Nothing is as usual this time of return to school for the 529 pupils of the Dora-Maar school in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis). First, because they were unable to return to their school. And rightly so: the latter is located in the heart of the Paris 2024 Olympic Village, so they will be staying until September 16 on the grounds of a school in Saint-Ouen. Then, because in exchange for this return “not like the others”which represented a real logistical challenge, according to the director, Cécile Lacrosse, the national education system distributed a thousand bills to the students. “Everyone has the opportunity to attend two events” of the Paralympic Games, the main one details. One is compulsory and during school hours, the other is optional.
All 3rd grade studentsmy That’s why he went to the Stade de France on Wednesday 4 September to attend a para-athletics event. Crossing the neighbourhood between the Anatole-France school in Saint-Ouen (on the edge of the athletes’ village) and the Stade de France is already an opportunity for a first assessment. “In terms of sports equipment, we are doing quite well at this university”acknowledges Cassandra Grasso, a physical education and sports (PES) teacher who teaches her class.
“Not all local establishments can say the same. We have a stadium with two stages, right behind, She indicates, pointing towards the Olympic Village, and also a physical education room next to the university… But that also means that we taught for two years amidst the noise of jackhammers. »
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Once there, in the still hopeful atmosphere of the events of Paris 2024, the professor smiles. University students certainly paid a high price for the preparation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP), with noise pollution and trips to sports facilities prolonged by roadworks that blocked the roads. “But there is a nice atmosphere, it still feels good to start the year like this”, smiles Cassandra Grasso.
The Stade de France is packed with children, many of whom have come with their classes or their sports association, and seemingly from all over France: in the neighbouring stands, schoolchildren wave Normandy flags. “People came from all over to see the Games and, for us, it’s right next door.Aya, a third-grader, would later congratulate herself.my from Dora-Maar University. It is still a possibility. »
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