Schoolchildren are budding citizens, the future actors of their territory! In 2023, 380 primary school pupils visited ECT sites for educational activities. On the program: raising awareness of the circular economy, discovery of local biodiversity and on-site planting.
At the end of our planting season
participating children will have happily plunged their hands into the earth and planted
plants
partnerships with schools in the Ile-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions
trees
How do ECT's educational initiatives work?
This comprehensive educational experience enables children to take an active role in their local area and discover the future living spaces, parks and leisure areas created by ECT.
Education for sustainable development
Ahead of the planting, ECT employees visit partner elementary school near our sites. We present the current project to the students. We illustrate the circular economy principle behind the development: living spaces take shape thanks to the reuse of soil excavated from building sites. Finally, we explain the role of trees and biodiversity issues on the site .
Site visits and plantings
Participating classes visit the ECT site with their teachers and parents. It’s both an educational and a sporting activity. Indeed, the notion of proximity is at the heart of the project, with all schoolchildren walking to the site.
The morning of planting takes place in 6 stages:
- Meeting with ECT employees, presentation of the project
- Equipping children with aprons and shovels.
- Educational presentation on planting techniques by the ECT green-space team
- Bare-root planting of tree seedlings or pots of plants for beds.
- Participation in the installation of biodegradable game protection and mulching of flower beds.
- Sharing a snack
Back to planting 2023
Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin site (77), "Oeil du Ciel" plantation
February | Planting of 1,500 plants | 160 elementary school pupils
Porcheville site (78), plantation park at the entrance to the town
March | Planting of 500 plants and 70 seedlings | 180 elementary school pupils
Nelson Mandela and Pierre and Marie Curie
Lens site (62), Van Pelt site, urban forest
December | Planting of 500 seedlings | 47 pupils from Basly school
and the 7 eco-delegates from Lycée Béhal
Chevannes site (91), equestrian center
December | Planting of 500 seedlings | 90 students
Center elementary school
