The Modern School Movement (French: Mouvement de l'École Moderne) is the community of teachers who follow the educational and social practices of

Célestin Freinet Célestin Freinet (, 15 October 1896 in Gars, Alpes-Maritimes – 8 October 1966 in Vence) was a noted French pedagogue and educational reformer. Early life Freinet was born in Provence as the fifth of eight children. His own schoold ...

, his wife Élise and their successors.

In francophone countries

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, the Modern School Movement is represented by the Cooperative Institute of the Modern School (ICEM), which was founded in 1947 by Freinet and his regional groups. Freinet led the movement until his death in 1966. After his death, ICEM has moved away from the ideas of Freinet, with multiple influences. In

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

(Wallonia), there is a branch under the name ''Éducation populaire'' since 1937. In

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

, in 1998 the ''Swiss Group of the Modern School'' united three smaller groups: the Romand Group of the Modern School (est. 1952), the Genevan Group of the Modern School (est. 1968), and the ''Swiss German Freinet Pedagogy Working Group'' (German: Arbeitsgruppe Pädagogik Deutschschweiz-Freinet, est. 1977).

In the world

The International Federation of Modern School Movements (FIMEM), founded in 1957, united the national movements and has organized an international congress (RIDEF) every two years. There teachers meet to share and develop their ideas and practice.

Publications of the Movement

The Secular Education Cooperative (CEL) was founded in 1928 to produce teaching materials for those who practiced Freinet's pedagogy, and magazines and brochures for the Movement. It was taken over by teachers of the movement in 1986, after financial problems, and became the limited liability company French Modern School Publications (PEMF). This publishing house later moved away from publishing exclusively manuscripts for Freinet teachers, embracing the full range of education journals such as ''The New Educator'' or {{Interlanguage link, Library of work, fr, Bibliothèque de travail''.''

In francophone countries

In the world

Publications of the Movement

References

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