The fourth and final day of discussions is in Saint-Pierre on Wednesday. If the morning is dedicated to educational sciences, the afternoon focuses on hydroponics.
Two particularly strong educational projects were discussed during the final morning of discussions. First, the “Passagers des Sciences SPM” project by Eric Pattillo and Francine Brundix, who are professors and scientists. Indeed, they talked about their association, which provides educational institutions and teachers with educational materials related to applied sciences.
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The opportunity to return to the project implemented in 2023/2024, as the founders of the association chose, following the third edition of the conference, to highlight the archipelago, its biodiversity, heritage and history.
Thus, in parallel with classroom interventions in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, more than 5,000 students worked on issues related to the archipelago. A classroom from Oslo, Norway worked to adapt to climate change through the Miquelon Village Relocation Project, scientists announced.
In parallel with the large-scale project mentioned during this conference on the problem of the Grand Barachois of Miquelon-Langlade, Nicolas Topoint, Doctor of Oceanography, presented his work to create a marine educational area on the site in partnership with the 'OFB. This natural space will be managed and studied by students throughout the academic year in order to develop their sense of observation and awaken their awareness of the ecological habitat.
Students can therefore work on issues of the site in a concrete way, observing the species that live there and making proposals to try to conserve this environment. For the project to see the light, the partners – the students, the school, the city hall and the project's lead scientists – must submit their applications before October 15, 2024.
Currently, sixth form students at Miquelon College have announced that they would like to participate in the creation of this maritime educational area this year. If the site is interesting and its scientific and educational utility has been validated by the French Biodiversity Office, the Marine Educational Area could be named and other groups in the archipelago could join the project. The rest of the day was dedicated to aquaponics with presentations and exchange of experiences between scientists, companies and visitors.
Evaluation of this conference in an interview with co-organizer Fabrice Teleschia.
