Louise Sallé 9:27 a.m., February 26, 2022

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: THE SUCCESS OF DISTANCE REVISION COURSES - Due to the Omicron wave which seriously disrupted school programs, but also the approach of entrance examinations for post-baccalaureate schools, some middle and high school students opted, during the February holidays, for tutoring sessions or exam revisions… online.

The formula, developed during confinement, is attracting more and more students who want to work without leaving their vacation spot.

This year again, the lessons have been turned upside down by the Covid-19.

Between 20% and 30% of classes in high school were canceled between January and February.

The February holidays could, or can, be used to make up for this delay.

Several tutoring companies note that "distance" internships are attractive, although face-to-face lessons are offered to students.

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The flagship formula: two hours of connection per day to reinforce certain achievements.

“We have students who are in the mountains, ski with their family during the day and follow an online course at the end of the afternoon”, comments Philippe Coléon, president of Acadomia, leader in tutoring in France.

Preparatory courses in video preferred to bac revision courses

For the company, distance learning now represents a third of school holiday courses, compared to 5% two years ago.

It appeals to students at the end of middle school and the beginning of high school.

In Première and Terminale, the online courses that are most successful are those of distance "preparatory courses", which make it possible to revise the competitive examinations for post-baccalaureate schools.

"It mainly concerns preparations for engineering schools, business schools, po sciences, and medicine", lists Philippe Coléon.

"Before, the students were obliged to come and follow the course in Paris, there they can do it from anywhere in France, even abroad".

These preparatory courses are more successful than the traditional "baccalaureate review" sessions with students in Première and Terminale.

There is indeed less pressure on the tests that count for little, since the reform, because the diploma is very focused on continuous assessment.