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School is moving! Initiatives developed by passionate teachers and educators are emerging everywhere : How can you adapt your pedagogy when students in the same class are so different? What can be offered to families and institutions alike?
Multiple, protean, using the usual distinctions between public and private, school and extracurricular, these initiatives deserved to be brought together in one place and brought to the attention of as many people as possible.
Thus was born Libsco, the pedagogical freedom fair. Its purpose? Bring together all educational actors committed to the success and development of children, cross-fertilise knowledge and practices, promote debates and meetings between teachers, schools, trainers, actors in school guidance or support … and parents of students!
From innovative pedagogies to proven methods that work, Libsco first focuses on concrete workshops. open to all. Distributed in 6 clusters – French, Mathematics, Languages, Soft Skills, Orientation and Adapted Education, more than 50 workshops await participants throughout the day, led by specialists wishing to share their knowledge in small groups.
If the Singapore method and Montessori pedagogy naturally have their place, many other workshops are worth a visit. Thus, ‘the revenge of invalids in spelling’, the pedagogy of La Garanderie or its ‘mental map’, the management of Dys disorders or attention disorders, the pedagogy of meaning, the pedagogy applied to grammar, ‘maths without bumps’ or testimonials from truly inclusive schools …
Secondary school is not outdone, with a centre dedicated to language learning and guidance.
Four round tables in the plenary room will stimulate debates and concrete answers. André Stern will speak in “School yes, but why? Jerome Saltet in "Pupils and Teachers: All Motivated!" Mathieu Chéreau in "What school(s) for tomorrow? or Michel Guillou in ‘Digital at school: an ally or a scam?’. A total of 15 speakers, from public and private schools, school support and research, all as close as possible to the reality of the school and the pupils.
Another originality of the show: a live final of the Strathena Junior Competition, a serious business strategy game open to all high school students without conditions, from both traditional and professional schools. This serious game, which makes it possible to learn company culture through games, will allow its finalists to participate in the BFM Stratégie programme, which supports the initiative, and to enrich their application in Parcoursup.
Libsco was created by the School Foundation, a public utility foundation, which seeks to facilitate educational initiatives that enable every child to develop his or her full talents. She's a partner at this show. Zeneduc, an online training site dedicated to parenting and schooling, the Lab School Paris, innovative pilot school based on pedagogical research, and Montessori Francophone Training Centre, accredited by the Montessori International Association.
Libsco, the pedagogical freedom fair, Saturday 6 April 2019 in Paris at Espace Charenton, Paris 12ème.
Detailed program of workshops, round tables and speakers on Libsco.fr. Contact: salon@libsco.fr
This article is published in partnership with Libsco.
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