All thepupilsfrom5thform( 98pupilsaged12-13)tookpart in theactivityontobaccoaddiction.
Arecreationalworkshopwasorganizedby theschoolnurse. Therewereexerciseson thehighcostoftobacco,whichcanmotivateasmokerto quit, on theeffectsof smoking onhealth, onwhatmakessomeonestartsmoking (connectionswithadolescence attitudes). Thepupilstookpart inroleplay:playingthesceneof the first cigaretteoffered. Atthe end of the workshop, thestudentswereaskedtofillout anassessmentquestionnaire.
For all thepupilsin 3rdform(104pupilsaged14-15), theactivitywasaboutalcoholanddependencetodrugs(cannabis,heroin, lsd,morphinandmedicine)
Apsychologistand a nursefromthe association « Hygie »conducteda90- minute workshop ineachclass.Theworkstreamswere:representations(social,psychological);reflectionon theeffectsofpsychactivesubstances,risksforhumanhealth, information about thelawand the networksprovidinghelp and support. So thepupilsfirstreflectedon themeaningof « partying ».Then, the varioussubstanceswerepresentedalongwiththeirshort or long-termeffectsonbrainand body :drowsiness,demotivation, cognitiveabilitiesandmemorydeterioration,dehydration,cardiacdisorders,unpredictableanddangerousbehaviour.Theywerealsoinformedabout thefactthatthe substancecanbeintroducedintheirglasswithouttheirknowledge(attheoriginofsomesexualassault)
The lawwasreminded: applicable penalties in France and for French people in theNetherlands. (Frenchlegislationapplied).
Thepupilsineachagegrouparealwaysextremelyinterestedin thetopic.Severalpupilsin 3rdformchose topresentthattopicfortheirfinal oral exam as part of theEducationalhealthpath. Thethemebringsseveralmembersof thecommunitytogetherin ameaningfulwayand over aperiodofseveralyears: scienceteachers, nurse,externalparticipantsfromassociations and the police.