EAC projects at the Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Discover the various EAC projects carried out at the Château de Bussy-Rabutin since 2018.
The different projects
Guides for a day project
In 2019, students in the 4ième class at the Henri Morat secondary school in Recey-sur-Ource decided to take on the role of the monument's guides for a day at to give a guided tour to the CM1 class from the Deux Rivières school in Voulaines-les-templiers.
To prepare for this exceptional visit, the students first discovered the monument with the educational action officer; two other sessions were also scheduled at the school to introduce them to the essential aspects of the character of Roger de Bussy-Rabutin and each of the rooms on the tour. At the end of these two sessions, the pupils were divided into small work groups (3/4 pupils) and worked on one area of the château with the support of their history-geography teacher, the librarian and their French teacher.
In June, after more than three months of research and preparation, the secondary school pupils presented the castle to the CM1 pupils. It was an enriching experience for both sides, particularly for the pupils, some of whom discovered their talent for public speaking, while others overcame their shyness.
Hugo Hénin
Renaissance(s) comic book project
In 2020, as part of the " Heritage in Burgundy " call for projects, a project was launched between the château and the 4th year class of the Louis Pasteur secondary school in Montbard.
The project began with work on the 19th century wing (known as the Counts of Sarcus wing), which was made possible by the Loto du Patrimoine-Mission Bern. Famous for its flamboyant 17th century owner, Count Roger de Rabutin, the work of the 19th century owners, the Counts of Sarcus, is little-known, yet it is thanks to them that the château was saved and restored to its former splendour. Their wing was badly damaged by the passage of time, so it benefited from the first edition of the Heritage Loto: a large-scale worksite took place between 2019 and 2023, culminating in the complete reopening of this wing in April.
As the château can be compared to a life-size comic strip depicting the life of Roger de Rabutin, it seemed natural and in keeping with the very spirit of the residence touse this medium to tell the story of the work undertaken by the Counts of Sarcus.
The project consisted of several stages: a visit to the monument at the beginning of the school year, with exclusive access to the wing undergoing renovation; _ a talk in class by one of the monument's mediators to talk about the 19th century and the region at the time; _ weekly research with the school's librarian on different themes linked to the 19th century; _ writing the speech bubbles and the storyborder from January onwards with their French teacher; _ art workshops to learn how to produce comic strips with an illustrator.
Unfortunately, this project was severely disrupted by the lockdown and was completed a year late. The art teacher has taken over the comic strip workshops on a voluntary basis.
Finally, in May 2021, the pupils were able to display the five comic strips they had produced for a month in the château's exhibition room. They told the story of Charles-Marie de Sarcus, the Count's son, who returns from boarding school during the summer holidays to discover the Château de Bussy-Rabutin, which his parents have just acquired, and the renovation work underway , while befriending a child worker, Cailloux.
Collège de Montbard
Reading project at the chateau
This project was run in conjunction with the château's liaison teacher and the librarian from the Henri Morat secondary school in Recey-sur-Ource. It involved a class of 4th graders and three nursery classes.
From January to April, with the help of their French teacher and the librarian, the students selected illustrated books about princes, princesses, knights and castles.
Throughout May, they practised reading aloud, but also embodied the story: to do this, they had to think about postures, staging, costumes, decorations and even small prizes.
At the beginning of June, the château was exceptionally closed to visitors in the mornings toaccommodate this 4th year class and three nursery classes. Eight groups of storytellers took over the different areas of the castle, and in small groups of 10, the nursery pupils came to listen to these storytellers for a day.
The afternoon was devoted to mini-workshops oneveryday life in a 17th century castle.
A final workshop took place in the classroom at the beginning of July: the secondary school pupils and a nursery class spent a morning making a tote-bag inspired by their experience at the castle.
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