As the school year has just begun for the 732 students of the Menton institution, the Rector of the Académie de Nice, Claire Lovisi, and the Inspector General, Philippe Jourdan, accompanied by Deputy Mayor Jean-Claude Guibal, were welcomed by the school’s administrative staff and students to discuss the working modes within the classes.
Various measures and options are in place to personalize each student’s journey, particularly for students with disabilities or learning difficulties. The first measure: The Ulis class. It is a 5th-grade class with 10 students with disabilities. It is a “regular class receiving lots of support with individualized schedules for each student,” explains Ms. Monteiro, Ulis coordinator at Vento College. “It is really case by case; we place a lot of emphasis on the human aspect in the relationship with the student,” she reveals.
Another program set up in the school is the Segpa class, which helps students with learning difficulties through tailored instruction but also through projects, for example, artistic ones. As part of the project “Let’s Decorate the College in the Style of Cocteau, Matisse, and Picasso” carried out in partnership with Menton’s heritage service and the Jean Cocteau Museum in the city, 4th and 3rd-grade Segpa students were able to decorate certain rooms with canvases they themselves drew. Claire Lovisi, the rector, is “delighted with the work done by the school’s management in integrating these students.”
Martine Leleu, head of Vento College, highlights “the extensive consultation work among the educational teams.” The mayor of Menton, Jean-Claude Guibal, spoke of “emotion before the teachers’ commitment to these ventures.”
The latest measure implemented within the college, for the second consecutive year, is what the establishment has chosen to call “the mobile class,” used only during science courses. Equipped with 15 touch tablets, students work on paper before using technology to screenshot their work, which is directly displayed via the projector on the board.
Mr. Gayraud, teacher and digital referent, endorses this working method. “In terms of flexibility and shooting, it allows rapid exchange with the class.” He adds: “It enables optimization, is very creative, and I have many motivated students because they enjoy it.”
At the end of their inspection, Claire Lovisi and Philippe Jourdan, all smiles, confirm they did not notice any negative points and seemed pleasantly surprised by their visit…
By Thomas Gucciardi
