HISTORIC The building, constructed in 1892 is very typical for the schools which were built following the laws of Jules Ferry. It houses two classrooms which bear witness to the time when children were more numerous in the commune. (With the monument to the dead in front of its façade, its southern aspect is very recognisable — not true, now the monument has moved!) Before the war, there were up to three classes in the village. Furthermore, because people went everywhere on foot and because of the unpredictable nature of snow clearing, certain hamlets had their own schools.	At the end of the 1980’s, there was only one class in the village school and another in a hamlet (Tourtres). In view of the weakness in numbers, all the pupils were collected into the village. They were not admitted until the age of five years. In the early 1990’s, In order to accept the youngest children and in order to minimise the number of groups in each classroom, there was a pedagogical reorganisation with the neighbouring commune of Saint Julien. The youngest pupils are received there, whilst the three or four final years before high school are taught at St Martin. Currently twenty pupils in four different groups are registered with us.
SPORT AT THE SCHOOL The Vercors attracts outdoor enthusiasts; hiking, mountain biking, skiing, caving….the pupils’ sports fields are the surrounding environment. The high school for the area is an outdoor sport establishment. The most commonly practised activities are cross-country skiing and running.
	NEW TECHNOLOGY In 1994, the Vercors Park initiated a project designed to launch our school on the adventure of an organised bush telegraph. All the schools of the Vercors were equipped with a multimedia computer and connected with each other via an intranet. At St Martin experience has forged a link between the enthusiasm of the teacher and pupils. Today there are five computers, a scanner, a graphic design facility and a digital camera. The pupils communicate with other classes in the Vercors, sometimes at considerable distance

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