(North Bergen, NJ—October
27, 2014) The High Tech Sophomore French classes took the opportunity to
express French design and culture in Café Chic, the classes’ end of the unit
French project, announced Dr.
Joseph Giammarella, Principal
of High Tech.
During the first
marking period, the sophomores became familiar with French design and cuisine, very
prominent influences in French culture, and taught throughout the unit.
Encouraged to bring in
French dishes and make outfits for a fashion show, the students in each
sophomore French class constructed and managed their own cuisine booths. This event, a mix of a French fashion show
along with a French café, featured models, designers, and DJs, all of whom took
part in creating the student-based French Fashion show. These models brought in their own outfits and
composed French biographies.
Students also expressed
their different personalities by collaborating with French styles and ideas. In the overall café project, students created
and sold a variety of French-inspired cuisines, ranging from macaroons, crepes,
croque-monsieur, chocolate fondue, and baguettes with cheese. Not only did this cooking project teach them
about French food and culture, but it also helped them appreciate money
management and hone their organizational skills.
“It was a very fun
project for everyone and a very good fundraiser as well,” says Dr. Laje Gashi, veteran
French instructor at High Tech. “As a
whole, the sophomore French class was able to raise about $600 and they will
take this money to go to an actual French café.”
