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Entry Category: Educational Practices & Pedagogies / Teacher Training
Language Immersion
This section contains studies on the practices and theories of Calandreta’s immersive bilingual pedagogy. These are dissertations written as part of the Master’s in “Immersive Bilingual Teaching,” co-led by the University of Perpignan-Via Domitia and Aprene (for ISLRF, the Higher Institute of the Languages of the French Republic).
Pedagogical Questions
This section contains studies on the practices and theories of Calandreta’s cooperative and institutional pedagogy. These are dissertations written as part of the Master’s in “Immersive Bilingual Teaching,” co-led by the University of Perpignan-Via Domitia and Aprene (for ISLRF, the Higher Institute of the Languages of the French Republic).
Institutional Pedagogy in Preschool
This book provides a firsthand account of implementing institutional pedagogy in a preschool setting. Isabelle Robin, drawing from her extensive experience, illustrates how structured classroom institutions—such as councils, student roles, and collective decision-making—can foster autonomy, cooperation, and a sense of responsibility among young children. The narrative emphasizes the importance of creating a classroom environment where
Harvests of Champ PI: Institutions, Techniques, and Tools for Today’s Classrooms
The authors of the texts in this book teach in public schools or Calandreta Occitan schools in the Hérault region. Practitioners of Institutional Pedagogy, they implement Freinet techniques as well as tools and institutions specific to this pedagogy in their classrooms. As educational artisans in their practice settings, these teachers work with diverse groups: preschool
From Célestin Freinet’s class-walk to the cooperative pedagogical training of Calandreta teachers
Patrici Baccou presents the direct link connecting the creation of cooperative pedagogy and natural learning methods by Célestin Freinet, with the pedagogy of Calandreta and Aprene, the higher education center for Occitan teacher training. The school’s openness to its environment, especially the natural one, more broadly reflects a conception of pedagogy as an ecology of
APRENE
Higher Training Centre for Calandretas, practicing institutional pedagogy.
Calendreta
Calandretas are secular associative schools in France that offer bilingual education in Occitan and French. Founded in 1979, they employ the early immersion method, allowing children to learn Occitan from preschool onwards. These schools follow the National Education programs and draw inspiration from active pedagogies, such as the Freinet method, aiming to foster autonomy, sharing,
Vers une Pédagogie institutionnelle
La pédagogie institutionnelle reste une pédagogie actuelle, pour mener une classe et apprendre à enseigner. La pédagogie est une manière d’accompagner les enfants dans leur croissance, à travers la transmission des savoirs. Un enseignement qui ne répond pas seulement aux exigences culturelles de la compétence scolaire, mais qui vise surtout à susciter chez les enfants
De la classe coopérative à la pédagogie institutionnelle
Le « livre rouge » de la pédagogie institutionnelle capture l’imaginaire. L’institutionnel devient désormais essentiel. La loi fonde le désir de savoir. Conduire la classe, non pas simplement bien, mais mieux, est la leçon, page après page, de ce livre de pédagogie sensible. Depuis longtemps déjà, la pédagogie a fait ses preuves. Dans des classes