This March 15, Jean-Michel Blanquer and Brigitte Macron went to an elementary school in Epinay-sur-Seine to meet the students educated in France after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
787 Ukrainian students educated in France
They left everything to flee the war in ukraine, leaving behind all their belongings, and sometimes even members of their family… Having arrived in Europe, the parents and their children must now adapt to a new country, a new life, a new culture. In France as in other countries, these children still in shock are welcomed with open arms in schools. “787 children are currently in school in France. This is a reasonable number that will grow in the coming days. We are organized for this reception with crisis cells in each rectorate of France“, said Jean-Michel Blanquer on March 15 during a visit to the Jean-Jacques Rousseau elementary school in Épinay-sur-Seine (in Seine-Saint-Denis), in the company of First Lady Brigitte Macron. Also , to enable Ukrainian students to integrate smoothly and their classmates to understand them better, teachers have access to educational resources to address the situation in Ukraine in the classroom.
787 Ukrainian pupils are currently enrolled in France.
We are preparing to welcome more.
In Épinay-sur-Seine with Brigitte Macron, we wanted to meet them to understand the needs and thank all those who help. pic.twitter.com/dtRm3PfBCf— Jean-Michel Blanquer (@jmblanquer) March 15, 2022
How are Ukrainian pupils integrated into school?
Also, to allow Ukrainian students to integrate smoothly and their classmates to understand them better, teachers have access to educational resources to address the situation of Ukraine in class. During this visit and through an interpreter, two Ukrainian pupils aged 8 to 10 said that they were “happy to be in this school” and to be able to “play football with the other children”. of their age. “We have a welcome experience in the languages of the children, in this case in Ukrainian, to know where they are, what is their level, how to welcome them psychologically”added Minister of National Education, who recalls “the importance of preserving children as much as possible from the harshness” of the war in Ukraine.
Brigitte Macron, for her part, stressed that children were “welcome” in France. “The French will welcome them as they always do, with their hearts (…) We explained to them why, and how much we were with them,” said the President’s wife.