For ten days, Marie-Christine Janot, mediation, information and services agent, in training at GRETA, intervened in the various primary classes of the Nina Duverly school to raise awareness among pupils aged 6 to 12 on the rules of politeness. and respect in everyday life.

Two main axes structure primary education, language proficiency and civic education. More specifically, it is necessary to lead the students towards respect for themselves and others in the progressive discovery of the constraints of living together. Teaching students to maintain harmonious relationships with others and more concretely to teach them the rules of behavior in society is very important. Hence the intervention of Marie-Christine Janot in the classes of the Nina Duverly school which has visibly borne fruit with the students.

The meaning of expressions of politeness

Please : Because it means, “If you like it. Stating it means that we accept that the other has a desire that we cannot control: it may not please him to do what we ask of him. He will…if he wants to.

Thank you : Because, precisely, the other – who has his own desires – was not obliged to do what he did. We therefore tell him that we are grateful to him for having done so.

Bonjour: Because it means: “I recognize your existence. You are there – you are not transparent. You matter and I respect you. So I salute you. »

Goodbye : Because it means, “I spent some time with you. Our encounter ends there, but it counted. So I hope… to see you again! » _AF

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