The Freinet School of Barcelona

Authors

  • Fernando Jiménez Mier y Terán Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mèxic)

Keywords:

educación Freinet, Barcelona, Tibidabo, Imprenta Escolar, Texto Libre, Guerra Civil.

Abstract

The Freinet School of Barcelona was set up in the city at the height of the Civil War in 1937, promoted by schools inspector Herminio Almendros. The time of the Spanish Cooperative for the Freinet Technique had come to a close. The children at this school produced free texts on their press, illustrated them, printed them into books and exchanged them with other schools, mainly with the school run by Freinet in Vence, France. These texts were grouped into the books «tibidabo» and «Petits» for primary and nursey schoolchildren. In these free texts, and without themselves or their teachers setting out with this purpose, the children became true historians, enabling us to uncover what took place during wartime schooling. This article brings together information about the school, its teachers and pupils. It also looks at the figure of Inspector Almendros. Furthermore, it recoups the exchanges made with schoolchildren in France. The article is based on the texts from these books and on an interview carried out by the author with one of the school’s head teachers.

Key words: Freinet education; Barcelona; Tibidabo; School Press; Free Text; Civil War.

Author Biography

Fernando Jiménez Mier y Terán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mèxic)



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Issue

No. 29 (2017): gener-juny

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Monographic theme

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