The “Cordées de la réussite” (“Climbing together to success”) partnership scheme is one of the key ways in which the ParisTech schools are taking action to promote diversity and equal opportunities and give today’s young people every chance of success.
The national initiative connects French higher education institutions with secondary schools and colleges with the aim of broadening pupils’ cultural horizons and providing academic tutoring in the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). In concrete terms, it helps young people develop their scientific skills and knowledge and encourages them to consider further study in the sciences.
The scheme also promotes diversity, since most of the partner schools are classified by the French government as “priority education” institutions (REP, REP+, “cité éducative”), meaning they have a high proportion of pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds. In addition, particular attention is paid to encouraging girls to participate in the programme. The initiative is therefore helping to address stereotypes and inequalities in access to higher education, whether gender-based or socio-economic. All in all, it’s an enriching and rewarding experience for everyone involved:
An annual event dedicated to the “Cordées de la réussite”
Every year in January, special events dedicated to the “Cordées de la réussite” initiative are held across France. The ParisTech event is held on a Saturday morning and brings together the ParisTech engineering schools and pupils from secondary schools and colleges, many of whom are already involved in one of the partnerships. The morning is generally split into two parts:
*CGPE: “Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles”: Two-year programme that prepares students to take the competitive entrance exams of the French Grandes Ecoles.
**BTS: “Brevet de technicien supérieur”: Two-year post-secondary vocational course
« Cordée de la réussite » partnership « Ambition Sciences ParisTech – ENCPB »
4 ParisTech schools – AgroParisTech, Arts et Métiers, Chimie ParisTech – PSL, and since 2021 ESPCI Paris - PSL – participate in the partnership « Ambition Sciences ParisTech – ENCPB » that was initiated by the high school Pierre-Gilles de Gennes – ENCPB (Paris 13e) and is labellised since July 2020.
The partnership builds a bridge between 7 middle schools located in Paris’ areas classified by the French government as “priority education” institutions (REP, REP+, “cité éducative”) – in 2022/2023 : Raymond Queneau (5e), Jules Verne (12e), Gustave Flaubert (13e), George Sand (13e), Thomas Mann (13e), Évariste Galois (13e), Elsa Triolet (13e), Georges Duhamel (15e), Boris Vian (17e), Georges Rouault (17e), Gérard Philipe (18e), Marie Curie (18e), Guillaume Budé (19e), Sonia Delaunay (19e), Georges Méliès (19e), Pierre Mendès France (20e), Jean Perrin (20e) – and the high school on one side, and between the high school and the CPGE on the other side.
The principal objective of this partnership is to promote science and to fight against obstacles like the social origin, gender issue, self-censorship.
The high school would like to initiate about 30 pupils in the middle schools to relationships between science and art.
The students in the CPGE benefit from the support of students of the four ParisTech schools, according to their specialty. This support covers not only science and methodology, but also personalised support (motivation, knowledge about the grandes écoles, about engineering, educational guidance). They will visit ParisTech schools and attend events organized by the students in AgroParisTech, Arts et Métiers and Chimie ParisTech – PSL.
Science and methodology support sessions has begun in the end of October – beginning of November. The students in ParisTech schools had also a training session so that they can exploit fully this opportunity and share their own experience with the CPGE’s students.
The partnership is financially supported by the Education authority in Paris and the « Préfecture » in Ile-de-France.
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Cordée de la réussite « Ambition Sciences ParisTech – ENCPB »
Quatre écoles – AgroParisTech, Arts et Métiers, Chimie ParisTech – PSL, et depuis 2021 ESPCI Paris - PSL – participent à la cordée « Ambition Sciences ParisTech – ENCPB » créée à l’initiative du lycée Pierre-Gilles de Gennes – ENCPB (Paris 13e) et labellisée depuis juillet 2020.
La cordée fait un pont entre des collèges parisiens classés REP+, QPV et/ou Cité éducative – en 2022/2023 : Raymond Queneau (5e), Jules Verne (12e), Gustave Flaubert (13e), George Sand (13e), Thomas Mann (13e), Évariste Galois (13e), Elsa Triolet (13e), Georges Duhamel (15e), Boris Vian (17e), Georges Rouault (17e), Gérard Philipe (18e), Marie Curie (18e), Guillaume Budé (19e), Sonia Delaunay (19e), Georges Méliès (19e), Pierre Mendès France (20e), Jean Perrin (20e) – et le lycée d’une part et entre les classes préparatoires scientifiques et les grandes écoles d’autre part.
La cordée a pour objectif global de promouvoir les études scientifiques et de combattre les freins qui y sont associés (origine sociale, identité de genre, autocensure…).
Le lycée souhaite initier une trentaine de collégiens aux relations entre sciences et arts.
Les élèves de classes préparatoires de 1ere et 2e année bénéficient de leur côté du tutorat d’élèves des quatre écoles de ParisTech, en fonction de leur spécialité. Le tutorat comprend bien sûr un accompagnement scientifique et méthodologique, mais aussi un accompagnement plus personnel (motivation, connaissance des grandes écoles, connaissance du métier d’ingénieur, orientation…). Ils auront aussi l’opportunité de visiter les écoles et de participer à des manifestations organisées par les élèves des trois écoles.
Les séances de tutorat ont commencé fin octobre – début novembre. Les tuteurs eux-mêmes ont bénéficié d’une formation afin qu’ils puissent aussi bénéficier pleinement de ce dispositif et qu’ils partagent au mieux leur propre expérience avec les élèves du lycée.
La cordée bénéficie du soutien financier du Rectorat de Paris et de la Préfecture de région Ile-de-France (politiique de la ville).