Dear Parents/Guardians, Pupils and Staff,
Yesterday, we completed our Erasmus mobility in France. We spent the whole day yesterday in the Rossetti Institute which is a facility for children and young adults with physical and intellectual difficulties. We met an inspiring Director who showed us around every room to see the facilities and the resources that they have. We met pupils with complex needs and we met a very inspiring team who work with them. On site, there are teachers and assistants but also Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Psychologists. The school has a therapy swimming pool and a brand new gymnasium. Pupils can also stay in one of the 20 bedrooms that they have. Facilities like these are not common in France but it was incredible to see and to hear all about the differences they can make for these pupils.
We received a wonderful welcome over all to France and it was so nice to see other pre schools, primary schools, the Rossetti institute and the Rectorat de Nice who drive the policies and mission for education in the Alpes Maritimes area.
We have built many contacts this week with people who want to welcome us back with some of our pupils and we know that some of our new French friends will visit our school into the future also.
To finish our journey you can see our photos of the Rossetti Institute here: https://youtu.be/pugvOD7L6wE
Click here to see our Erasmus team final video: https://youtu.be/tFPisCQ08nY
Click here to see our farewell video to some of the organisers of our trip: https://youtu.be/dDIeDYDIxQE
On a project like this there are very specific aims and objectives which we must reflect on our return home and report back to the EU.
Projects like this are new to us and are so important for staff and pupils to build links with Europe. This project will continue next April when other staff visit Tarragona in Spain and Italy in May/June.
Thank you for following our journey with us and ultimately we hope it benefits the most important part of our school - our pupils.
Au revoir de France,
Audrey, Bríd, Tríona and Rose