Temps Mort

Inspiration

Temps Mort was inspired by the story of an immigrant father who felt that he had failed when his son dropped out of school.

His experience made me think about the pressure families face when a young person struggles in the traditional school system. Parents may care deeply and want to help, but they do not always have the tools, guidance, or support network needed to intervene before their child becomes completely disconnected from education.

I wanted to explore a different question: What if leaving the traditional classroom did not have to mean giving up on learning or on the future?

That question became Temps Mort—a homeschooling and mentorship initiative designed to help secondary students in Québec reconnect with education, rebuild their confidence, and continue progressing toward further studies or a professional career.

What I learned

While developing this project, I learned that homeschooling can be more than an alternative location for completing schoolwork. When it is structured properly, it can provide a young person with the time, flexibility, and personalized support needed to rediscover the value of learning.

I also learned that mentorship is essential. A student may need more than lessons and assignments—they may need someone who listens, follows up consistently, helps them set realistic goals, and reminds them that a difficult period does not define their future.

Most importantly, I learned that supporting a student requires collaboration. Parents, mentors, teachers, and professionals need to work from the same plan instead of acting separately.

How I built it

I built Temps Mort as an AI-assisted prototype using Replit and Replit Agent as my development and creative partner.

Together, we transformed the initial idea into a complete pilot concept and created:

Mocks of:

• A student dashboard for activities, deadlines, progress, and mentor meetings
• A mentor workspace for monitoring students and identifying warning signs

• A shared interface for families and the education team

• A pilot funding presentation

• A community outreach flyer

• A short promotional video for social media aimed at our young borthers and sisters

• A visual identity designed to feel youthful, energetic, and hopeful

I guided the vision, requirements, messaging, and decisions, while Replit Agent helped me design, implement, refine, and verify the different parts of the project.

Using AI allowed me to move quickly from a personal story to something concrete that people could see, understand, and discuss.

Challenges I faced

The first challenge was turning an emotional and complex problem into a clear, practical solution. School disengagement is rarely caused by one issue, so the project needed to support the student academically, emotionally, socially, and professionally without becoming too complicated.

Another challenge was designing one platform for several different users. Students need a simple and encouraging experience. Mentors need visibility into progress and warning signs. Parents and professionals need a shared understanding of responsibilities and next steps.

It was also important to communicate the idea carefully. Temps Mort is not about lowering expectations or encouraging students to abandon school. It is about creating a structured pause from an environment that is not working and building a new path toward success.

Finally, because this was created during a hackathon, I had to prioritize. Instead of attempting to build every possible feature, I focused on demonstrating the core experience and showing how the student, mentor, family, and education team could work together.

What’s next

The next step is to develop the prototype into a working pilot for a small group of students in Québec.

I would like to test the program with real families and mentors, measure student participation and progress, and learn which forms of support have the greatest impact. Those results could then guide the development of a secure, production-ready platform and help Temps Mort expand to additional communities.

Temps Mort gives young people permission to pause—not to give up.

Built With

• backend
• frontend
• web