Twenty-one students from the Isle of Martinique visited Mundelein High School Jan. 23 to meet MHS students with whom they have been corresponding as pen pals. The event was coordinated by Marty Ambrey, French instructor at MHS.

The day’s activities included both formal and informal opportunities for the visiting students to spend time with their MHS counterparts. It began with the visitors “shadowing” their pen pals during one of the class periods. They all had lunch together as they got to know each other better and then shadowed a second student. They closed the school day meeting with the French 4 class and then headed for after school activities including the Robotics Club, theatre, gymnastics and the Academic Team.

“This was definitely a cultural exchange in many ways,” Ambrey explained. “The kids from La Martinique speak French, are of African ancestry and also have their own Creole culture. I think was a great opportunity for my kids to show them what a great school MHS is and that we support equity in many ways,” she concluded.