A Hairdressing section that is schooling in Madrid ...

7 students (additional mention) completed a 3-week immersion course in the Spanish capital, an internship organized by the school as part of the Erasmus program.

As we know, since the start of the 2014 school year, the Aizpurdi Professional High School has opened for the first time in its history an international / European “Hairdressing” section. So what could be more normal for two of their teachers (a Spanish teacher and a hairdresser) than to organize for this group a training course unlike any other in order to promote, through a scenario in an unusual setting, to both the practice of the language and a different approach to their future profession. It is not necessary to recall the particular, not to say privileged, situation of the South-Aquitanian territory, cross-border by geography and close by language to underline all the interest of such a project, the preparation of which followed two axes. . The first concerned the search for trade fairs likely to accommodate our young students under the best professional conditions (one per establishment) well located in this vast urban area. The second, to find a safe and warm foster family for each one, which was done thanks to trusted resource people. We are Monday May 04: Léa, Marina, Claire, Romane, Alison, Sandra and ... have an appointment at Hondarribia airport for this great adventure! Feverishness in their gestures, a little nervousness can even be read on their faces at the time of departure, whereas some of them have never taken a plane or traveled without their parents. Upon arrival at the terminal in Madrid all the host families are there as well as the internship coordinator. First words exchanged and immediately a cordial atmosphere sets in. Each will then leave on their own, waiting the next day for another meeting, the one with the living room where they will spend most of their day, surrounded by new faces speaking another language with different habits. Because here, everyone is familiar with everyone in a rather relaxed atmosphere and the hours are somewhat offset compared to France. Three weeks that will pass "volando" between the shows from Tuesday to Saturday, very cocooning families in the evenings and on weekdays, not to mention the discovery of one of the most beautiful European capitals. In the end, a very positive assessment with students who were “full of eyes” and who lived in language immersion a beautiful experience of life and work where words such as opportunity, mobility, adaptability, curiosity took their full advantage. meaning. Even with two of them a job offer and all the philosophy and impact of Erasmus projects in this great initiative. At the time of departure, a few Franco-Spanish tears flowed down their faces amid promises to meet again one day. So, when we tell you that travel trains the youth ;-)