Schoolhouse of Saint-Gonlay

Where
The old public school of Saint-Gonlay is in the district of Montfort, in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany.
What
The schoolhouse is first of all the town hall of Saint-Gonlay. The museum housed in the building is controlled by the town hall.
Childhood memory
This museum, located in the former public school built in 1904 by Jean-Marie Laloy, opened in spring 2008. This building, which keeps intact its initial style, is used for meetings to speak about themes linked to school but also about childhood in the district of Montfort during the XXth century thanks to the films done in the former classroom which has been rebuilt. Former schoolchildren from Saint-Gonlay and other rural schools in the district of Brocéliande, accepted to tell their stories about the school; the route by foot whatever the weather is like, games during recreation, rewards, the study certificate, etc.

The history of the scholar institution
The former accommodation og the tacher, located on the first floor, has been converted so that it is possible to see different objects relating the history of the scholar institution, the evolution of architecture through local examples and stories of former schoolchildren.

The games
In the biggest of the three rooms is a collection of toys that children made, using materials found in their natural environment. Videos enable to follow the process of fabrication of the toys.
The schoolhouse of Saint-Gonlay belongs to a type of school that one can see in many small towns in Ille-et-Vilaine.
The schoolhouse is part of the heritage of the town. It was at first a school for boys but as the toxn has only a few inhabitants, the school became mixt.

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