ACMÉ Note de coordination internationale n°2 - ALL CITIZENS 002 - 2024/12/14 Le 14 décembre 2024

HELLO ! Kaixo ! Bonjour... 

We hope that you will be kind enough to let us know your intentions by Christmas or at the very beginning of January and, to help you, I will give you some details concerning our ambitions for the Ravel high school.

As a reminder, two possible areas of work within the framework of the ACMÉ / RESISTANCE system: studying Resistance to oppression and the fight for Freedom (History and Memory, civic education) or Resilience in the face of crises, particularly climate crises (Life sciences, Geography and civic education)

Concrete achievements to be publicized.

The main product of the project would be audios to share to develop Orality, then the debate (examples are available on the high school's Podcast site called "QUINTESSENCE.RADIO") but other achievements of a different nature are possible, to highlight on our Twinspace: videos for example, eTwinning guaranteeing that students are not exposed to the gaze of intruders foreign to secondary education.

Mobilities and events scheduled.

Concretely, in terms of our agenda: we have already planned to go to Poland (not the Ravel high school, but some adult members of the association) in the Spring or this summer...

We must also (the French high school) receive a Latvian school in May (possible work on resilience in the face of the climate crisis and the sixth extinction, but also on resistance to totalitarianism).

We are asked to "mark the occasion" on June 18 (85th anniversary of Operation ARIEL celebrated by the municipality) or even to participate in an exhibition on this theme (the work can take place later, not necessarily on June 18, and be adapted according to the partner - for example, work on the Gernika battalion is possible, or on the Spanish of the second DB etc.)

We should go to Poland, this time with students, next school year (KA1 / towards Auschwitz and Gdansk)

Resources

As for our secondary school: we plan to include several classes in the system, therefore to address both axes

Group 1 of Franco-Spanish students (with the participation of the two Spanish teachers from the international section, therefore the possibility of using Castilian and English or even French - I also have these students in class, usually) / perhaps preferably on the theme of resilience, but everything is possible with regional partners, depending on their expectations

Group 2 of students specializing in History and Philosophy (we are two teachers involved) more interested in Totalitarianism

Group 3 a Latin-Greek group, open to questions relating to the city and citizenship, or even to approaches that may resonate with contemporary issues (parity, status of women and children, imperialism). Here again, the concrete work themes will be defined with the partner(s) who will be associated

We do not think that all schools must necessarily take part in the two axes of the project; the concrete achievements must be adjusted to the means (therefore remain modest). Of course we are open to mobility (local meetings or hosting accredited mobilities).

Best Regards

P-L Vanderplancke

PRESENTATION BROCHURE OF THE INTERSCHOOL PROJECT "ACMÉ 2025/ RESISTANCE"

 It was sent the 8th of december, 2024 to all the project holders we may have in the High Schools interested in the proposal made by the ILARGIA league and shown to possible sponsors and supporters in order to make them help the NGO.

New opportunities in 2025? ALL CITIZENS: MANKIND EDUCATIONAL PROJECT was presented in the framework of the "SCHOLAR Transilvania 2024 event"

The NOAH Family is now waiting for (and hoping)  the selection of the "MODEL/ MUN"   application made by the ILARGIA league and some other partners following an idea by M.Aydin. A new project whose potential coordinator is located in Germany (results given to this candidacy may be published in december: we cross fingers since the attemps to obtain funds for our NGO from the French N/A were all unfructuous in a recent past). If selected, MODEL should become a simplified partnership centered on citizenhip education and precisely on simulation of the United Nations sessions. The topic is not so far away of subjects the League wanted to work on in the framework of the former applications we did elaborate.

ACMÉ was the name of one of these virtual partnerships the French Agency did not select (arguing the operational capabilities of the NGO)  but the acronym is now used for a project held by the ILARGIA league in order to implement some remote transnational cooperative activities (thanks to eTwinning / as it was already done from 2024) but also, during the 2025-2026 period, time several mobilities for the NGO members and (thanks to the KA1 acreditation) for students and teachers of the schools who will enter in the pool of teams for coworkings focused on the theme of  RESISTANCE against oppression.

THE ORGANISATIONAL MAP

The plan is to study and compare History and memories of the relience and the struggles agasinst occupation, nazism, franquisme and/or the communist tototalitariasism. And to increase the synergy with the city of Saint Jean de Luz from the harbour a part of the Polish army was evacuated in  1940 : reason why it is important to involve people in Poland!  We wish on another hand stimulate the transfrontier interscolar exchanges (Orion organisation was an help for young volunteers to escape to Spain before joining the French troops in Africa during the second World War, but many refugees came earlier from Spain to France, after the civil war; we think the different territories of Basque Country can share their past experiences and measure common and differences).

