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Welcome to the Time Capsule 2Meet the Teachers 3FAQ's / Intro to International Studies 4Introduction to Foundation 3 5Foundation 3 Students 6Introduction to Foundation 4 7Foundation 4 Students 8Introduction to Foundation 5 10Foundation 5 Students 11Introduction to IB1 14IB1 Students 15IB2 Welcome Page 18Welcome from Director 19IB2 Students 20Introduction to CAS 23CAS Clubs - Creativity 24CAS Clubs - Action 25School Trip to the Summe 26Halloween Ball 27Halloween Day 28Basketball 29Talent Show 30IB1 Lock-In 31IB2 Teacher Dinner 33Winter Ball 34IB Art Exhibit 35IB Biology Trip 36Round Square Pre-Conference in Botswana 37Round Square Conference in South Africa 38Round Square Conference in Felsted 39ICU2 India Project 40Prom 41Congratulations Graduates 42IB2 "petit mot d’amour" 43Signatures 51

Dear Readers,

Within this book resides the livingmemory of the Ermitage

International Program for the2012-2013 school year. May this

book serve as a Time Capsule eachtime you open it over the years to

come. The entire group has workedvery hard in creating this book and

we hope you will treasure it.

The Time Capsule Team

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Meet the teachers!Meet our talented and dedicated staff who

have put their time and energy into making us successful!

Top Row: Mr. Grady, Mr. Spark, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Ben Hunter, Mr. Chris Hunter

Middle Row: Dr. Webb, Dr. Hearn, Mrs. Peyrard, Mme Delaplanche, Dr.Bardin, Mrs. Collie, Mr. Reghem

Bottom Row: Dr. Hogan, Mrs. Altman, Dr. Sy-Quia, Mrs. Legendre, Mrs.Woindrich, Mrs. Hunter

Not Featured: Mrs. Gardiner, Mrs. Memmi, Mme Rampon

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BenineseSerbian

Theinternational

programwelcomes more

than 40nationalities!

GermanAmerican

BritishCanadian Spanish

South African Argentinean

FrenchLatvian

Irish

Finnish

Dutch

Scottish

Japanese

Chinese

Mexican

Colombian

IranianPakistanBulgarianItalian

Estonian Greek

Indian

Kenyan

Swiss

MalaysianSouth Korean

Tanzanian

Algerian

Danish

Belgian

AustralianNigerian

Romanian PolishFilipino

New Zealand

Czech

2012 was thefirst year that

theuniform was

introduced intothe program!

Russian

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Foundation 3 

Intro

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Alejandro Martinez Longares

Arthur Clavel

Lisa Waldron

Margo Sneyers

Rachel Mathias-Velapi

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Introducing

Foundation

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Adam Kurowski Carlos Paz

Alex Coady Christine Cobaugh

Alexandru Fingu Christopher Clarke

Anna Kurowska Crosby Hull

Bart Cok Elliott Folatomi Fayemi

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Ines Speight Sula Blankenberg

Javier Hardoy William Allen

Mustafa Hamid

Oliver Vasseur

Sara Stanulovic

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Introducing

FOUNDATION 5

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Axel Farhiwhats yourfavourite song? letyour heart hold fast-if you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? timetravel

ChristopherMoores

whats yourfavourite song?"Viva La Vida" byColdplayif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? TimeControl

Daria Timokhinawhats yourfavourite song?What if the stormends- Snow Patrolif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Fly

Finlay Brown

Jason Smiles Jiri Juchelkawhats yourfavourite song?Stairway to Heaven -Led Zeppelinif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be?invisibility

Larissa Idohouwhats yourfavourite song?Wanted-Hunter Hayeif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? reversetime

Liam Morsewhats yourfavourite song? Donthave oneif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? tounderstand theuniverse

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Louise Lalandewhats yourfavourite song?Dream on - Aerosmithif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Stayyoung forever

Lucy Pullenwhats yourfavourite song?Lemon Tree - FoolsGardenif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be?Invisibility

Marie Cuvillierwhats yourfavourite song?Cranberry - Zombiesif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Growplants anytime

Matthew Masonwhats yourfavourite song?white picket fencesif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? x-rayvision andsuperspeed

Max Patelwhats yourfavourite song?Lose yourselfif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be?invisibility

Richard Bankolewhats yourfavourite song?Don't have oneif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be?Invisibilty or timetravel

Rowena Waldronwhats yourfavourite song? HeyJude - The Beatlesif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Readminds

