Nearly 800 Ukrainian children, who have arrived since the start of the war in Ukraine, are currently attending school in France. This is what Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Tuesday, traveling to a school near Paris with Brigitte Macron.
“787 children are currently in school, it is a figure which remains reasonable but we know very well that it will increase in the coming days”, declared the Minister of Education. “We are organized for this reception with crisis units in each rectorate in France. »
Brigitte Macron very moved by her meeting with the children
“There are several aspects: schooling, but also educational resources for teachers,” added Jean-Michel Blanquer. “We have already produced some so that teachers know how to talk about Ukraine and the situation to children. We also have to be careful that they keep the link with their country. »
The minister and the first lady spoke with three Ukrainian students who have been schooled since Monday in a school in Seine-Saint-Denis. The schoolchildren, aged 8 to 10, shyly answered questions through an interpreter, saying they were “happy to be in this school” and “playing football with the other children”.
Very moved by the exchange with the three students and their mothers, Brigitte Macron reminded them that they “are welcome”. “The French will welcome them as they always do, with their hearts,” she said. “We explained to them why, and how much we were with them,” she added.