Play to fund a field trip to the USA
<p>My name is Marine and I teach English in a French high school in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in Alsace. </p><p> </p><p>This year, I've decided to take my 13 European section students to the USA: Selma, Tom, Enzo, Tobias, Mattéo, Lucie, Solène, Julie, Hira, Alban, Lucien, Iannis and Célia. They are hardworking and motivated students who really deserve this chance. I can't put a picture of them here because of privacy issues but trust me, THEY ARE THE CUTEST BUNCH OF STUDENTS!!!</p><p> </p><p>We've raised funds through Christmas caroling so far and we've been working on a performance of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. The money made through ticket sales will also help us fund our travel. </p><p> </p><p>Here is the trailer of the 2002 movie version of the play! Enjoy!</p><p> </p><p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fa6au_dDoHBY%3Ffeature%3Doembed&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Da6au_dDoHBY&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fa6au_dDoHBY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=8b7d8dd6504d41af9a77662672aabc2a&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube" width="500" height="281" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p><p> </p><p>The problem is: it is really difficult to find costumes for free and our school has absolutely no budget to buy any. </p><p> </p><p>I have high hopes for this project because I truly believe that traveling to a foreign country is the best way to get to know its true culture. I was lucky enough to have this kind of experience when I was their age (I lived in the USA for 6 years) and I just really want them to experience it as well. </p><p> </p><p>It won't be like a normal vacation in America but a true immersion into the lives of their American penpals with whom they've been exchanging letters and videos for the past 5 months. </p><p> </p><p>The plan is to go there next school year, between October and January. The play will be performed on Friday, April 20th in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in Alsace, France. </p><p> </p>
<p>If you donate money, this will fund the purchase of costumes for my 13 students so the play can be performed.</p><p> </p><p>Costumes will include:</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484618/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.22.01_PM-1517854949.png" /> </p><p>70 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484619/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.19.14_PM-1517854978.png" /></p><p>85 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484620/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.18.58_PM-1517855012.png" /></p><p>75 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484621/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.18.12_PM-1517855035.png" /></p><p>85 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484622/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.20.23_PM-1517855112.png" /></p><p>70 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484623/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.18.33_PM-1517855133.png" /></p><p>55 EUR</p><p> </p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/484625/Screen_Shot_2018-02-05_at_7.17.56_PM-1517855166.png" /></p><p>65 EUR</p><p> </p><p>The costumes will of course be reused for future projects. </p><p> </p><p>I will receive the money and then buy the costumes on the internet. </p><p> </p><p>In case we collect more money than expected, the extra fund will be used for activities we will do once in the USA. These activities include (among other possibilities): </p><p> </p><p>*traveling to Nashville</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/486250/Nashville-1518386013.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>*eating at a local diner</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/486251/Diner-1518386037.jpg" /></p><p> </p><p>*going to a country music concert</p><p><img width="100%" alt="" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/486252/country-concert-1518386053.jpg" /></p><p> </p>