Trip to the Salins d'Aigues-Mortes
Students from 4e and 3e spent a day in the Camargue, at the Salins d'Aigues-Mortes and the Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau.
On Friday 18 June, students from 4e and 3e made a trip to the Camargue. The trip supported the 4e EPI project, "The Colors of the Camargue", with topics in SVT, Physics and Chemistry, Technology and Art that focus on the beautiful colours one sees in the Camargue: the blue skies, the black bulls, the white horses, the purple salt flats and, of course, the iconic pink flamingos.
In the morning, we took a train tour of the salin d'Aigues-Mortes, where we learned about the region's salt production and exactly why the salt ponds turn purple (something we already knew from Kurt's science class).
In the afternoon, we went to the Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau. Kurt guided tours around the pond, where students spotted flamingos, black ibis, egrets, herons, white storks, ducks, stilts, avocets and many songbirds.
Students said they loved walking around the park and seeing all of the birds (even though it was a bit hot), and that the trip was a great end to a fun project.