The students of Piton B, in Saint-Leu, yesterday, were celebrating. Their new school, named Mario-Hoarau, was inaugurated with great pomp and circumstance.
"The fake lawn on the ground is better and it doesn't hurt when you fall... », indique une élève. La petite fille, comme tous ses camarades de l’école Piton B réputée pour son état de délabrement, semble très contente de sa nouvelle école, Mario-Hoarau School...inaugurated yesterday in the district of Piton Bois-de-Nèfles. But the young student, involved in the ceremony since she sang a song in front of her classmates, parents and officials, is also pleased to have "clean toilets, round washbasins and lifts for the disabled ".
" In 2014, Saint-Leu entered the era of economic development with the opening of a commercial area at the Portal. In 2016, we will enter the era of major facilities », a discouru le député-maire, Thierry Robert. Qui dit grands équipements dit grandes inaugurations; après celle de la piscine le 7 octobre, la cérémonie hier était également grandiose, à la hauteur de l’événement pour le quartier et les enfants des écoles.
Une école bioclimatique
Mario-Hoarau School welcomes since Tuesday the children attending school in Piton B. At the beginning of the 2017 school year, the kindergartens of Piton will be added to their elders, in a separate section. The school cost some €9 million, including the access road. " Of the 30 proposed projects, this one was the most expensive.said Constituency Inspector Patrick Avet-Rochex in his speech. It has a space to work and a living space that meets the standards of the 21st century. ".
Construction, wooden and bioclimatic has, it's true, a certain allure. " It's a pleasure to move here., rejoices Anne Fouréthe directrice. The geometrical volumes, the light, the view of the infinite sea, the greenery on the roof, the temperature in the classrooms, it impacts the children's minds."
Sur une surface de 2643 m², le groupe scolaire propose seize classes. Au rez-de-chaussée, les bureaux font face à la salle de restauration. Entre les deux ailes, une cour recouverte de gazon artificiel moelleux sous le pied sépare un amphithéâtre d’une salle de mobilité. Au-delà des gradins, à l’étage, une autre cour s’étend entre l’aire réservée aux maternelles et le reste de l’école. Les coursives protégées par des claustras donnent sur les salles de classe, la bibliothèque, la salle informatique. L’ensemble compose sans doute la plus belle école de l’île.
Même si Anne Fouré regrets the absence of a courtyard to protect its protégés from the elements. The small dishes were put yesterday in the big ones. Mario Lechat thanked for the memory of his father Mario HoarauHe was mayor of Saint-Leu from 1945 to 1958 and first president of the regional council between 1983 and 1986. Serge HoarauThe mayor of Petite-Ile, was present as the leader of the Anru project at the time. " Now that the catch-up is almost complete - the media library in the city centre is due to open in 2017 - we can move towards the standards of the modern city and the Saint-Leu of 2030. ", he promised Thierry Robert.
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Source : Le Quotidien de la Réunion – Philippe NANPON – 28 Octobre 2016