how to talk about the conflict to adolescents?

In Saint-Lô (Manche), second-grade students talk about the war in Ukraine. On the board, the image of the pregnant woman, evacuated from Mariupol (Ukraine) and died a few days later from her injuries. Teachers try to explain and decipher these images, which can be shocking for young people. “The teacher, she knows about it, whereas, for example, if we talk about it at home, our parents don’t have all the information”says a student.

Media coverage of the conflict allows students to follow the war hour by hour. The teachers adapt and also follow the evolution on Twitter. “I read, before, what they saw. And that is important so that we are not disconnected”, says Christine Cauhapé, history and geography teacher at Le Verrier high school in Saint-Lô. On social networks, Hugo Décrypte informs young people, who are particularly interested in this war.