Decroly schools in England?

[Annix]

We might be moving back to England and I was wondering if anyone had come across the Decroly method being taught in any schools in England?

Never heard of it. What is it?

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Sounds like vocational/contextual learning to me! The problem solving aspect is often taught as an implicitly thoug may be found within key skills and enterprise.

My comments are from a seondary perspective, i trained six yers ago and have never heard of this strategy.

Forgive terrible spelling mistakes didn't check post.

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It sounds like you guys are teachers or have done somekind of studies into models of education systems or something.

After several re-readings I think I understand what kind of educational strategy Decroly developed. Its interesting. My boy goes to a Decroly school in Barcelona and all the explanations are in Catalan - so I tend to miss some of the subtilties - his school uses the child's immediate environment - and by observing and then describing what they see around them in groups, they then move on to finally expressing all they have seen and talked about by drawing or painting or using plasticine and when they are older writing I guess. They use the children's immediate environment and build outwards...Is that contextual learning?

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew of any Decroly schools in England? I have a strong feeling there aren't any. I have had a look on the internet and nothing shows.

If anyone has any links to websites who go further into how the Decroly method is actually applied - in english.... I would be really grateful - as all I come up with is French language sites - given he was belgian makes sense.

Thanks.

Yes I would say thats contextual learning - it sounds as if its very much at the forefront of your childs schools teaching and learning strategy.

I teach business studies to older students. For example I would use the idea of pocket money (their immediate environment) to teach cashflow before moving into a business context with which they are unfamiliar - this type of approach I think tends to be implicit - context is very important to my subject as it is examined in this way. Somtimes this is referred to as a 'scaffholding approach'.

I do not have any knowledge of primary education except for the publicity surrounding literacy and numeracy hours and stuff like that from on news. Good luck in finding an appropriate school.

I am expecting my first child and its something I have started to think about even now re catchment areas and all that if we move house!

Thanks for replying, bbeyes.

So from what you are saying, do you think that methods/ or part of his methods like Decroly's have been absorbed into other teaching methods?

Good luck and enjoy your lovely new baby to be.

Its mad to be on the education trail already isn't it?

Regards annix

Yes from what you've described on this thread i do - its good you have such knowledge of your childs school - ask about this of course at your new schools (prospective). If they are not familiar with that method use the terms contextual, intergrated projects generaly enquirwe about teaching strategies - ask to see samples of students work. Wish more parents took such an interest in their childs learning!!! let us know how you get on if possible.