Faced with warnings from specialists about the harmful effects of overexposure to screens on the development of children, France Inter, with its offering of youth podcasts with more than 100 million listeners, is launching a National podcast creation competition for CM2 classes, in partnership with Belin Education and with the support of the MAE.
While the scientific committee on the regulation of the use of screens among children must soon submit its report, this initiative is part of the overall approach undertaken by Radio France to raise awareness and educate young people to listen.
►►► “The School of Odysseys”, carried by Laure Grandbesançon and his team, is a educational project which starts in September 2024 and extends over the entire school yearin which students are invited to discover a historical character and imagine their podcast.
► Register your class now on the website dedicated to the competition !
In addition to making them aware of listening and understanding through audio, this project wants allow children to develop different skills : learn to concentrate, multiply and cross-reference your sources to guarantee the veracity of historical facts, use your knowledge to write a story (with an introduction, a development, dialogues, a conclusion), develop your creativity (by imagining soundscapes , characters), learn to work in a team…
To support them in this project, teachers and participating classes will be invited to follow three webinars, led by Laure Grandbesançon and his team via a dedicated platform accessible on franceinter.fr: a workshop to discover the Odysseys and present the competition, and two working sessions around the creation of a podcast. One around writing, screenwriting and narration. The other around sound effects, acting and production.
An editorial team from France Inter will study the final projects of each class (consisting of a written piece of 1,500 words and a free audio of one to two minutes) and will designate the winner in June 2025.
The winning class will participate in the recording and mixing of their podcast with Laure Grandbesançon in the channel’s studios and will see its story integrated throughout the Odysseys on the Radio France application and the franceinter.fr website.
“ Through its offering of youth podcasts and the L’Ecole des Odyssées competition, France Inter fulfills an essential public service mission: introducing young people to History while developing their imagination through listening. Developing alternatives to screens for children has become a public health issue, as they affect their ability to concentrate and learn. Listening education is one of the solutions and this unique competition can help us do so.» Adèle Van Reethdirector of France Inter.
In parallel, Belin Educationin partnership with France Inter, offers a new school textbook: “ One podcast per week, 36 Odysseys of France Inter to work on understanding “. Thanks to turnkey courses, educational insights and activity sheets, the teacher will be able to build complete study times using podcasts. It will thus develop students’ listening and oral comprehension skills while introducing them to characters who have left their mark on History.
►►► In partnership with Belin Education and with the support of the MAE
► About Belin Education
Belin Education is a house of the Humensis group, specializing in the dissemination of knowledge and knowledge. It develops its publishing activities in all formats (books, notebooks, digital manuals, digital platforms) to serve teachers and the success of students from kindergarten to higher education.
Teaching comprehension thanks to the detailed knowledge of its authors of primary classes and the pedagogy of listening is one of its essential missions to support school teachers and their students through auditory and cultural adventures.
► About the MAE
Number 1 in school insurance since 1932, MAE is the specialist in child and family protection. A mutual insurer from the social and solidarity economy, the MAE offers insurance solutions to secure the life of children at every age and, more broadly, family protection such as foresight, death and even housing. Approved since 2008 by the Ministry of National Education and Youth, the MAE can also intervene in schools to carry out prevention actions.
►►► The RADIO FRANCE YOUTH OFFER : ONE PODCAST A DAY, ACHIEVEMENTS FOREVER!
Radio France, the leading radio group, stands alongside parents and the educational world to contribute to the education and support of young audiences. With an unrivaled range of podcasts for children aged 2 and up, covering an unparalleled diversity of themes (learning, stories, music, information, history, etc.), Radio France’s youth podcasts have been downloaded nearly 135 million times. since 2018. In total, around twenty collections and more than 3,500 episodes can be found in free access on the Radio France platform.
► About the podcast The Odysseys
The Odysseysthe podcast series from Laure Grandbesançonvery successful with more than 36 million cumulative listens since its launch in June 2019, takes children aged 7 to 12 into the adventures of the great figures and eras of History such as the discovery of America, the French Revolution , Cleopatra, Jules Verne, Vercingetorixbut also the figures of impressionism and many others…
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