June Scholars in France 2024
Eight MIT students in Paris to discover the Olympic Games, past and present, urban planning and ways of meeting, playing sports, and exchanging in a city undergoing major transformation!
Paris est un jeu!
Download our detailed program from Roland Garros to Chantilly, from Fourvière to the Opéra Garnier, from La Nouvelle Athènes to Belleville!
Activities
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We watched and played sports, danced, learnt history, and browsed the Olympic city.
Team
June Scholars 2024: Nour Al Maalouf, Iana Ferguson, Ana Illanes Martinez de la Vega, Claire Johnson, Matthew Nuñez, Ekanem Okeke, Vidya Rajan, and Joyce Tang.
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Coordinator: Bruno Perreau, Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies
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​Guides: Sophie de Loubens, Émilie Lacombe, Vincent Delaveau.
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Guest speakers: Germain Louvet (Principal Dancer, Opéra de Paris), Anne Miller (Chantilly estate administrator), Amélie Le Fur (three-time olympic champion and president of the Paralympic federation) and Fabien Le Borgne (Musée de la vie romantique).
We would like to express our gratitude to Cynthia and John Reed for their vision, and to Lisa Hickler for her logistical support.
