Bonnes rentrées

                                                                  

 

Today is la rentrée scolaire, first day of back-to-school. 

Above: a mom adjusts her young charges before resuming an uphill climb

 

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Kidswall

 

Into the weekend with this wonderful "kidswall" on a Montmartre side street.

Monday: the street-as-living-room

School rules

Schools in France reluctantly re-opened on May 11 and so far, into the third week, all seems to be going well.

Above: posted outside elementary schools, "Gestures to retain. To protect me and to protect others!"

Lady Rentrée

Today is the first day of back-to-school, the annual rentrée scolaire. This larger-than-life sculpture represents Science. The "Bac S" or baccalauréat scientifique is the most revered course of pre-college study in France.