Speaking classes for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods
Trouve Ta Voix
Action zones
Grand Est
Occitanie
Île-de-France
The project
EducationSolidarity
Trouve Ta Voix trains middle and high school students from priority public schools in public speaking, enabling them to reveal their potential, enter the job market and open up their field of possibilities.
3500
young peopleare trained in 2024
80
volunteersstudents and young professionals get involved to train students on a daily basis
91 %
studentsare more aware that their voice counts at the end of the training course
Solution
Trouve Ta Voix is committed to equal opportunity by providing long-term support to young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in their professional integration and the revelation of their potential through public speaking through various training programs.
The "Introduction to speaking" programs are aimed at 4th and 10th grade students from priority public schools, and are based on an innovative teaching approach that enables each student to express themselves in a caring environment, in order to:
- reveal their potential;
- gain self-confidence;
- open up their field of possibilities;
- take their place in society and contribute to a better way of living together.
Students deliver their speeches, individually or collectively, at events (speaking competition and Les collégiens ont la parole festival) in symbolic and prestigious locations in the Cité.
The "Introduction to speaking" programs are aimed at 4th and 10th grade students from priority public schools, and are based on an innovative teaching approach that enables each student to express themselves in a caring environment, in order to:
- reveal their potential;
- gain self-confidence;
- open up their field of possibilities;
- take their place in society and contribute to a better way of living together.
Students deliver their speeches, individually or collectively, at events (speaking competition and Les collégiens ont la parole festival) in symbolic and prestigious locations in the Cité.
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Return events 2023-2024
With the 2024-2025 school year off to a flying start and us getting ready to intervene in over 100 4th and 2nd grade classes in Île-de-France and Occitanie, let's take a look back at our restitution events last June:
- The 1st edition of the "Les Collégiens ont la parole" festival at the Théâtre de la Concorde, on June 3, 2024: 300 4th graders, beneficiaries of the Trouve Ta Voix program, gathered to listen to stories prepared in class and debate, during agora times, social issues that affect them.
- The final of our high school eloquence competition in the Salle des Fêtes of the Académie du Climat, on June 13, 2024: 7 10th graders, finalists in our competition, spoke on the subject "What binds us together?" before a jury made up of the three rectors of the Paris region. Congratulations to Fatoumata, Nour, Élodie, Maïmouna, Océane, Lina and Théodore!
It's time for young people to have their say!
After 5 months of in-class training, it's time for the second-year students taking part in the Trouve Ta Voix program to express themselves to the general public!
Since the end of April, the representatives chosen in the classes have been representing their schools at the school finals. The students chosen at these finals will go on to defend their speeches and their schools at the academic finals (Paris, Versailles, Créteil, Occitanie), culminating in the Grand Finale in mid-June.
These finals are an opportunity for young people to take their place, in symbolic and prestigious venues, and give them access to a world that sometimes remains unknown to them.
For their part, the schoolchildren are also preparing for their restitution event!
The representatives of the various classes will restitute their speeches on June 4, at the Théâtre de la Concorde, and all the classes will take part in an experiment in participative democracy.
Since the end of April, the representatives chosen in the classes have been representing their schools at the school finals. The students chosen at these finals will go on to defend their speeches and their schools at the academic finals (Paris, Versailles, Créteil, Occitanie), culminating in the Grand Finale in mid-June.
These finals are an opportunity for young people to take their place, in symbolic and prestigious venues, and give them access to a world that sometimes remains unknown to them.
For their part, the schoolchildren are also preparing for their restitution event!
The representatives of the various classes will restitute their speeches on June 4, at the Théâtre de la Concorde, and all the classes will take part in an experiment in participative democracy.
The money will be used for
The money raised will finance:
- the organization of training sessions in partner classes (free for schools);
- the printing of teaching aids (for trainers and students);
- the organization of the four stages of the speaking competition;
- the organization of the Festival Les collégiens ont la parole;
- the training of trainers.
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speech training
already funded72 difts
Action zones
Grand Est
Occitanie
Île-de-France
Why we love it?
Trouve Ta Voix offers an innovative training program for the most disadvantaged young people, teaching them the art of speaking so that they can regain their self-confidence and find their place in society. Don't miss the video of the final of the 2023 competition at the Château de Versailles!
Yes, we all have a voice, and we express it differently. We need to share it, and share our opinions now or in the future, in civic debates. We can change things by speaking out.
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2024 promotion
Trouve Ta Voix is a certified association meeting these six criteria:
Financial stability
Innovation
Ambition
Governance
Transparency
Systemic impact
Sustainable development goals