ET Australia Magazine Issue #5 March 2021

What Do You Get
When a Former Tour
Manager and a French
Language Graduate
Come Together?
An Enthusiastic Duo Bringing to Life French
Culture and a Love for the French Language
Aimee, ET Australia Secondary
College’s (ETASC) French Teacher
Assistant, grew up in England
studying French at school and spent
numerous holidays taking the ferry
across to France to stay with French
friends. While in France she developed
her love of the French language and
culture. At university she continued to
study French spending her third year
living in Montelimar in the south of
France, teaching English in a couple of
schools. Aimee graduated in Modern
European Studies majoring in French
Christina (left)
and Aimee.
language, politics and economics,
from Loughborough University in the
UK and has worked in international
schools in France and the UK. She
planned to live in France, however,
on a gap year after uni in Australia,
she unexpectantly met her husband
and made Australia her home. After
having a break to raise her two boys,
who are now teenagers, she joined
ETASC to help raise francophones
within our school.
Christina, ETASC’s French Teacher,
grew up on the Central Coast
enjoying the beach and dreaming
of travelling. She graduated with
a degree in Business and Tourism
Management from the University of
Technology in Sydney and worked
both in the tourism and outdoor
education industry. Her jobs were
always adventurous whether it
involved climbing the Harbour Bridge
or teaching school kids canoeing,
abseiling and other outdoor activities.
When the opportunity to travel the
world came, she studied European
history, geography, economics and
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Tossing crépes in class
for La Chandeleur
crepe day.
culture before becoming a European
Tour guide. Having travelled through
45 countries, immersing herself in
different cultures, she discovered
a passion for sharing her love for
Europe, especially France. After
returning to Australia she achieved
her teaching degree and returned to
Europe. She taught Business Studies
in London and continued to lead tours
throughout Europe improving her
language skills. When she eventually
returned to Australia she continued