Sean Ohura

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Sofia MariaHardoy

whats yourfavourite song? madworldif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? timetravel

Tamara Mathenywhats yourfavourite song?Trying- ConorMaynardif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Freezetime

Theo Tranchantwhats yourfavourite song?Hingher ground-TNCHNTif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be?teletranspotation

Tyrah Van Bergewhats yourfavourite song?Imma shine-Youngbloozif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Fly

Ulysse Yuan-XIHa

WilliamSaunders

whats yourfavourite song?Radio activeif you could have asuperpower, whatwould it be? Fly

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IB1 Introducing

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Adam WilkieWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world?Huntington Beach,CaliforniaWhat's yourfavorite word?Cacophonous

Alexa WilkieWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? ThehammamWhat's yourfavorite word?Annoying

AlexandraSaunders

What's yourfavorite place inthe world? SouthCarolina, USAWhat's yourfavorite word?Supercalifragilistic-expialidoucious

Anneta LalovaWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? Greece

Benjamin LillianWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? NewHampshire, USAWhat's yourfavorite word?Cacophony

Celine PierronWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world?Shanghai, ChinaWhat's yourfavorite word?Coexsist

CharlotteMoore

What's yourfavorite place inthe world? PlitviceLakes, CroatiaWhat's yourfavorite word?Surreptitious

Giulia CarpiceciWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? LeMarais in Paris,FRWhat's yourfavorite word?Bamboozled

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Ivan KhapovWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? SpainWhat's yourfavorite word?Incredible

Izzy LambWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? ProspitWhat's yourfavorite word?Caliginous

Kasra GhaffariWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? TehranWhat's yourfavorite word?Kids

LaurentFrapaise

What's yourfavorite place inthe world?DenmarkWhat's yourfavorite word?Flabbergasted

Lilie FestaWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? SallePavaneWhat's yourfavorite word?floccinaucinihilipilification

Lorenzo SomainiCardelus

What's yourfavorite place inthe world? St.Ambreuse, ITWhat's yourfavorite word?What's gooood

Luize MikelsoneWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world?AustraliaWhat's yourfavorite word?Bazinga

Marine VasseurWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world?SeychellesWhat's yourfavorite word?Lorenzo

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Marta GarciaSoria

What's yourfavorite place inthe world? IrelandWhat's yourfavorite word?Bubble

Natalie MallariWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? Canada

Sandra BerlinWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world? NewYorkWhat's yourfavorite word?Cookies

StéphaneIdohou

What's yourfavorite place inthe world? MiamiWhat's yourfavorite word?Cars

Victor AlginWhat's yourfavorite place inthe world?ThailandWhat's yourfavorite word?Human Mind

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CongratulationsIB2

Congratulations!You've been accepted tothe best school in the

universe, we hope youtake our offer after allyour hard work.Sincerely,The Best UniversityEver

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A message from theInternational Studies Program Director

Asked for a paragraph of farewell sentiments for this year'syearbook, I have this to say: You're amazing, go have a

wonderful life, good bye! It is still not a paragraph, so I add:have fun, be kind to animals, make lots of friends and influence

people, brush your teeth and go to bed at some point duringthe 24 hours of the day, at the same time 'seize the day' as

they say, by the ears - or perhaps by the bootstraps... mixingmy metaphors as any English teacher should. Say please and

thank you, remember your mother and father, send us apostcard occasionally and come back to visit. Be good. It has

been great to share a bit of your journey.With my best wishes,

Hilary Sy-Quia

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Ana PazArthurWilliams

AugusteLalande

Basilia Ehler

BerryPeyrard

CamilleCollard

CaoimheHammond

EmmaGastinel

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JamesMclaren

KevinBornheim

MariamAslam Bhatti

MaximeGautier

Nail Mekhazni Nathalie Cook

NicholasKalajdzic

Paolina Guy

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RomanePetiot

SahraHindenoch

SemraOmondi

Sung-Ho Lee

SébastienHaimet

ValeriaKalmykova

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CAS PROJECTSCAS, Creativity/Action/Service, is a

fundamental part of the InternationalStudies Program and takes into account the

importance of life outside the classroom,providing a counterbalance to academic

studies.

