Coming from a family where the use of Breton was eroded over time, the granddaughter of the publisher Éditions Jack (postcards) decided to tame the language at the age of 25 years. "As much as my stays abroad had allowed me to make incredible progress in Spanish and English, the learning of Breton has proved to be destabilizing: how to learn it when the opportunities to be immersed in it on a daily basis are non-existent? "
After Sciences Po and a master's degree, the young woman embarked on a 10-week training course, which she perfected to the rhythm of evening classes, rehearsals in a theater troupe in Breton, conversations with the old neighbor ... To these difficulties, this mother of 3 children opposes the virtues of immersion, "a real chance for young people today." This will be the starting point of his associative commitment: the creation of a Diwan school in his commune, in 2006. "At that time, my Breton was still wobbly! Laughs this child from Louannec, near Perros-Guirec. Approximately or not, Breton is mastered by only 20% of the parents of Diwan's 4,300 students.
"We do not need to speak the language to measure the strengths of Breton education," says Diwan network president. Driven by a constantly rising demand, it is still preparing for new openings (several schools, a college and a high school).
