At La Découverte high school, cinema is not just entertainment, it has become a true language.
In partnership with La Strada, the Campus of Trades offers its students a cultural initiative centered around cinema as a tool for understanding the contemporary world. Each month, BTS students at the Decazeville high school participate in discounted movie sessions, allowing them to discover the richness of film programming while delving into the history of cinema.
Far from passive consumption of images, these screenings are part of a structured educational approach: exploring cinema through major themes that question our time. The horror genre has sparked a reflection on fear and the unseen, through impactful works like “The Conjuring”. As for science fiction, it has become a platform for exploring the links between scientific progress and collective imagination, depicted in films like “Avatar” and “Running Man”. Other sessions have provided opportunities to explore depictions of nature, as well as American comedy, seen as a mirror of society and its underlying tensions.
Plurality of Exchanges
The focus on the diversity of works distinguishes these encounters. The program skillfully combines commercial cinema with more demanding films, allowing students to navigate through different aesthetic and narrative styles.
This plurality fosters particularly rich exchanges after the screenings; viewpoints clash, refine, and sometimes transform. “Supported by the commitment of teachers and the Campus of Trades, this project fully aligns with the identity of La Découverte high school, where aesthetic forms play a central role in learning. In a time when images saturate our daily lives, this initiative appears as a valuable response: providing moments of cultural openness, shaping enlightened students capable of analysis and critical thinking,” report the teachers.
