April Holidays in Vendée: Planète Sciences invites young people to conduct scientific experiments.

Context:
This article discusses the launch of a scientific mediation program by the association Planète Sciences Vendée during the spring break for children and adolescents aged 5 and above in La Roche-sur-Yon.

Fact Check:

• The association was founded in the 1960s and focuses on hands-on learning and experimentation.
• The goal is to help young people understand scientific concepts through practical manipulation and tangible project realization.

Published by Rédaction La Roche-sur-Yon on Apr 8, 2026 at 17:40

Actor in the scientific mediation field in the department, the association Planète Sciences Vendée announces the launch of its workshop program for the spring break.

From April 13 to 24, 2026, the association’s premises in La Roche-sur-Yon will be transformed into experimentation laboratories to welcome children and adolescents from 5 years old.

Learn Through Practice

Remaining faithful to the practices of the national network Planète Sciences founded in the 1960s, the Vendée branch favors an approach based on “do-it-yourself”.

The aim is to allow young people to appropriate scientific concepts through concrete manipulation and the realization of tangible projects.

Diverse Offer

The April catalog covers various disciplines, from digital to chemistry, electricity, and optics. These fun workshops are designed to stimulate the curiosity of everyone and encourage regular practice of sciences from a young age.

The sessions are led by professionals in scientific animation passionate about knowledge transmission.

Local Educational Commitment

“Our mission is to make technologies and sciences understandable for all young people. By giving them the tools to explore and create themselves, we help them become enlightened citizens and actors of their future.”
— Mathieu Vigouroux, association director

Since its creation in 2018, Planète Sciences Vendée has been growing to meet the needs of families and educational structures in the department.

With more than 10,000 young people reached every year, the association asserts itself as an essential resource for the empowerment of future generations through knowledge.

Practical Information
Science workshops from April 13 to 24, 2026, at 123 Boulevard Louis-Blanc in La Roche-sur-Yon. Registrations are open online for all workshops and stages. From 5 years old. Website: www.planete-sciences.org/vendee. Contact: 02 72 71 89 53 / [email protected]

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