In La Réunion, the Dalons Academy offers a structuring pedagogical approach for post adolescents and young adults. It acts well beyond the mere imperatives of combating degradation and for survival, seemingly unique criteria considered at this time in relation to a situation whose persistent chronic character is not left to any observer. The Dalons Academy is an exceptional space for the future of Reunion youth. Proposing a permanent formative confrontation of young volunteers to the harsh reality, it is an approach that integrates at the same time: the development, finally legitimised in their eyes, of the technical skills and knowledge indispensable for the socially acceptable realisation of their aspirations in this world, the behavioural requirement that builds and nourishes for life their personal systems of values, and the awareness of actively participating in a social reality that gives meaning to their existence and makes them responsible citizens. It is therefore by no means a closed educational centre, but an approach open to people in situation to create and participate, to learn by taking responsibility and taking action on citizenship and commitment.