Plastic waste: when nursery schools clean up Ćtang-SalĆ© beach
Paris, July 23, 2026
Ravine SĆØche State Nursery School ā lāĆtang-SalĆ© (97427)
ā30kg of rubbish collected, a tonne of satisfactionā
Accompanied by their teacher, Ms Cathy Dillisenger, a primary school teacher and project coordinator, the pupils in the junior, middle and senior classes at Ravine SĆØche nursery school have this year devised and carried out an awareness campaign on plastic waste on the main beach at LāĆtang-SalĆ© to prevent both land and marine pollution.
To raise awareness amongst beachgoers ā many of whom come to picnic at the weekend or watch the sunset ā the pupils made and put up a sign appealing to everyoneās sense of responsibility to protect both biodiversity and the environment.
And to lead by example, the children organised a litter-picking session themselves!
āI brought my organisational skills,
my communication skills, my enthusiasm,
my cheerful disposition and my unwavering commitment.
This project has helped me improve my public speaking skills
and my relationships with others.ā
Year 10 pupil
Fast fashion: secondary school pupils take to the catwalk to promote second-hand clothing
Jean Lafosse Secondary School ā Saint-Louis (97450)
Whilst teenagers are the primary target audience for fast fashion, the Year 7 Carangue class at CollĆØge Jean Lafosse chose to raise awareness amongst their classmates about this ecological disaster: they therefore decided to organise a fashion show to promote second-hand clothing. The event took place on 8 June in front of a large audience, including pupils, teachers and ESD coordinators from the RĆ©union education authorityā¦
Between 100 and 150 billion items of clothing* are produced worldwide every year, and nearly a third will never be worn! In France, ā3.5 billion items will invariably āend up as wasteāā, Maud Hardy, chief executive of the eco-organisation Refashion, recently told AFP. This is an environmental disaster of which we are not necessarily aware, particularly as much of our textile waste is exported to other countries (Kenya, Tanzania, etc.) which are overwhelmed by itā¦
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*https://www.oxfamfrance.org/climat-et-energie/surproduction-textile-fast-fashion/
Biodiversity: a 15-metre mural on the schoolās walls
MahĆ© de La Bourdonnais ā Sainte-Clotilde Secondary School (97490)
The eco-citizenship initiative chosen by the Year 8 Albius class at CollĆØge MahĆ© de la Bourdonnais aimed to protect local biodiversity and promote sustainable development amongst their classmates: they therefore decided to create a mural on the canteen wall to illustrate local biodiversity, in partnership with wildlife photographer Yabalex.
Through practical activities such as setting up a beehive, planting honey plants, visiting a community vegetable garden that recycles canteen food waste through composting, meeting Yabalex and collecting litter on the school grounds, the pupils were made aware of the importance of respecting nature and of their everyday actions.
The aim? To encourage responsible behaviour, improve well-being at the school, promote the sharing of resources and contribute to a more sustainable city. Following a phase of discovery, reflection and artistic creation, the pupils designed and then created a 15-metre mural illustrating the various activities carried out, linked together by a vanilla vine ā a symbol of the Albius class and the bond uniting the entire project.
Combating discrimination: āLe Ti Panonnaisā
Paul Moreau High School ā Bras-Panon (97412)
At the LycĆ©e Paul Moreau in Bras-Panon, 23 pupils from a Year 11 class and 8 pupils from a ULIS class with various disabilities chose to explore the sensitive issue of discrimination, having been made aware of the major challenges surrounding āmigration and human rightsā as part of the Imagine Civic Engagement Programme they took part in this year. Supported by their teachers Mirella, Yasmine and Sophie, an Imagine facilitator, Sylvie, and the artist Fatch ā a socially conscious photographer committed to sharing his work ā they decided to embark on the great adventure of journalism to draw their classmatesā attention to various breaches of the Republicās values (racism and anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, etc.).
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