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Chute Alors!

September/October 2000

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Chute Alors!

Photo: Linda Cicero

Gaetan Oyon doesn't speak much English, but he understands the joy of playing with a nylon parachute. The 6-year-old from Cossonay, Switzerland, was one of about 100 children who attended a two-week session of Stanford's annual summer camp. A French speaker whose father, Daniel, is a visiting scholar at the Business School, Gaetan was able to communicate with the four camp counselors all Stanford athletes who happened to speak French. Magnifique.

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