Monday, September 30, students from La Roche-Beaulieu college, in Annesse-et-Beaulieu, proudly presented the third book published by Éditions La Roche-Beaulieu: a work on Hercules (nom de guerre of Roger Ranoux, figure of the local Resistance), after those on Joséphine Baker and Missak Manouchian.
Since the spring of 2023, in this establishment, the principal of which is Marine Thuet-Bodiguel, the writings and illustrations produced in class and at the documentation and information center (CDI) have been brought together in works. Faced with the enthusiasm generated by the first copies, both among students and families, creative projects have multiplied.
Given the importance of the mobilization around each project, the idea of creating a real book circuit within the college appeared obvious. Céline Laboudigue, literature professor, Michel Dufreix, music teacher, and Jean-François Laroumagne, librarian professor, took advantage of the summer break to found an association called Les Éditions La Roche-Beaulieu.
Several projects
Its goal is to highlight the work of the school community through the production and sale of books to finance educational projects related to writing and the arts. Partnerships with independent bookstores in Périgueux and Bergerac are in preparation.
There is no shortage of book projects for this school year: Jacquou le Croquant, le château de l’Herm, a mathematics remediation manual, a comic book on women during the Resistance and another on science.
Éditions La Roche-Beaulieu are already accessible on the establishment’s website, blogpeda.ac-bordeaux.fr/ larochebeaulieu. It is possible to order previously published works and listen to audiobooks recorded by students.
