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Alianza Francesa — Olympic and Paralympic School Day

Alongside Olympic and Paralympic athletes, in front of eight classes per session in the school gym.

Topic
Running y rehabilitación
Format
In person
When
April 4, 2025
Where
Gimnasio, Alianza Francesa de Santiago, Santiago
Macarena Larraín surrounded by primary school students in the gym, posing and smiling at the end of the session.

About this talk

On Thursday 4 April 2025, Macarena took part in the Olympic and Paralympic School Day at the Alianza Francesa de Santiago, the French school in Santiago. Two sessions were held, eight classes each, in the school gym.

The school created the event in 2024 around the Paris Olympic Games, so that students could discover less conventional sports and Paralympic sports, and to widen the conversation about inclusion in school sport.

Macarena shared her story alongside Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and screened «42K de Perseverancia».

What they said

Quoted in the original Spanish.

  • «La Jornada Escolar Olímpica y Paralímpica es un evento diseñado para fomentar la inclusión y el desarrollo del deporte en nuestra comunidad educativa. Buscamos crear un espacio de diálogo que promueva la inclusión y la diversidad en el ámbito escolar, destacando la importancia del deporte en el desarrollo integral de los niños y niñas. A través de las experiencias compartidas por nuestros deportistas olímpicos y paralímpicos, buscamos inspirar a los estudiantes sobre el impacto positivo de un estilo de vida saludable y activo.»

    Katherine LazoProfesora de Educación Física y Deportes, delegada del proyecto «Semana Olímpica y Paralímpica» · Alianza Francesa de Santiago

Photographs

The gym with the Lycée Antoine de Saint-Exupéry banner: students watch the documentary sitting on the floor.
  • Macarena Larraín, sitting on a mat, speaks to the students gathered on the gym floor.
  • Macarena Larraín holding a microphone in front of the students, beside the screen showing a scene from the documentary.
  • The gym seen from the back: dozens of students sitting on the floor facing the screen, under the school banner.