At the Montchapet school, at 16:05 the school is over, and it is time for extracurricular activities. This new device is the choice of parents. Tonight, less than half of the 283 students of this Dijon school participate. Games for the youngest, sports for the oldest, the educational project is in its infancy. In all the schools of Dijon, it is the facilitators of the evening extracurricular reception who supervise these three quarters of an hour of activities. Their numbers have doubled because the municipality believes that, eventually, 80% of students will be enrolled, or 8,000 children to be entertained. On this first day, the children affected by the reform seem to be living with it. Parents would like to know what the proposed activities will be before making an opinion. A first assessment will be drawn up by the town hall at the end of September.
Rural villages gathered to welcome children before and after class. Interview with André ROBERT, mayor of Loisy: the objective of this operation is to allow a reception in rural areas.
The Municipality of Cudos has decided to make the Extracurricular Reception Times payable, which according to the mayor does not bother the parents. A mother seems understanding but says that it can cause problems for some parents of several children The cost of the past season was too heavy for the town hall: 19,000 euros There are about thirty registrations less. In Nizan, for lack of infrastructure, the town hall called on associations; John RICHARDSON, who passed his BAFA, supervises them. It also obtained a derogation to lower the number of hours (1h30 instead of 3). Interview with mayor Jean-Claude DUPIOL, mayor of Cudos, who found that the parents were willing to pay 36 euros per year. Interview with a mother who complies with these new terms. She has a child but understands that it can cause funding problems if there are several children.
Change in Metz for the extracurricular reception of children: it is no longer the AMOL but the association "Du côté des loisirs" which will do it. Interview with Damiana SENGHOR (president association "Du côté des loisirs"): "Parents are asked to subscribe monthly."