FR EC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

Firstly, the 1st year class went to the Halle aux Sucres where they were welcomed by cultural mediators who gave them an introduction to the Dunkirk area, in particular as the area that emits the most industrial greenhouse gases and the decarbonisation policy to reduce the impact of this industry and air pollution. A scientist (Head of the ‘Observatoire Santé du littoral’) then presented the environmental initiatives being taken in the region to improve health. Her talk was based on a slideshow dealing with 6 issues, illustrated by case studies:1-one health, a global approach to the environment and our health2-exposome, the concept of the first 1000 days3-quality of outdoor air 4-indoor air quality 5-microplastic pollution 6-endocrine disruptors.

At the end of the conference, the cultural mediators explained to the students the characteristics of a podcast using examples and presented the different stages of the workshop:1-the class was divided into 6 groups, each of which chose an issue and a case study, which could or could not have been covered in the lecture 2-each group completed its knowledge of the general issue, then researched its case study 3-each group agree on the style and format in which it would write the text of its podcast (interview, debate, round table, scripted narrative podcasts, etc.) 4-each group wrote its text in French and then in English, proposing a title for the programme and a title for its episode. Each episode was to be 5 minutes long. Once the scripts had been written, the students returned to the Halle aux Sucres to record their podcasts. First, a vote was taken to choose the title of the programme, as well as the introductory and concluding music. Then each group recorded its podcast and wrote an attractive description of its episode answering the questions : Who are you ? Who is this podcast for ? What will the listener get out of the podcast ?

The cultural mediators made the final edits to the podcasts by creating the visual cover for the programme (logo of the Racine+ project) and using editing software.