Reception, innovation and rights

Erasmus+ mobility in Poitiers

Financing: 2025-1-IT02-KA121-SCH-000327350

Participation in the prestigious annual conference of AGEEM (the association of French public kindergarten teachers and teachers) in Poitiers represented an important stage of growth and international consolidation for two managers and a pedagogue from the Municipality of Bologna. The experience proved to be a valuable opportunity for discussion on a European scale, summarized in three key concepts that focus on the value of human and professional exchange: hospitality, innovation and rights.

A welcome that combines and enhances

The bond of reciprocity born during a previous meeting in Bologna was strengthened in Poitiers, where the French team welcomed the Italian participants with extraordinary warmth, even going so far as to wear the colors of the Italian flag for the occasion.
An exciting moment was the public account of the Erasmus exchanges: the presentation of the Bologna educational model confirmed that our 0-6 services are recognized internationally as an excellence and a point of reference to follow.

Innovation: science at the service of pedagogy

The Bolognese group has participated in high-level conferences and debates conducted by French and Canadian academic representatives. At the center of the discussions were crucial issues for the school of the future:

• neuroscience applied to learning and the different ways of accessing knowledge;
• intrinsic motivation and the management of emotional dysregulation in childhood;
• the enhancement of mother languages and the role of art in educational paths.

These issues, which the staff of the 0-6 Services of the City of Bologna face in their training courses and in their daily work, have found solid theoretical confirmation and new research ideas in Poitiers, offering participants a scientific map to evolve daily educational practices.

Rights: the boy and the girl as active explorers

The third pillar of the experience focused on the protection of children's rights. The participants reflected on the importance of guaranteeing every girl and boy the right to develop their identity, their self-efficacy and to respect their natural learning times.
In a national context such as the French one, in which kindergarten has become compulsory as early as three years old - with prescriptive programs and early assessment systems -, the work of associations such as AGEEM proves to be fundamental. In fact, it promotes a holistic approach, which defends the right of girls and boys to be active subjects of exploration, capable of learning both in nature and within the section through research and free experimentation.