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CAS Clubs

Art Club

Creativity

Cooking Club

ChessClub

ReadingClub

HumanRights

Singing Club

Drama Club Yearbook

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CAS CLUBS

Basketball

Ping Pong

Soccer

FitnessYoga

WeightLifting

Running

Baseball

Action

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School Somme trip

The FND years 3, 4, 5 and the IB 1's have been seeking interest in differentaspects of the First World War. Whether in History class, in Englishclass, in Psychology class or in Chemistry class, the students studiedthis great period in time and were now ready to get out there and try tobuild on their knowledge and understanding of the War by standing in thespot where the young soldiers had once stood. There was a visit of theoriginal frontline trenches that the British and Newfoundland troopsattacked from (July 1916). 

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Ball organised to raisemoney for CAS project"wonderful Kenya"

HALLOWEEN BALL

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HALLOWEEN

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Campingat school!

IB1LOCK-IN

Hide and Seek...

I hatethose kids

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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IB1 LOCK-IN

Veryinteresting

movie...

ZzzZzzzzZZZZ

Don't look behind you!

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Dinner in the candlelight

Teacher Dinner

IB2 Teacher DinnerAll proceeds went to the 'Water forKenya' CAS project based on the qualityof the food & overall experience!

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All proceedswere donated tothe ICU2 IndiaProgram.

WinterBall

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IB2 Biology Trip

Hard at work!

Studentstravelled on the

Eurostar toNettlecombe,England for 4

days.

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Watching a beautiful sunset

The Group

Rare babyhyena

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Emmanuel Poggi (TerminaleES) Nathalie Cook (IB Year 2),Semra Omondi (IB Year 2)

Coming all the way from in Maison-Laffitte, three students from theErmitage International School ofFrance (IB and ES section) flew toBotswana, Africa for both aadventurous walking safari followedby an intellectual Round SquareConference at Penryn College in SouthAfrica. During the safari, the studentswere pushed beyond their comfortwhile scavenging through theuncharted lands of Africa. As for theconference, it gave our students theopportunity to learn more about co-existence and the awareness neededto become a great future leader, whileconnecting with over 500 otherstudents from around the globe.

Round SquareInternationalConference

Botswana & SouthAfrica 2012

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RoundSquareFelsted

Conference2012

The European Council meeting held inthe UK, brought different schoolsaround to debate topics such as

Women’s and Children’s Rights andTropical Diseases. IB1 student Luize

says “From this conference, I am moreknowledgeable about Round Square and

the world around me."

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Over a 2 week period, students from both theErmitage Lycée and International Studies setout on a trip to two parts of India to hold ahumanitarian Eye Camp and teach Indianchildren French. The students learned commonHindi phrases to communicate with theIndians, and discovered a new culture and newtraditions. Over 6500 villagers received free eyecare! So much fun!

ICU2India Service Trip 2013

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Le Petit Mot d'Amour...A small surprise for our graduating IB2's canbe found on the next pages, including a little"mot d'amour"from the parents expressingtheir pride and love...

Good luck in the years to come, you will bemissed by all Ermitage students & staff!

Remember when the class of 2012graduated? Think about where you'll

be 1... 5... 10 years from now!

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"Le petit mot d'amour..."Little Em– 15 years at l’Ermitage, and nowon to a new life with moreindependence and endlesspossibilities! So take yourstrengths with you: yourfriendships, your values, yourcuriosity and your smile! Andhold on to all the good memories,ready for your future schoolreunions! Love you… M, P & L x

Dear Nathalie,Congratulations, we're very proud of you.You've worked hard at school over thesepast many years, as well as on extra-curricular activities, all the while having ahealthy social life. You're now well preparedto face the challenges that await you!

We love you!Mum & Dadxoxo

We are very proud of youand love you so much.

You’ve worked hard andwill deserve yoursuccesses in life

Nathalie

Caoihme

Emma

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"Le petit mot d'amour"

On your 4th birthday you woke saying"Im not ready, I had a lot of dreamsbut they haven’t come out yet"Now those dreams are emerging andyou will follow them as you havealways wanted. Once you thought ofbecoming a Minister in the NewZealand Government… well, youruniversity course in New Zealand couldbe that first step ...At last, Master of your own Destiny !

"If more of us valued food and cheerand song above hoarded gold, itwould be a merrier world." (J.R.Tolkien, The Hobbit) From an author,Nick, who played a special role inyour life... and for someone whodefinitely values "cheer", music andGOOD FOOD! Your proud familywishes you a meaningful gap yearand best of luck for your Universitychoices!

Nick

James

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Le petit mot d'amour...

