It GiRL – September 2019

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Mont Paniéis a mountain on

the island of Grande-Terre

and stands tall at 1,628m high.

QuickFACTS

NewCaledoniais anislandnation

locatedin theSouthPacific,near

Australia.Atthiscurrentmoment,over

283,000peopleliveontheislands,and

thetropicalweatherandclear,blue

wateris popularwithtouristsfromall

overtheworld.Theofficiallanguage

ofNewCaledoniais French,because

it is anoverseasterritoryofFrance.This

meanstheislandscelebrateallFrench

holidays,includingBastilleDay.The

capitalcityis calledNoumea.

FantasticFOODS

NewCaledoniais hometosome

deliciousfoodsmadefromlocal,

freshproducefoundin thearea,

includingseafoodandcoconuts.Poe

(pronouncedpo-ay)is a puddingthat

is madefromthickcoconutcreamand

bananaorpumpkin.Beforeyoucantry

dessertthough,Bougna(pronounced

boon-ya)is a must-trydish,usually

madewithseafoodaswellasyams

(vegetablessimilartosweetpotatoes).

SightsTOSEE

Almosteverywhereyougoin NewCaledonia is

stunning,thankstotheislandlandscape,palm

tree-linedbeachesandawesomemarinewildlife.

Whenyou’rethere,checkouttheAmédée

Lighthouse- youcanclimbupandseestunning

viewstotheocean.Grande-Terreislandhas the

second-biggestreefin theworldandis anamazing

placetogosnorkelling.Thewateris soclear, who

knowswhatyou’llbeabletofind!

Forthemostpart,schoolsin NewCaledonia

followa Frenchschoolsystem.Children

startpre-schoolatthreeyearsold,andthen

primaryschoolwhenthey’resix.Termsareusually

sevenweeksofclassfollowedbytwoweeks

ofholidays,whichis repeatedthroughout the

schoolyear.Thestartoftheschoolyearbegins

in Februaryandendsin December,before

studentstakea breakoverthesummer.

with

BUCKLEUPANDGETCOMFYASWE

TRAVELAROUNDTHEWORLD TO EXPLORE

EXOTICANDBEAUTIFULPLACES.THIS

MONTHWE’REOFFTO...NEWCALEDONIA!

from

NewCaledonia!

SuperSCHOOLS

Thisformationof

mangroveshasbeen

namedtheHeartofVoh!

A turtleswimsin

thestunningBlue

Lagoonin Noumea.

Bonjour

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