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Résidence Pro
Entire classes of high school students pose happily and proudly in the gardens of Villa Medici: these images sum up the spirit of the Résidences Pro for young people in vocational training. Created in 2022 by Villa Medici, the Résidence Pro aims to promote the excellence of French vocational and agricultural education.
Associated each year with several regions the Résidence Pro takes as its common thread a field of know-how to explore all its technical, social, craft and artistic expressions. The pedagogical approach is as follows connected to the skills developed through career pathsa showcase for the talents of high school students and their teaching teams.
Deployed over an entire school year, the Résidence Pro is divided into three phases
From September to May, prepare and build
From the start of the school year, with the support of the project’s teaching teams and a specially-designed digital resource platform, each class imagines and documents a collective work inspired by a major heritage work in the city of Rome.
In May, travel and experiment
The 300 young people spend a week immersed in the Italian capital, with the Villa Medici as the central venue for a program of workshops, lectures and hands-on experience. The program is supervised by mediators and led by professionals: journalists, art historians, artists, entrepreneurs, experts… Their stay of a few days in an institution like Villa Medici, which welcomes artists in residence from all disciplines, also encourages them to open up to the artistic and cultural world. It’s a week of discovery, conviviality and exchange. During their week of exploration in the field, high school students and apprentices make several visits to Roman sites they have studied during the year, take part in workshops and meetings with professionals, not forgetting the festive moments that punctuate the week.
On the way back, share
The high-school students are committed to sharing their vision and experience, and to becoming passers-by, by producing a capsule that makes up a collective visual and audio map of Rome, rich in the experiences and know-how of each group, and by organizing a sharing of their experience in the form of their choice. Screenings, tastings, concerts, workshops: each class draws up a program for a unique festive event to be held at their school.
The Résidence Pro program is not open to applications and is aimed at young people from partner regions.
Edition 2025
In 2025, the Résidence Pro program will continue with its fourth edition, welcoming the Grand Est, Pays de la Loire and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions from May 5 to 23!
Themes
Pays de la Loire
“Parks and gardens: from the Loire to the Tiber”
Grand-Est Region
Matières et gestes engagés, repensons notre empreinte, des métiers d’art à l’innovation industrielle” (“Committed materials and gestures, rethinking our footprint, from craftsmanship to industrial innovation”)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
“Artistic creation and sustainable development”
Edition 2024
Villa Medici welcomed 250 high school students from the Grand Est region and celebrated the 1,000th beneficiary of the program!
Themes
“Tomorrow’s housing: living well together sustainably”
Subsidiaries
Vocational and agricultural high schools
12 participating high schools in the Grand Est region
- Lycée des Métiers François Arago (trades in energy efficiency, building and public works, Reims, 51)
- Lycée Charles de Gonzague (Techniciens Constructeurs Bois, Charleville-Mézières, 08)
- Lycée le Corbusier (lycée polyvalent, Illkirch-Grafenstaden, 67)
- Lycée des Métiers Philippe Charles Goulden (trades in electricity and connected environments, Bischwiller, 67)
- Lycée Heinrich-Nessel (Lycée des métiers du bâtiment, Haguenau, 67)
- Lycée des métiers du Bâtiment et de l’Energie Emmanuel Héré (Étude du bâtimenet et de l’énergie, Laxou, 54)
- Lycée Jean Prouvé – Bac Pro MELEC (Métiers de l’industrie en milieu urbain, Nancy, 54)
- Lycée Professionnel La Tournelle (Accompagnant et Aide à domicile, Pont-Saint-Vincent, 54)
- Lycée Professionnel Simon Lazard (Transport, Commerce, Boulangerie-Pâtisserie, Cuisine et Service, Accompagnant au Grand Âge et Technique Milieux Familial et Collectif, Sarreguemines, 57)
- Lycée Ligier Richier (Lycée à vocation industrielle, Bar-le-Duc, 55)
- Lycée agricole d’Obernai (Filières générales, techniques et professionnelles, Conduite et Gestion de l’Entreprise Agricole, Obernai, 67)
- Lycée Saint Paul (multi-purpose school, Charleville-Mézières, 08)
“Impressive, incredible, magnificent, spacious, magical”
“It’s the first time I’ve traveled outside Strasbourg”, “this
residence, it took us out of our comfort zone”, “feeling recognized at the Villa Medici,
it’s super rewarding”Lycéens et Lycéennes de la Région Grand Est.
Partners
The Pro 2024 Residence is an initiative of :
THE GRAND EST REGION
In partnership with :
ACADEMIC REGION GRAND EST
The Résidence Pro 2024 is made possible thanks to the commitment of its sponsors:
FONDATION BNP PARIBAS FONDATION BETTENCOURT SCHUELLER AMUNDI INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS GROUPAMA ASSICURAZIONI
Edition 2023
Villa Medici has doubled its numbers, welcoming almost 500 high school students from the Grand Est and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions.
Themes and sectors
Beauty and well-being, arts and crafts such as glassmaking and textiles, the art of living sector with hotels, food and catering (Grand Est), as well as living professions linked to nature and people, through the environment, sustainable development, landscaping and personal services (PACA).
