After those of Marsauderies and Batignolles, the Camille Claudel school is the third public primary school in Nantes to offer a bilingual French-Breton stream. 517 students are currently enrolled in a bilingual stream in Nantes. 262 in the public (Marsauderies school, Batignolles school, Camille Claudel school, Rutigliano college), 197 in two Diwan association schools and 58 in the private sector, at Sainte-Madeleine school: The number of students almost doubled in Nantes in fifteen years
"They were much less a little less than twenty years ago", rejoices Pierre-Emmanuel Marais, municipal councilor at the town hall of Nantes in charge of cultural diversity. In 2005, still in Nantes, there were only 321. In particular, driven by the city (charter "Yes to the Breton language" signed in 2012), this increase is not limited only to the city of the dukes. There are also bilingual courses in Saint-Herblain, Blain, Saint-Nazaire, Savenay or even Guérande in the department.
In Camille Claudel, the opening should have been done a year ago, but there were too few registrations. "We knew it was an obstacle to go to a Rep + zone [reinforced priority education network], recognizes Pierre-Emmanuel Marais. Explain the French-Breton bilingual project to families who do not all speak French well, it was complicated. "Visant Roué, director in Nantes of the public office for the Breton language, explains that he did not have to convince the parents. “I informed them. In 2018, a socio-linguistic survey, launched by the Regional Council of Brittany, indicated that 82% of people questioned in Nantes were in favor of more teaching of Breton. "
More and more positions occupied by brittophones
Morgane, mother of Agathe, pupil of Camille Claudel, said to herself "why not? When we introduced him to the industry. "It's true that Breton is not used very much, admits this native Brestoise. But, we thought it was a great opportunity for our daughter, who doesn't have any particular difficulties. It develops culture, awakening and it will help in learning a new language later. "Help with employment for later? 1,600 full-time equivalent positions in which Breton is required are currently occupied (early childhood, education, media, local authorities, etc.). In 2006, there were only 900.
