In Guadeloupe, disadvantaged children who cannot follow their lessons on the internet can do so by listening to the radio, a medium with which the population has a particularly close relationship. An initiative to ensure educational continuity while helping poor families.

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Like France, Guadeloupe is confined to the epidemic of coronavirus. And if students can follow their lessons online, some find themselves disadvantaged, having no computer equipment or internet connection. In this little piece of France in the heart of the Caribbean, the solution was quickly found: school is also done via radio. "Families have a close relationship with the radio," said Patricia François, a teacher among the first to support the idea. "When we are in the hurricane season, for example, it's the only media that works."

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Ensuring educational continuity for the most disadvantaged

Every day, Bel'Radio provides lessons for CM2 students, and according to Patricia François, the results are positive. "It allowed us to work together with the academic trainer," she adds.

This system ensures pedagogical continuity while helping poor families. "Many Guadeloupe families do not have computer equipment or an Internet connection," recalls Mostafah Fourar, rector of the Academy of Guadeloupe. "Radio therefore remains a very accessible means of communication".

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If these courses are currently limited to CM2 classes, lessons will soon be offered for levels ranging from 6th to 4th, with the aim of preparing pupils for the end-of-year exams.

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