Sebastien DeClerck at Ventura High School

Interesting and controversial things are constantly happening in our schools. Here are some links to videos and articles which parents and students may find interesting: - Sir Ken Robinson...

The movies we watch

updated January 3

Here is a list of the films shown in VHS French and Italian classes. Click on the titles to be linked to their trailers or excerpts. French 1- La Gloire de mon Pere, Le Chateau de ma Mere, Jean...

Articles on Foreign Language Acquisition

updated November 28, 2012

Language acquisition- how it occurs and it effects on our brains- is the source of continuous scientific inquiry. Below are some articles that discuss this ongoing discussion and...

Banner Bold is Back!

updated October 2, 2012

Banner Bold, Ventura High School's literary magazine and artistic showcase publication is back. The annual publication invites all Ventura High students and staff to submit original...

Travel to France in the Summer 2013!

updated September 20, 2012

Mr. De Clerck and Ms. Willison, art teacher at Cabrillo Middle School, are planning a 16-day tour of France. They will visit Paris, the Brittany and Normandie Coast, the French Riviera and...

France on the Radio

updated September 20, 2012

Click below for recent newstories featuring France on National Public Radio (NPR): Baseball in France, France, the United States, and Free Speech

Welcome Signor Lonardo, New Italian Teacher!

updated September 11, 2012

The Ventura High School World Languages Department welcomes Signor Claudio Lonardo, our new Italian instructor this year. A native Napolitano, Signor Lonardo replaces Signora Aline Grossman,...

Aline Grossman, Recipient of PTSA Award for Honorary Service

updated May 4, 2012

Aline Grossman, who teaches Italian 1, Italian 2, and Spanish 2 at Ventura High School, has been honored as this year's recipient of the PTSA's Honorary Service Award. Please join us...

Le Cercle Francais T-Shirts and Upcoming Events

updated November 22, 2011

Le Cercle Francais t-shirts are (finally) in! If you ordered a t-shirt last year, please be sure to come by room 125 or let us know and we will get one to you! Other upcoming events for le Cercle...

Fall 2011 Dinner at DeClerck's

updated November 22, 2011

On November 6, members of le Cercle Francais and Gli Amici Italiani met for the third annual Dinner at DeClerck's. Club members brought ingredients, prepared six courses, and enjoyed a meal and...

Ventura High School Art Department Creates Chalk Masterpieces

updated May 3, 2011

The Ventura High School Art department has successuflly completed another chalk fesitval. Merci beaucoup a Claire Burgi et Anelie Pilote, who re-created James Ensor's (belge, bien sur!)...

Ventura Unified Honored for its Language Programs

updated March 4, 2011

The Ventura Unified School District has been named district of the year by a nonprofit organization that advocates for effective language programs in California schools. The California Association...

Meet Mr. De Clerck

updated August 10, 2010

Mr. DeClerck is a Montreal-born Belgian who has been teaching since 1998. He arrived at Ventura High School in 2005 after six years of teaching at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara. Mr. De...

Internet Links for French

updated August 10, 2010

English-French Dictionary, Yahoo! in French, Google in French, Wikipedia in French, Le Petit Prince, words to French songs, French Newspapers, French Radio French Idiomatic Expressions Extra...

Internet Links for Italian

updated August 10, 2010

- English-Italian Dictionary - Yahoo! in Italian - Google in Italian - Wikipedia in Italian - the latest issue of California Italian Studies (CIS), published by a number of UC campuses in...

YouTube Videos for Italian

updated August 9, 2010

Here are some links to YouTube videos for Italian students: Adriano Celentano: Il Ragazzo della via Gluck Lucio Dalla: Balla, Balla, Ballerino Jovanotti: l'Ombelico del Mondo, Ciao Mamma,...

YouTube videos for French

updated August 9, 2010

Here are some links to fun, useful French music YouTube videos: Keny Arkana: La Rage Brel: Ces gens la, Amsterdam, Ne me quitte pas, l'Enfance Be sure to check out this interpretation by David...

David Reich, German Teacher, wins PTSA Honorary Service Award

updated August 9, 2010

David Reich, German teacher at Ventura High School, has won the PTSA Honorary Service award for his efforts and successful running of the GAPP (German-American Partnership Program). Students in Mr....