Association nationale pour le développement de l'éducation nouvelle

The Association nationale pour le développement de l'éducation nouvelle (ANEN) is a French non-profit association founded in 1969 (its official website states 1969, while French Wikipedia records its creation in January 1970 under the name "Association nationale d'écoles nouvelles"). It brings together schools and establishments that practise active pedagogies, facilitating exchanges between them and publicising their work. The association defends the values of the Éducation Nouvelle movement and manages a training centre that offers teachers and other educators courses in its practices. It is a French association of general interest (association d'intérêt général), which means donations to it can qualify for tax relief. The ANEN was created by around ten French new schools, including La Source in Meudon, the École nouvelle d'Antony and La Prairie in Toulouse. It succeeded the informal network known as the "rencontres pédagogiques" (pedagogical meetings). Its first objective was to create a Centre de formation à l'Éducation nouvelle (CFEN) to supply new schools with teachers trained in that spirit. The centre, based in Viroflay, organised initial training along three axes: training in child psychology at the University of Nanterre; training in group dynamics, classroom management and expressive activity at the centre itself; and placements in the new schools. It trained two cohorts of trainees in 1970 and 1971 but did not obtain the hoped-for operating subsidies and ceased its activities. In 1985 the association obtained a contract with the French national education system to manage the training of teachers in member establishments. In 1989, the school "La Source" and the Collège Cévenol left the association to create the Association française des écoles à vocation internationale (AFEVI). In the late 1990s the association also took on the mission of reissuing certain texts by pedagogues that had become unavailable. It published "L'Éducation nouvelle" in 1997, a selection of texts by Claparède, John Dewey, Ferrière and Cousinet, followed in 2002 by "Roger Cousinet: la promotion d'une autre école". The schools of the association remain influenced by the pedagogy of Roger Cousinet, founder of La Source, while each also has its own particularities and pedagogical references linked to its own history. The history of the École nouvelle d'Antony is linked from its birth to the Centre de recherches en pédagogie active created in 1961 by a group of parents of the École expérimentale du Père Castor, founded in 1948 by Paul Faucher. The École du Chapoly in Lyon and the École Émilie Brandt in Levallois-Perret were created by teachers inspired in particular by Montessori pedagogy. L'École Aujourd'hui in Paris is a bilingual school also inspired by the work of the pedagogue Caleb Gattegno. La Prairie in Toulouse, founded by two students of Roger Cousinet, is one of the rare new schools that also operates at the collège (lower secondary) level. The École nouvelle de la Rize, created in Lyon in 1970, is inspired by sociocratic practices. Since the 2000s, the association's main activity has been organising training for teachers employed by member schools. Its website also highlights pedagogical references including Roger Cousinet, Fernand Oury (institutional pedagogy), John Dewey, Paulo Freire, Ovide Decroly, Célestin Freinet, Maria Montessori and Germaine Tortel, as well as current innovations and research such as positive discipline and the approach of Lise Dérosiers to learning to read and write. The ANEN presents itself as a network open to parents, professionals, students, interested individuals and establishments in the process of being created.

The Association nationale pour le développement de l'éducation nouvelle (ANEN) was created in January 1970 under the name "Association nationale d'écoles nouvelles" by around ten French new schools, including La Source in Meudon, the École nouvelle d'Antony and La Prairie in Toulouse. Its official website gives 1969 as the founding year. It succeeded the informal network of the "rencontres pédagogiques" (pedagogical meetings). Its first objective was the creation of a Centre de formation à l'Éducation nouvelle (CFEN) intended to provide new schools with teachers trained in that spirit. The centre, installed at Viroflay, organised initial training along three axes: training in child psychology at the University of Nanterre; training in group dynamics, classroom management and expressive activity at the centre; and placements in the new schools. The centre trained two cohorts of trainees in 1970 and 1971, but did not obtain the hoped-for operating subsidies and ceased its activities. In 1985, the association obtained a contract with the French national education system to manage the training of teachers in member establishments. In 1989, the school "La Source" and the Collège Cévenol left the association to create the Association française des écoles à vocation internationale (AFEVI). In the late 1990s, the association also set itself the mission of reissuing certain texts by pedagogues that had become unavailable. It published "L'Éducation nouvelle" in 1997, a selection of texts by Claparède, John Dewey, Ferrière and Cousinet, followed in 2002 by "Roger Cousinet: la promotion d'une autre école". The schools of the association remain influenced by the pedagogy of Roger Cousinet, founder of La Source, while each also has its own particularities and pedagogical references linked to its own history. The history of the École nouvelle d'Antony is linked from its birth to the Centre de recherches en pédagogie active created in 1961 by a group of parents of the École expérimentale du Père Castor, founded in 1948 by Paul Faucher. The École du Chapoly in Lyon and the École Émilie Brandt in Levallois-Perret were created by teachers inspired in particular by Montessori pedagogy. L'École Aujourd'hui in Paris is a bilingual school also inspired by the work of the pedagogue Caleb Gattegno. La Prairie in Toulouse, founded by two students of Roger Cousinet, is one of the rare new schools that also operates at the collège level. The École nouvelle de la Rize, created in Lyon in 1970, is inspired by sociocratic practices. Since the 2000s, the association's main activity has been organising training for teachers employed by member schools. Its website also highlights pedagogical references including Roger Cousinet, Fernand Oury (institutional pedagogy), John Dewey, Paulo Freire, Ovide Decroly, Célestin Freinet, Maria Montessori and Germaine Tortel, as well as current innovations and research such as positive discipline and the approach of Lise Dérosiers to learning to read and write.

• 2002

  Published "Roger Cousinet: la promotion d'une autre école".

• 1997

  Published "L'Éducation nouvelle", a selection of texts by Claparède, John Dewey, Ferrière and Cousinet.

• 1989

  La Source and the Collège Cévenol left to create the Association française des écoles à vocation internationale (AFEVI).

• 1985

  Obtained a contract with the national education system to manage teacher training for member establishments.

• 1971

  The CFEN trained its second cohort; it later ceased activities after failing to obtain operating subsidies.

• 1970

  Created in January 1970 as the "Association nationale d'écoles nouvelles" by around ten French new schools.

• 1970

  The Centre de formation à l'Éducation nouvelle (CFEN) at Viroflay trained its first cohort of trainees.

• 1969

  Official website states the association was founded in 1969.

A French non-profit network and training body for schools practising active and new-education pedagogies.

• Centre de formation à l'Éducation nouvelle (CFEN)

  Training centre installed at Viroflay, organising initial training in child psychology, group dynamics and placements in new schools.

• Teacher training for member schools

  Since the 2000s, the association's main activity has been organising training for teachers employed by member schools.

• Pedagogical publications

  Reissues of pedagogical texts, including "L'Éducation nouvelle" (1997) and "Roger Cousinet: la promotion d'une autre école" (2002).

1. 1ANEN – Association Nationale pour le développement de l'Éducation Nouvelleanen.fr
2. 2Pédagogie – ANENanen.fr
3. 3Association nationale pour le développement de l'éducation nouvelle – Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
4. 4Wikidata Q2867913wikidata.org