Promoting equal opportunities from secondary school onwards

Telemaque youngsters are selected from 5th grade onwards for their academic aptitude and fragile socio-economic situation. It may happen that a young person encounters difficulties at school, however for a young person from a modest background it will be more difficult to overcome them due to family and economic factors. For example, a young person with at least one parent who is an executive or self-employed, or who has a diploma, is less likely to leave school without a diploma if he or she has the same characteristics.

Individualized follow-up of young people enables Télémaque to identify weaknesses in core subjects and thus prevent pre-school dropout situations by setting up tutoring courses.

Each year, 15 to 20% of Télémaque high school students from modest backgrounds who are pre-school dropouts benefit from tutoring courses to stay on course for success.

Examples of cultural activities carried out:
- Ravel's Concerto for the left hand at the Orchestre national de Lyon;
- guided tour of the Blaise Pascal exhibition in Clermont Ferrand;
- guided tour of the Shoah memorial in Paris;
- day trip to Arles (guided tour of the Musée Arles Antique and guided tour of the history and architecture of the Tour Luma);
- introduction to Basque pelota in Bordeaux;
- guided tour of the Colisée in Roubaix.