I received a note from one of the chaperons in Paris and I thought I'd share it with the rest of you.
Enjoy!

Hi Elizabeth,
I just wanted to share a little story from our second day out and about in Paris.
After school we visited the Eiffel Tower with the munchkins. It was a long metro ride from our side of town, and it got progressively colder as the sun (and fog) set. We took some pictures, did some ice skating (which was a big hit as you can imagine) and had a little hot chocolate/crepe break in the cafe on the first floor...
We were all tired, the kids were wet from ice skating in the rain, we were hungry and we had a long metro ride ahead of us, I'm sure you can imagine the mood, but just before we rounded a corner, out of sight of the tower, it started sparkling. It sparkles every night, but this was the first time it has sparkled for most of our kids. They were elated. The burst into laughter, shouted with joy and some started singing!
We took some more pictures and continued home. . .
I am grateful for having been included in this experience. It was heart warming on a chilly Parisian evening.

I attached a picture of the tower at that moment - I couldn't get one of the kids and the sparkling, but this one turned out pretty nice.

Hope your side of Paris is as beautiful as ours is!

A couple weeks ago I was chased down and enthusiastically handed this (adorable) invitation.

Sadly, I was out of town at the time of the event, and was unable to attend, but the feedback I received from parents was stellar. I got glowing reviews and a few fun photos of the event... our 7th grade B did a fantastic job preparing this show.

Arnaud Lemazurier, the teacher, explained the exposition

"On Novmber 17th 7th grade B had the pleasure of proudly presenting the work they've done in class to their parents, friends, classmates and teachers. On the program, central symmetry/mirroring, resolution of equations in comic strip forme and artistic form."

Below please enjoy a few photos. Bravo kids! and bravo M. Lemazurier!

Last week's winds took out the city of Pasadena and our little campus got hit pretty hard.  You drive down the streets of Pasadena now and it still looks like a disaster... yet it only took OUR campus 12 hours to get back on its feet... How you ask? There is no mystery... Philippe Detzen has an extremely dedicated and amazing team.  On Thursday, all teachers and staff worked all day to put the campus back together while the students were home...  Thank You Pasadena team!!!!