150 staff members from the Saint-Étienne and Gardanne sites gathered on Tuesday, June 20, at the bucolic Domaine de Turzon in Saint-Georges-les-Bains. Workshops and leisure activities punctuated the day.
After a quick breakfast, Jacques Fayolle, Director of Mines Saint-Étienne, presented the programme for this day dedicated to meetings, exchanges, and how to be a dynamic actor and an involved ambassador for Mines Saint-Étienne.
Participatory and productive workshops
Workshops, in groups of four or five people, were organized and supervised by facilitators until 1:00 PM. The objective was to collect on cards the great projects already completed within the institution and then to imagine actions that could be undertaken in the coming years to contribute to the school’s influence. The many “nuggets” collected at the end of the exercise will be taken into account to promote the actions carried out within our school as illustrations of the ten strategic orientations. They have been gathered in the form of two trees that will soon be displayed on the Saint-Étienne and Gardanne premises.
Swimming pool, drawing, and Mölkky
Following this studious session, a buffet allowed all participants to enjoy a meal in the shaded park of the estate while enjoying a musical interlude provided by the group Amalys. Everyone then used their free time to go for a short hike, cool off in the pool, try their hand at charcoal drawing, test their skill at Mölkky, participate in board games provided by the staff association’s toy library, or simply chat.
“A responsible engineering school, a driver of innovation with societal impact”
Before leaving the venue around 5:00 PM, Jacques Fayolle took the opportunity to review the day: “I hope you all had a pleasant time. We wanted to bring you together today to strengthen the bonds that unite us and to project ourselves together toward the Mines Saint-Étienne of tomorrow—a school of excellence, open to the world, inclusive, responsible, and a driver of innovation with societal impact. I am counting on you to spread this message, each in your own way, in both personal and professional contexts.” .”
