and Mr. Mondange engage in a discussion with Rhea and Karoune, two of our 11th graders, on their experience with online learning. The discussion focused on what it has been like to learn remotely during the stay at home order as well as weekly updates for this week at LILA.

Lincoln interviews Jillian and Francis, two of our outgoing seniors about the schools they will be attending in the fall: Georgetown and Sciences Po in Reims France respectively. During the podcast, they discuss how LILA has helped them get into these selective programs.

Make sure to listen for a special announcement revealed for Jillian and our graduating seniors during the discussion!

Campus Director Mrs. Harvey also speaks about an upcoming educational talk being delivered by Dr. Rafael Romero and Dr. Chris Evans from the UCLA Neurological Lab that all students are required to attend.

And last but not least, only a few more weeks of the school year left to go! If you are interested in being a part of the podcast for this year, send us an email and we will try to have you as a guest.

This week on the podcast, Mrs. Harvey stepped in to co-host a discussion with Lincoln about ways to maintain french proficiency during the stay at home orders. This week's guest was Mme Jutier and she spoke about some unique and fun ways to explore the French language beyond the classroom.

Lincoln and Mrs. Harvey spoke about some new developments for our students this month as we are nearing the end of the school year.

We would also like to give a special congratulations to M. Mondange and his wife on the birth of their son.
We hope you enjoy the discussion, Merci for listening.

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Cette semaine sur le podcast, Mme Harvey est intervenue pour coanimer une discussion avec Lincoln sur les moyens de maintenir la maîtrise du français pendant le confinement. L'invitée de cette semaine était Mme Jutier et elle a parlé de manières uniques et amusantes d'explorer la langue française au-delà de la salle de classe.

Lincoln et Mme Harvey ont parlé de nouveaux développements pour nos élèves ce mois-ci alors que nous approchons de la fin de l'année scolaire.

Nous souhaitons également féliciter tout particulièrement M. Mondange et son épouse pour la naissance de leur fils.
Nous espérons que vous apprécierez la discussion, merci de votre écoute.