Adventure playgrounds to redefine children’s place in the city
Published on: May 7 , 2021
Invented nearly a century ago in Denmark, adventure playgrounds are spaces…
Discussion: Outdoor Education: An Alternative Worth Exploring
Published on: April 26 , 2021
The craze for outdoor schooling is very real. Over the past year, the stands…
What do we know about the role of schools in the COVID-19 pandemic? Five experts weigh in
Published on: April 8 , 2021
The issue of school closures has been the subject of recurring debate since the beginning of…
# Science Is Fun: From the Human Body in School to Class 3 Pathogens
Published on: January 27 , 2021
Welcome to the program co-produced by the University of Montpellier and Divergence-FM, which…
The Body in School: A Forgotten Dimension
Published on: January 6 , 2021
In late November 2020, the Ministry of Education launched the “30 Minutes of…” initiative…
[LUM#13] School: Another Brick Beyond the Walls
Published on: December 9 , 2020
Has the lockdown shaken the very foundations of the school system? Temporarily out of commission…
Homeschooling: What Is It?
Published on: October 6 , 2020
On October 2, during his speech outlining the measures of the action plan to combat…
From Lavisse to Bescherelle, these textbooks have left their mark on generations of students
Published on: September 3 , 2020
Lavisse, Bled, Bescherelle, Lagarde, and Michard—names that will forever be inextricably linked…
School: Should yoga be added to the curriculum?
Published on: August 27 , 2020
Yoga has taken the world by storm. The crane pose, the crow pose, or the half-grasshopper pose…
Nature in Schools: Is It Time to Hold Classes Outdoors?
Published on: June 29 , 2020
As soon as the measures to ease lockdown restrictions were announced, the idea of a school whose classrooms…
The School of Change: Documenting Alternative Teaching Methods
Published on: May 29 , 2020
The lockdown and the challenges of returning to school under health protocols have…
Debate: Positive Education—An Empty Phrase or a True Revolution?
Published on: November 28 , 2019
For the past decade or so, the term “positive education,” often associated with…
In the digital age, do we still need textbooks?
Published on: July 1 , 2019
People often point out that textbooks make students’ backpacks heavier. They…
UniverlaCité brings the university to the neighborhoods
Published on: June 25 , 2019
For the past 10 years, the UM has been visiting schools in priority neighborhoods…
The class photo: another side of school life?
Published on: April 17 , 2019
As old as the invention of photography itself, the class photo has since become…
Elementary school: Nearly one in two students is enrolled in a “mixed-age” class
Published on: March 14 , 2019
When we talk about classes where children of different ages are together, we tend to think of…