- Listen to the podcast produced in immersion with students and teachers (Fr)
12 participating high schools in the Grand Est region
- Établissement régional d’enseignement adapté Henri Ebel (Illkirch-Graffenstaden 67)
- Lycée des métiers de l’hôtellerie, restauration et alimentation Stanislas (Villers-lès-Nancy 54)
- Lycée des métiers de l’hôtellerie et restauration Charles Pointet (Thann 68)
- Lycée des métiers de l’hôtellerie, restauration et alimentation J-B-S Chardin (Gérardmer 88)
- Lycée polyvalent Europe (Reims 51)
- Lycée polyvalent Alain Fournier (Metz 57)
- Lycée polyvalent Dominique Labroise (Sarrebourg 57)
- Lycée polyvalent Paul Lapie (Lunéville 54)
- Lycée polyvalent Jean Geiler (Strasbourg 67)
- Lycée polyvalent Frédéric Ozanam (Châlons-en-Champagne 51)
- Lycée polyvalent Jean Rostand (Strasbourg 67)
- Lycée polyvalent Georges-Brière (Reims 51)
12 participating high schools in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region
- Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique agricole de Digne – Carmejane (Le Chaffaut Saint-Jurson 04)
- Agricampus des Hautes-Alpes Lycée de Gap (05)
- Campus Vert d’Azur Lycée d’Antibes (06)
- Campus Nature Provence Lycée d’Aix-Valabre (Gardanne 13)
- Campus Nature Provence Lycée des Calanques (Marseille 13)
- Lycée professionnel agricole Les Alpilles (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 13)
- Agricampus-Var Lycée de Hyères (83)
- Agricampus-Var Lycée des Arcs-sur-Argens (83)
- Campus de la Durance et du Pays des Sorgues Lycée François Pétrarque (Avignon 84)
- Campus de la Durance et du Pays des Sorgues Lycée La Ricarde (L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 84)
- Campus Provence Ventoux Lycée Louis Giraud (Carpentras 84)
- Lycée Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié (Orange 84)
Partners
The Pro 2023 Residence is an initiative of :
GRAND EST REGION
PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D’AZUR REGION
The Pro 2023 Residence is made possible thanks to the commitment of its sponsors:
FONDATION BNP PARIBAS
FONDATION BETTENCOURT SCHUELLER
AMUNDI INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS
GROUPAMA ASSICURAZIONI
And with the support of :
MALONGO
CLUB CRIOLLO
CASA MANFREDI
FONDATION COLBERT
Edition 2022
Villa Medici launches the first edition of its Résidences Pro program, welcoming 300 high school students from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine academic region. The students created collective works inspired by Roman heritage.
The Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Academic Region have honored the Roman heritage through the Campus des Métiers et des Qualifications Forêt Bois Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which coordinates all the region’s vocational training establishments – and an active network of public and private partners in the forestry-wood industry brought together under the Woodrise ecosystem. This first edition showcased the forestry and timber industry, from cabinetmaking to forestry and timber construction, and involved more than 300 students from 15 vocational high schools representing the diversity of New Aquitaine’s regions.
- Listen to the podcast produced in immersion with students and teachers
15 participating high schools in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academy regions
- Etablissement Régional d’Enseignement Adapté Joël Jeannot (Trélissac)
- Etablissement Régional d’Enseignement Adapté Théodore Monod (Saintes)
- Lycée de Navarre (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port) – Lycée des métiers du bâtiment Jean Garnier (Morcenx-la-Nouvelle)
- Lycée polyvalent du Pays d’Aunis – Lycée des Métiers du Bois (Surgères)
- Lycée polyvalent Haroun Tazieff
- Lycée des métiers du bois (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax)
- Lycée polyvalent Nelson Mandela-Pôle Bâtiment et des Arts Associés (Poitiers)
- Lycée Porte d’Aquitaine (Thiviers)
- Lycée professionnel Agricole et Forestier Roger Duroure (Sabres)
- Lycée professionnel Édouard Vaillant (Saint-Junien)
- Lycée professionnel Henri Brulle (Libourne)
- Lycée professionnel Lavoisier (Brive-la-Gaillarde)
- Lycée professionnel Louise Michel (Ruffec)
- Lycée professionnel Saint Joseph
- Apprentis d’Auteuil (Blanquefort)
- Lycée professionnel Sillac (Angoulême)
Partners
The Pro 2022 Residence is an initiative of :
NOUVELLE-ACQUITAINE REGION
NOUVELLE-ACQUITAINE ACADEMIC REGION
With :
WOODRISE
FONDATION MARTINE LYON
CAMPUS DES MÉTIERS ET DES QUALIFICATIONS
INSTITUT TECHNOLOGIQUE FCBA
The Pro 2022 Residency program is made possible with the support of :
FONDATION BNP PARIBAS
FONDATION BETTENCOURT SCHUELLER
AMUNDI INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS
GROUPAMA ASSICURAZIONI
CARTIER, Sponsor of the educational program at the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici
FONDATION MARTINE LYON
FRANCE BOIS FÔRET
CLUB CRIOLLO
CASA MANFREDI
Résidence Pro Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academic Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2022
Résidence Pro Région Grand Est 2024
Résidence Pro Région Grand Est 2024
Résidence Pro Grand Est and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions 2023
Résidence Pro Grand Est and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions 2023
Résidence Pro Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academic Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2022
Résidence Pro Région Grand Est 2024
Margherita Nuti
Résidence Pro Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academic Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2022
Résidence Pro Grand Est and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions 2023
Résidence Pro Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academic Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2022
Résidence Pro Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Academic Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine 2022
Resident program
Young residents
Two tailor-made residency programs have been designed for high school students in vocational and agricultural training, and for recent graduates of art schools in France.
Resident program
Discovery residence
Culture & Diversity Foundation
As a partner of the Fondation Culture & Diversité, Villa Medici welcomes several young art school graduates each year for a week-long residency in contact with French and Italian professionals and cultural institutions.
With the support of
