In this pedagogical monograph, Mireille Perbal-Laffitte recounts how a child, facing his mother’s suicide and the paralyzing silence of those around him, gradually develops severe regressive symptoms from the refusal to confront grief. Through the institutions of a cooperative institutional classroom—and especially through the speech and attentive listening of the group and the teacher—he slowly
The “chamPIgnon” is a working group created in the 1980s in Béziers by René Laffitte, in collaboration with other teachers. This group brings together educators interested in exchanging ideas and reflecting on their practices in Institutional Pedagogy. In 1991, René Laffitte expanded the initiative by proposing the creation of a new group, chamPIdé (ChamPIgnon démarrage),
A monograph that describes how, slowly but decisively, the institutionalization of a difficult classroom environment…
In this monograph, Isabelle Robin presents the journey—both existential and educational—of Nicolas, a boy life hasn’t spared, yet who grows, faces difficult situations, and finds in the classroom a place of refuge, and at times, support for his young life.
Selected quotes from books on institutional pedagogy, offering a “speed tour” of its style—both in the lived reality of the classroom and through its specific vocabulary and concepts.
The “chamPIgnon” is a working group created in the 1980s in Béziers by René Laffitte, in collaboration with other teachers. This group brings together educators interested in exchanging ideas and reflecting on their practices in Institutional Pedagogy. In 1991, René Laffitte expanded the initiative by proposing the creation of a new group, chamPIdé (ChamPIgnon démarrage),
In this book by Pierre Johan Laffitte, institutional pedagogy is examined in dialogue with the human and language sciences, exploring how a cooperative classroom intertwines institutional life, cultural group life, political and cultural commonality, and the singularity of speech and desire. It addresses linguistic and cultural identity, translingual/transcultural dimensions, and their ethical and political stakes
The International Federation of Modern School Movements (FIMEM) – Freinet Pedagogy was founded in 1957. It brings together national Freinet movements and organizes an International Meeting of Freinet Educators (RIDEF).
The ICEM-Freinet Pedagogy Federation aims to conduct pedagogical research, foster pedagogical innovation, and promote Freinet Pedagogy through the organization of workshops, the design, development, and experimentation of various materials, as well as the publication of printed materials, pedagogical publications, books, and audiovisual and computer productions.