Dropping out of school – Led by the association Entreprendre pour learn, the creation of a mini-company makes it possible to approach lessons differently
“At first, nobody liked this project. We were just writing, it was long”. Seeing Jonathan express himself with such ease in front of an audience of adults, we are far from imagining that the teenager was still steeped in fear at the idea of going to the blackboard a few months ago. Educated within the ULIS system of the Cleunay college, in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), the young man of almost 15 years has been participating for a few months in a “mini-company” project. With his classmates, the 4th grader imagined an anti-stress ball tinged with odors. A project that they will carry out all year long and of which they must address all aspects: how to manufacture it, then finance it, with what materials and what impact on the planet… This idea, it was the students who had it by sitting around a table to talk about their fears. “For all of us, the big stress was going to the board, that’s what bothers us. This ball, it could allow us to relax, it could be useful to others too, ”explains Léana, registered in 4th in Cleunay.
The teenager, like several other college students, takes advantage of the ULIS system. These localized units for inclusive education are open to students (…) Read more at 20 minutes
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