Louise, 14, did her third internship last February in the space field, and it is by far the best experience of her life. She also advises him to all the middle school students in France. Testimony.
The third internship is an opportunity for students to discover the business world and specify their orientation project. While they pass the patent next June, college students are invited to apply in a company to perform an observation sequence for a few days. Louise, aged 14 and living in Brittany, opted for an extraordinary internship in Toulouse, offered for only three years. This is the reason why few students and teachers are aware of this opportunity that can open doors for the future. “”Several years ago, I spotted this internship“, Testifies Louise, very attracted by the engineering profession in aerospace.”By inquiring about this profession, it was a bit of a coincidence that I came across the CNES website and that I discovered this possibility“She says.
The internship called “Jeunes Pace” welcomes a hundred third students each year, in a group on the 4 sites of the National Center for Spatial Studies (CNES), in Toulouse, Paris, Kourou and Aire-sur-l’Adour. For five days, young people discover essential places of the French space agency such as facilities, control centers, operational bases. They also attend demonstrations and conferences and meet professionals in the sector … The objective: “make scientific and technical trades attractive to young people“Specifies the CNES.
And this is precisely what pleased Louise who particularly appreciated the day spent alongside her observation tutor to discover the profession of engineer in a specialized service, dedicated to the design of space rovers sent to Mars. “”What marked me the most was also the white room in which I was able to enter: it is a sterile room in which a satellite is stored which will be launched in space this summer!“Says the girl.”We could also see screens with images of the ISS seen from the interior with astronauts and we participated in fun activities such as the manufacture of air rockets “, she continues.
Louise, passionate about this space universe, is well aware of the opportunity of this internship which she qualifies as “The best internship in France “. “Not everyone is lucky, it’s still impressive to see and it is a privilege to be able to attend these current space advances. Few students of our age have the opportunity to do internships like this”. Indeed, 100 places are available as a free candidate, but all the middle school students in France can apply by sending their file.
This internship reinforced him in the idea that she wanted to make her job. “Discovering several services within the CNES also allowed me to refine my choices because working in aerospace is a large area“. Meeting women engineers also encouraged him to embark on a scientific career. As for his teachers, they did not know that it was possible to do an internship within the CNES.”The teachers and the principal congratulated me and they even advised me to have my patent oral on this theme “, testifies Louise. The 14 -year -old girl, who keeps her feet on the ground, should not have trouble getting her end -of -year diploma high her hand!
