It is within the framework of an "academic trinomial" (National Education - Army - IHEDN Institute of Higher National Defense Studies) that future teachers of the INSPE (Superior National Institute of Teaching and Education) of the Indre department met again this year with “Les Amis de La Martinerie”, within “La Maison Départementale de la Mémoire Militaire”.

La Martinerie, the ideal place to meet the objectives of the trio which is to "design activities contributing to the development of Defense culture" and to present the possibilities offered by “les Amis de La Martinerie” to teachers as part of their history classes. It is worth noting than ten elementary school classes came this year in “La Maison Départementale de la Mémoire Militaire”, to work and learn about WW1.

Teaching Defense to teachers is part of the programs, as pointed out by David CATEL, director of the INSPE and Jean-Louis LAUBRY, history teacher and trainer of these future teachers.

After the presentation of the trio by François Aussourd, secretary of the Indre IHEDN committee, followed by a masterful presentation by Lt-Colonel Frédéric DRAPEAU, Departmental Military Delegate, on "National defense facing an unstable world", the future teachers were divided into three groups to participate in three rotating workshops:

- The first one, animated by Lt-Colonel Frédéric DRAPEAU, DMD, emphasized the fact that national defense is more than just a military business.

- The second one, led by Laurent BRONSARD, principal of the of the Buzançais Ecueillé middle school, discussed with the future teachers, the values of the French Republic and citizenship education.

- The third one, led by Bruno TAILLANDIER, IHEDN and Mayor of Luçay le Male, discussed the concept of Resilience.

The visit of “La Maison Départementale de la Mémoire Militaire”, accompanied by Marie HETZEL, teacher and volunteer within our association, Jean-Louis LAUBRY, teacher, and Jean-Jacques BERENGUIER, president of “Les Amis de La Martinerie”, ended this morning session.

For the third time and for all the participants the event was a success!

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Photos crédit: Jean-Jacques Bérenguier