The 3rd year of secondary school and the work placement are a crucial stage in the educational and professional future of young people. It is sometimes difficult for some students to find a company that will take them in.
At JJA, through commitment #9 of our ambition The Good Living Project, we wish to collaborate with and for our communities. It is in this context that we had the pleasure of welcoming secondary school students for an internship at the heart of our daily life. Three classes were lucky enough to come and share the working week of our employees.

A complete programme had been carefully prepared for them so that they could fully experience these five days of immersion at JJA. They were able to discover 20 of our professions, our products as well as our warm and welcoming headquarters with its offices and showrooms.

Our restaurant l'Atelier was transformed into their usual canteen - every day our chef Frédéric prepares exceptional menus.

We wanted to give them an unusual experience by making room for their creativity. To do this, they were given a mission during the week: "to imagine and design the classroom of their dreams". They worked as a team and achieved this challenge with brio; the projects they accomplished seduced us. Pencils, 3D applications, furniture design, research into textile and colour trends, sensitivity to environmental issues and the quality of life of schoolchildren, turned them into real designers, interior architects, stylists, CSR managers and Happiness Officers. The week ended with a presentation of their project in the presence of the employees who had accompanied them, the CEO of JJA, the deputy mayor of Gonesse responsible for youth and his team, who had made the trip specially. 

The jury was impressed by their project and their talent as speakers. Who knows, maybe some of their ideas will be taken up again?

We shared an incredible human experience. We are looking forward to the next class and to seeing those for whom this week would have given rise to a future vocation return to JJA.

 A big THANK YOU to all the staff who participated in this project.