Crisis in New Caledonia: An exceptional start to the new school year for secondary school teachers

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How can we best welcome high school students who are sometimes shaken by the crisis in New Caledonia? We also need to think about solutions for students who no longer have a boarding institution. Secondary school teachers will meet this week to prepare for this return, but not without fear.

Meeting to prepare for the start of school, this ritual of teachers has a special meaning in the month of June 2024. After weeks of abuses and burned educational institutions in New Caledonia, we must think about the recovery of unprecedented conditions.

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At Do Kamo High School in Noumea, teachers, technicians and administrators met on the morning of Monday, June 17. They had experienced the events of the past few weeks just as their students had. In order to better welcome the high school students, the start of the school year will be delayed.

We have planned workshops and discussion groups to support the teachers themselves so that they are in a good mental state to be able to prepare for this welcome.

Aurélie Poyau, Principal of Do Kamo High School

Upiko Waneisi, a French teacher and vice-principal at a high school, believes the agency’s role is vital: “We will play the role of a bridge between children and society, and I think the school will work hard to ensure that the situation calms down in the hearts of children.“”.

Petro Atitti High School is located at Salt RiverThe 780 students in Nouméa can no longer be accommodated. It is necessary to find solutions to educate them on other sites. The teachers and staff of the institution were invited to meet at the Jules Garnier High School to prepare for the future resumption of classes, which is laborious to say the least.