Een andere school
Johan Van Schaeren Belgium 2025 122 min.
1975. A group of young parents, displeased with the classical school system, found a new school from scratch. The interest in a different kind of education proves so great that they soon have to expand. They end up in an old farmhouse where, for the first time in Flanders, they put Freinet pedagogy into practice.
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Using historical footage and audio recordings, as well as interviews with Freinet pioneers of yesteryear, Een andere school recounts not only an amazing experiment by a group of idealists, but also the life and work of French pedagogue Célestin Freinet. The film offers an illuminating insight into the basic principles of his progressive pedagogical system. A historical film, looking back at a crucial phase in the emergence of Freinet schools in Flanders, but also a film that is relevant to this day. Not only because Flanders currently has the highest number of Freinet schools in the world, but also because the film addresses themes that are hot topics in the field of education today.
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De toekomst van het onderwijs in Vlaanderen.
Panel discussion with Ronni Hermans (one of the very first teachers of the Appeltuin and one of the protagonists from the film), Katrien Nijs (class teacher and pedagogical supervisor in Freinet primary and secondary education), Geert Kelchtermans (professor and head of the Centre for Educational Innovation and Teacher and School Development (COOLS) at KU Leuven), Piet Van Avermaet (UGent) and Koen Daniels (representative, and expert education NVA). Moderated by Soetkin Bulcke.
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Credits
Director
Johan Van Schaeren
Producer
Fonk vzw
Cinematography
Matthias Therry
Editing
Ali Baharlou, Johan Van Schaeren
Music
Erik Verheyden
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Dialogues
Dutch, French
Subtitling
Dutch