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Children playing in the snow
Children playing in the snow
Children in the Lignon River
Children playing in the Lignon River
Magda Trocmé participated in a sack race
Magda Trocmé, Pastor Trocmé’s wife who taught at the École Nouvelle Cévenole, participating in a sack race
Children Lining up for School at Le Chambon
Children lining up for school at Le Chambon
Children Stretching at Le Chambon
A group of children exercising at Le Chambon
Children Playing with a Ball at Le Chambon
Children playing with a ball at Le Chambon

Normality in Abnormal Times

Do you think refugee children understood what was happening to them? How do you think they felt?
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Most children sheltered in Le Chambon attended either the local public school run by Roger Darcissac or The New Cévenole School. Young adults went to farm and trade schools. Despite the refugee children hiding in Le Chambon, there were moments of levity. During free time, various activities were organized. Winter sports were very popular, especially because of the long winter. In the summer, the children played an assortment of sports and swam in the Lignon River.