Schoolboy secures work placement at Elys茅e Palace
A middle school student from Brittany has managed to secure a very rare work experience placement in the Elys茅e Palace, after writing directly to President Emmanuel Macron.
Matthieu Picarda, a 14-year-old 肠辞濒濒猫驳别 student at the Saint-Louis school in Auray (Morbihan, Brittany) will do his work experience placement at the palace, after having been inspired by watching Macron on television, according to .
Work experience placements of at least one week are a requirement for students in 3e (equivalent to the UK鈥檚 Year 10) at many schools across France.
Picarda wrote his letter asking for the Elys茅e placement last June, after having watched the then-newly-elected President take part in a television debate.
Inspired, he decided to write directly to the leader, and, despite not knowing if he would get a reply at all, quickly received an official and positive response.
鈥淢y mum came to find me one evening,鈥� Picarda told . 鈥淪he was literally jumping around in the car because she had just opened the letter that said I had been accepted on the placement. Passers-by in the street thought we were mad, we were shouting and jumping up and down so much.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait, but I鈥檓 also quite nervous,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 still can鈥檛 really believe it.鈥�
