Well actually, it began at the ski station on Mont Lozere! As you will see from the picture (this is Eric digging out the caravans at the Eagles Nest - we were worried that the weight of the snow may collapse the caravan rooves!), we have had just a little bit of snow this Winter...OK, 5m at the Col de Finiels. So with some reluctance (but not much, it would have been impossible!) Discover kicked-off 2009 with the first groups at the ski station on Mont Lozere.At the end of March, we were joined by the intrepid students from Southbank International School. Louise Harrison, a fabulous friend who we originally met with her students from the International School of Paris, brought her ever-expanding group of Geography IB students for a varied week of fieldwork which included a study of the River Souteyran, investigating the urban morphology of Mende (the Prefecture of Lozere) and a trip down to the sand dunes at La Grande Motte and a visit to the fabulous Pont du Gard.
In a week of true 'geographers weather', the students experienced -5 degrees to +20, snow drifts to sand dunes and some excellent geography case-studies which they'll be writing up for their IB standard or higher level submissons later this year. Good luck guys!