LOCAL CEREMONY IN FRANCE:Poland was honored and we found some interesting prospects for European cooperation

 ... particularly with the Baltic countries, Spain and Portugal

Un duo de professeurs, constitué par l'enseignant référent pour l'action européenne et internationale du Lycée (ERAEI) P-L Vanderplancke et le co-pilote du projet ACMÉ 2024, J-L Puyjalon, ont répondu à l'invitation lancée à notre établissement secondaire par la municipalité et l'association "Amitiés France-Pologne" et pris part aux cérémonies du 18 juin.

Un éclat particulier leur a été donné cette année sous l'impulsion de M. Jean-Luc Casteret : après l'hommage traditionnel à l'esprit de Résistance et au dévouement des combattants au monument aux Morts, une seconde cérémonie s'est déroulée en effet devant la stèle de la mairie dédiée aux évadés de France pendant la seconde guerre mondiale, pour célébrer le souvenir de l'opération Ariel.

Les deux cérémonies et le salut au drapeau ont eu lieu en présence de M le Ministre des affaires européennes, M le sous-préfet, MM les maires de Saint-Jean-de-Luz et Ciboure, mais aussi M le consul de Pologne à Lyon, mandaté par l'ambassadeur. Un hommage a été rendu à l'amitié franco-polonaise et au courage des soldats et civils évacués par la mer en juin 40 - certains depuis le port luzien, la Ville souhaitant dans l'avenir célébrer avec régularité le souvenir de cet événement héroïque.

Le Lycée Ravel entretenant des relations de longue date avec une école secondaire polonaise située à Kwidzyn (partie au récent projet ERASMUS+ TERRE DE LÉGENDES achevé en novembre mais encore au partenariat en distanciel ACMÉ) et poursuivant le but de travailler sur les valeurs et devoirs civiques avec son homologue, les professeurs estiment qu'il est pertinent de collaborer étroitement sur cette thématique avec les élus locaux (Mme Arribas, en charge des affaires scolaires et M Casteret,  responsable des anciens combattants et des relations avec la Défense) qu'ils remercient de leur soutien.

Par ailleurs des contacts fructueux ont été pris avec diverses personnalités ayant mené des projets pédagogiques internationaux très pertinents (notamment : sur les routes d'évasion par l'Espagne durant la seconde guerre mondiale ou autour du lieu de mémoire qu'est devenu Auschwitz, jusqu'à Vilnius, Riga et Tallin). Lesquelles pourraient être de futures intervenantes ou partenaires des équipes pédagogiques locales.

 A duo of teachers, including the reference teacher for the European and international action of the Lycée (ERAEI) P-L Vanderplancke and his co-pilot of the ACMÉ project, J-L Puyjalon, responded to the invitation launched to our secondary school by the municipality and of the “Amitiés France-Poland” association and took part in the ceremonies of June 18.

A particular shine was given to them this year: after the traditional tribute to the spirit of Resistance and the dedication of the fighters at the War Memorial, a second ceremony took place in front of the town hall stele dedicated to the escapees from France during WWII.

The two ceremonies and the flag salute took place in the presence of the Minister of European Affairs, the sub-prefect, the mayors of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, but also the Polish consul in Lyon, who was mandated by Mr the ambassador. A tribute was paid to the Franco-Polish friendship and to the courage of the soldiers and civilians evacuated by sea in June 40 - some from Saint Jean's port, the City wishing in the future to regularly commemorate this heroïc evacuation (known as "operation Ariel").

Speech by Mr Marcinkowski

(leader of the NGO" Amitiés France-Pologne")

The Lycée Ravel maintains long-standing relations with a Polish high school located in Kwidzyn (part of the recent ERASMUS+ TERRE DE LÉGENDES project completed in November but still in the ACMÉ distance learning partnership) and pursuing the aim of working on civic values ​​and duties with his counterpart, the teachers in Lycée Ravel believe that it is relevant to collaborate closely on this theme with local elected officials (both Mme Arribas in charge of school affairs and Mr Casteret responsible for veterans and relations with Defense).
Furthermore, fruitful contacts have been made with various personalities who have carried out various international educational projects (in particular: on the escape routes through Spain during the Second World War or around the place of memory that Auschwitz has become). Who could be future speakers or partners of local teaching teams. 

wreath laying by Mr Minister

Jean-Noël BARROT

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