Analyzing and comparing cat hair and human hair with the science teacher; rescuing France from revolutionaries through Morse code decryption and transcription by English and Spanish teachers. The teachers at College des Dagueys are fully mobilized in organizing the 2nd edition of the Civic Rally: a dynamic course combining sports challenges, reflection workshops, and meetings with professionals.
The day’s agenda includes rowing with the rowing club, balance course with the municipal police, laser shooting with the PSIG gendarmerie, as well as crime scene analysis with the Criminal Identification Technicians (TIC). This civic rally took place two days after the 5th edition of the Army and Security Trades Forum.
This ambitious initiative involved all 4th grade students, as well as the Global Defense and Security class (4e5), created last year within the school and sponsored by the Regiment of Instruction and Intervention of the Civil Security of Libourne (4e RIISC). The Defense Class is not intended to train future military personnel. The objective is primarily civic: to help students better understand institutions, their missions, their functioning, and above all the men and women who embody them. “And it works,” confirms lead teacher Pascale Cortes, the project’s originator. “As they meet people, young people’s perspective evolves. They discover paths, values, commitments. Sometimes they become attached to a particular speaker, which makes these exchanges profoundly human and impactful. Far from stereotypes, they learn to see the people behind the uniform.”
4th RIISC presented its different units and divisions. “It is important for us to participate in these actions and make ourselves known to the people of Libourne,” Major Mathieu summarized. He was thrilled with the creation of a defense class, “with which we participate in a sports session every month.” The RIISC also plans a visit to the regiment by the end of the year.
In the gymnasium, a forum brought together several units, allowing for free and interactive discovery. Other workshops took place in rooms, including a mini-museum dedicated to World War I (Comité du Souvenir Français de Libourne), an introduction to target shooting offered by the Libourne shooting club, and a presentation by the equestrian training center of the Guard of Saint-Ciers-d’Abzac.
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