Fisrt edition of an “Ocean Readings Prize, a better knowledge for a better preservation”.

Like the Goncourt for high school students, the aim is to have a book prize awarded by pupils on the theme of the environment and more particularly the Ocean.
The objectives of this project are:
- Get pupils to read / awaken the pleasure of reading in pupils
- Provide knowledge on ocean ecosystems, in partnership with Nausicaa, the largest aquarium in Europe located in Boulogne Sur Mer.
- Create a link between collège and lycée (key stage 4 and 5 pupils)
- Develop oral skills by arguing choices (when choosing the winner of the prize) and presenting their final work in Nausicaa.

The books (one manga, one novel, one graphic novel, one graphic documentary and one comic) were selected last June by the instigators of the project.

 

Set up :

A call for proposals was launched in June 2023 to secondary schools (collèges and lycées, key stage 4 and 5 pupils) in Boulogne sur Mer and the surrounding area. Thirteen colleagues from five different schools responded favorably (in total the project gathers 190 pupils).

Pupils from these schools work on these readings all along the school year. Various activities are carried out with their librarian teachers, science and French teachers.

Examples of activities carried out at the Branly high school are: cards game to discover the books, reading sheets, “speed reading”, and the production of a “bestiary” around the animals found in the books as final task.

At the same time, all these classes regularly visit Nausicaa during the school year, which is an occasion to supplement the knowledge provided by the readings, and to enrich the final works.

A collège-lycée meeting is planned for next April. On this occasion, pupils will present their final work and discuss about the readings to elect the winner of the prize.

The high point of the project will be on World Oceans Day (7^th of june) in Nausicaa.

The winning author of the prize will be invited, as well as all the students who participated in the project. This day will be an opportunity to highlight work carried out during the year and to meet the prize-winning author.