Le projet franco -grec "My ways away", en langue française et anglaise se déroulera sur deux années consécutives. Il mettra en relation, les élèves des établissements du lycée professionnel Charles Mongrand (Port de Bouc, France) et du lycée Epaggelmatiko Lykeio Evosmou de Thessalonique (Grèce) Issus de différentes filières, ils travailleront de manière transversale, en incluant l'enseignement professionnel et général. Les principaux objectifs de ce projet sont d’une part, découvrir la richesse d'une culture commune européenne par l'étude de trois figures féminines mythologiques (Iphigénie, la sacrifiée, Pénélope la fidèle et Atalante l'aventurière), toutes trois en lien avec la mer ; d'autre part recueillir des témoignages d'exilés grecs (en France) ou de familles grecques, dont les membres sont partis en France (en Grèce) et ce pour tenter de comprendre l'évolution sociétale d'une ville comme Port de Bouc. Les moyens mis en oeuvre pour concrétiser ce projet, seront : - La réalisation d'une fiction, à partir des trois héroïnes mythologiques citées plus haut, qui mettra à contribution l'ensemble des spécialités des établissements engagés -L'organisation de la probable venue du célèbre réalisateur franco-grec Costa Gavras, dans une de nos salles partenaires - Des interventions, des visites par le truchement de notre lycée partenaire grec, à l'institut français autour d'un film qui incarnerait "l'image de la France" (après un travail approfondi de la part des deux établissements engagés dans le projet) Les élèves auront renoué avec l’Histoire de leur propre famille et par la découverte d’autres habitudes, coutumes, nous espérons qu’ils seront en capacité de devenir des citoyens européens et d'élargir leurs horizons culturels qui leur permettront d'appréhender le monde qui les entoure et d'acquérir ainsi une plus grande mobilité The Franco-Greek project "My ways away", in French and English, will take place over two consecutive years. It will put in contact, the students of the establishments of the Charles Mongrand professional high school (Port of Bouc, France) and the Epaggelmatiko Lykeio Evosmou high school of Thessaloniki (Greece) From different fields, they will work in a transversal way, including professional education and general. The main objectives of this project are on the one hand, to discover the richness of a common European culture by the study of three mythological female figures (Iphigenia, the sacrificed, Penelope the faithful and Atalanta the adventurer), all three in connection with the sea; on the other hand collect testimonies from Greek exiles (in France) or from Greek families, whose members left for France (in Greece) and this in an attempt to understand the societal evolution of a city like Port de Bouc. The means used to make this project a reality will be: - The production of a fiction, from the three mythological heroines mentioned above, which will draw on all the specialties of the establishments involved -The organization of the likely arrival of the famous Franco-Greek director Costa Gavras, in one of our partner rooms - Interventions, visits through our Greek partner high school, and at the French Institute around a film that would embody "the image of France" (after extensive work on the part of the two establishments involved in the project) The students will have reconnected with the history of their own family and by discovering other habits, customs, we hope that they will be able to become European citizens and broaden their cultural horizons which will allow them to understand the world around them and thereby gain greater mobility
In April 2022, we were finally able to carry out the mobility concerning the “My ways away” project, postponed the previous year because of COVID. Our school, Charles Mongrand Vocational High School in Port de Bouc, sent a group of students and teachers to join its Greek partner in Thessaloniki, the high lschool 2oEPAGGELMATIKO Lykeoi EVOSMOU Our students, some of whom had never left their home town, experienced this exchange as a real adventure and others were happy to discover the land of origin of their ancestors, who had emigrated between the two world wars, to Port de Bouc. Our objectives were to demonstrate that if territorial borders in Europe had been abolished for a long time, the "mental" borders that our young people imposed on themselves, thinking they were not fit to travel, to communicate even in english, wherever they were, could also fall. This was as valid for our French students as for the young Greeks. In addition, we wanted to demonstrate that on an apparent standardization of Europe, each country was unique by its history, its culture, its traditions and thus fight against certain preconceptions. We were helped by the town hall authority of Port de Bouc, the France-Cyprus association and by the Greek community Port de Bouc, for the constitution of the project and the welcoming of our partners. They were invited to participate in many events with the help of many volunteers who permanently accompanied our guests and served as translators. When we arrived in Greece, thanks to the kindness of our hosts, our students were able to immerse themselves in the history of this country, from antiquity to the Second World War, by visiting Thessaloniki and the site of Vergina, city of Alexander the Great and his father's tomb, but also by visiting a memorial site of resistance to the German army in 1941. They were able to become aware of the preservation of the environment by visiting the Kerkini natural reserve. They also took advantage of the proximity of Easter celebrations to discover the traditions that greatly surprised them. Finally, they were able to compare the life of Greek high school students and the way of learning professional skills. Because the word "exchange" means reception but also gift, our students had prepared a presentation about the film "The fabulous destiny of Amélie Poulain" representating of a certain French way of life. The latter was presented in English to the Greek colleagues. Our students also organized the stay of our correspondents and the various visits to the city of Port de Bouc, Marseille, Aix en Provence, two emblematic cities of our region. The results were up to the objectives and in particular a more common and easier practice of English. Some of our students, completely inhibited in class, revealed themselves, easily got involved in the activities suggested and surprised us in their active involvement in the English language on many occasions. To conclude, the benefits of such an action are real since real links between our two countries have been created and our young people continue to communicate through social networks. In addition, it is planned that professional exchanges during internship periods for students from both schools will take place next year. In the current context (war in Ukraine), a real “humanitarian” awareness has been revealed among our students. They acutely felt the heartbreak caused by forced economic and political emigration, with the history of their own family.