Arthur, on est tous très fiers et soulagésaussi ;-) que tu aies tenu bon et que tuaies finalement réussi ce parcours IBqu'on a eu tous l'impression de vivregrâce a toi. Quelle épreuve! Alors bonnechance maintenant pour tes années d'Université que tu vas pleinementappréciées.Gros bisous de nous tous.Maman, Daddy, Charlie et Emilie.

 Congratulations Romane, I’m very proud of what you haveachieved since the first day I broughtyou to school, especially at Ermitagewhere being on your own was anothergreat challenge. I wish you all the bestfor University next year and your life infuture. I love you,Papa.

Don´t let anyone tell you thatyou can´t do something, noteven me. If you have a dream,you must pursue to get it.Sets goals based on theprinciples and values that willshow the way. You know howmuch we love you. God blessyou. Congratulations!

Romane

Arthur

Ana

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Déjà 18 ans, de rires, de bonheur, decomplicité, de crapettes! Nous tesouhaitons de continuer sur cesplendide chemin de la vie avec toutnotre immense AmourMaman Papa

Nothing else can characterize our littlesister; Crazy, Ambitious, Motivated ,Intelligent, Liable, Lovely andExceptional

Keep being you! Love you,Ciloun Clairounette Polo

Le petit mot d'amour...

Hi Nail ,On the 19th September 1995, it was the happiestday of my life. Today, after 17 years, you've evengiven to me the chance to attend a very specialevent that we share together, Your Graduation. Icongratulate you for all your efforts and the pridethat you perfectly give us. Congratulations My Sonkeep moving forward.Loving You,Dad.

Camille

Nail

Dear Sebastien, We can't believe you're all grownup. That went by much too fast. Thank you for all thewonderful years you gave us as parents and the ones yetto come. We couldn't be more proud of what you haveaccomplished. All our love, Mom and Dad

Seb

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Le petit mot d'amour...Dear Mariam,From a little girl whom we taught how to walk toa high school grad you've come a long way butthere's yet to be experienced. Your aim hasalways wanted you to live a balanced life, neitherbecome overconfident nor underestimate yourself.You'll be off to uni this year living on your ownjust remember you'll always have us to fall backon no matter what. Just be happy, follow yourheart and fulfil your dreams. We are very proud ofyou and wish you a very good luck for yourfuture.

Love from mom, dad, bhai, bhabi, moto & bebsy.We'll miss you <3

Dear Berry,

From the minute we saw you, we fell in lovewith you! We are so incredibl proud of allthat you have already accomplished! In afew short weeks, you will finish high schooland embark upon your dreams. Follow themwherever they may lead for you will alwaysbe with us in our hearts.

We love you très fort, très fort et pourtoujours,

 Mama and Papa

Dear Berry,From the minute we saw you, wefell in love with you! We are soincredibly proud of all that youhave already accomplished! In afew short weeks, you will finishhigh school and embark uponyour dreams. Follow themwherever they may lead for youwill always be with us in ourhearts.We love you très fort, très fortet pour toujours,

Mama and Papa Berry

Mariam

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Le petit mot d'amour...With your mysterious, blue-grey eyes youhave looked at the world around you withwonder, yet with deep understanding sinceyou were little girl. There is so much talent inyou, so many facets to be discovered. Youremind us of a rose in the garden despitethe sunshine, rain or wind that caresses it'spetals,it remains a beautiful rose, true to itsnature. Whatever happens during thewonderful years to come, we trust you willstay truthful to that rose inside of you,deepening your core-essence:your natural intelligence, empathy,profoundness, joy and acceptance of others! You can always count on our supportwherever life takes you...

"Déjà un bon bout dechemin derrière toi,continue sur ta lancéeet vois où la route teconduit, on te regarde.Maman et Papa."

Paolina

Auguste

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Sahra

Le petit mot d'amour...Basi,You have always been alittle bundle of joy themoment you arrived intothis world. Dad and I haveguided you all the way andnow that you are off to adifferent stage in your life,we wish you all thehappiness in your futureundertakings.

Our little 'frog' has become a nicetall girl and we are proud of whatshe has done until now.We wish you all the best for thefuture and will remain at your sidefor ever.

With loveYour Mum and Dad

Basilia

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Le petit mot d'amour...

To the best daughter : I knowthat your determination anddedication will help you scaleany mountain. Keep yourconfidence. I am proud of you!

Luv you. Mom

Semra

Dear Kevin,We have watched you grow into a special young man and feelproud to stand beside you as your realize your dreams. Be allthat you can be and reach for the stars.

Fred, Jen and Stephen

Kevin

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