Reinach School Chambéry France

Our mission is to Implement the Public Education Services, under the Authority of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry.

We are funded by both French State and Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Our main areas of intervention are :

• Essential function of education and teaching,

• Preparation for and success in examination,

• Social and professional integration,

• Personal accomplishment,

• Agriculture, environment and mountain careers,

• Students services: catering, accommodation, education and career information, guidance and counselling, leisure, health care…

Our Methods are :

• Educational and pedagogic autonomy within the framework of the National Standard School Curriculum,

• Teachers and students commitment to environmentally responsible school,

• Support to students’ Association: ALESA (cultural sector), Team Reinach (sportive sector)…

• Innovative teaching methods with projects management adapted to the curriculum, social and professional network, contribution to the local development,

• Adapted timetable and 3-months period in Alpine Station/Ski Resort for students preparing the ski guide diploma and young top level athletes,

• Mid-Mountain guide professional preparation,

• Involvement in international cooperation actions,

• Students involved in farming activities through our 84ha farm with 80 dairy cows (Tarines local breed), 60 meat Ewe (Thônes & Marthod local breed), snail rearing, cheese production (Tomme de Savoie), horticultural and vegetable greenhouses, methanisation: manure and other organic waste convert into electricity and heat, educational farm, and sale of local farming products.

Our experiences are :

• Strong training complementarity:

• Territorial studies: ecology, agriculture, local socioeconomic stakeholders, tourism, sustainable development …

• Professional partnership: University, Schools, Farmers’ Union …

• Field visits,

• Education on many topics: environment sciences, agriculture, livestock, crops production, meadow, farm machinery, landscaping, vegetable and flowers gardening…

• Outdoor activities: alpine and nordic ski, mountain bike, kayak, climbing, orienteering, raid…

• Vocational training: farming, viticulture, forestry, alpine shepherd, ...

• High examination success rate: secondary school certificate: 99% (science), 94% (farm management), 88% (farm machinery), 84% (agronomy & biology), 74% (landscaping), and 2-year technical degree : 81% (farm machinery), 80% (farm management), 73% (landscaping), 80 to 100% for ski guide certificate (75 students),

• Farming Award: Local Award and International Agriculture Show at Paris,

• Sports Championship, several students became Member of the French Skiing Team.