BASIS Ind. McLean Students Explore Madagascar on Summer Vacation

Students of BASIS Independent McLean’s (BIM) got a hands-on French lesson by exploring endemic flora and fauna of Madagascar during summer vacation as part of BIM’s Project Week. Students visited Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar; the iconic Baobab Alley; Andasibe-Mantadia National Park noted for its lemurs; Canal des Pangalanes; Ile Sainte Marie, known for its beaches; and participated in a reforestation service project. For more information on BASIS Independent McLean, visit https://mclean.basisindependent.com/.

"I loved hearing my students use their French and enjoyed traveling the banks of the Indian Ocean and the Pangalanes Channel with them,” said Madame Elisabeth Seye, French instructor at BASIS Independent McLean in McLean, Va.

"Not only did the Madagascar trip broaden my French communication skills, it opened my eyes to an ecosystem rarely seen; 90 percent of Madagascar’s ecosystem exists nowhere else on Earth,” said Katerina Kalamatianos, a 12th grader at BASIS Independent McLean of McLean, Va.

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