Trouve Ta Voix
Trouve Ta Voix’s mission is to help young people reveal their potential through public speaking.
The association aims to contribute to the transformation of the education system so that oracy is placed more centrally within teaching practices, in a spirit of equal opportunity and social cohesion.
Working under agreements with the French Ministry of Education through regional education authorities, and in collaboration with all actors in the educational chain—from regional superintendents to teachers, including inspectors and school leaders—Trouve Ta Voix intervenes in REP/REP+ lower secondary schools and priority public high schools to train students in public speaking during school hours.
Trouve Ta Voix’s intervention method is based on three principles:
• free intervention for schools
• during school hours and over the long term (10 sessions between January and May), mandatory for all students in partner classes
• volunteer trainers (students and young professionals), recruited and trained by Trouve Ta Voix, who co‑facilitate the sessions alongside the teacher
The Société Générale Corporate Foundation supports Trouve Ta Voix in scaling its program across REP/REP+ middle schools. The project particularly targets 8th‑grade students in REP/REP+ schools because data shows that middle school is an “inequality accelerator” (Charbonnier, OECD, DEPP). At age 13–14, adolescence heightens fear of judgment and low self‑esteem, leading to self‑censorship and withdrawal that weaken academic progression.
This educational program, co‑developed with the regional education authorities, includes:
Ten weekly sessions between January and May, co‑facilitated by Trouve Ta Voix volunteers and teachers. By placing collective oracy at the center, the sessions help young people build self-confidence, learn to listen, and draw on others’ perspectives. The program aligns with the national common core of competencies and the end‑of‑cycle 4 expectations (grades 7, 8, 9), as well as the interministerial plan for developing psychosocial skills.
Participation of all students in the “Middle Schoolers Have the Floor” Festival: a major event celebrating youth voices around civic themes chosen by the students at the start of the program.
For teachers: a collective training pathway currently being developed with the Academic Schools of Continuing Education (EAFC), enabling teachers to reuse components of the Trouve Ta Voix method in their daily teaching practices.