Erasmus+ : the sixth learning activity in Sabadell

Some photos from the sixth in-person learning activity in Sabadell, Spain. The participants took part in several artistic workshops led by Helena Cabo (Mediation Officer at laSala), including one for families. Helena Cabo also presented laSala’s vision for cultural mediation and the creation of a network of players working towards the artistic awakening of young children at laSala. Finally, discussion-debate workshops were organised in the afternoons in order to stimulate reflections, agreements and disagreements on multiculturalism, practice among equals, and the expectations and needs of the various players involved in the implementation of artistic projects for very young children.

Photo credits : Belén Masola

To learn more, you can read an illustrated report of this mobility HERE

Erasmus+ : A fifth learning activity in Mitry-Mory

Here are some photos of the fifth learning activity part of our ERASMUS+ project, which took place on November 28 and 29, 2022 in Mitry-Mory.

Photo credits: Rali Benallou

During these two days of training, the participants got to visit several early years and cultural organisations part of the Roissy Pays de France Administrative Grouping, and attended talks by Laurent Dupont and Margotte Fricoteaux on ACTA’s last community project The Lullabies and the valorization of this intangible heritage. Finally, workshops were organized in the afternoons to stimulate reflections, agreements and disagreements on the foundations necessary to foster the collaboration of different players for the young child’s artistic awakening. To learn more, here is an illustrated report of this mobility HERE.

Erasmus+ : 4th learning activity in the Netherlands

Our 4th Learning Activity from the ERASMUS+ training program took place from the 28th to 30th September 2022, focused on developing early years professionals’ capacity to enable the young child’s artistic awakening.

During two days in Almere, Netherlands, the French participants were able to: visit early years and cultural organisations, attend a show co-produced by our Dutch partner 2turvenhoog, and exchange with their Spanish, Scottish and Dutch counterparts. To learn more about the project in general, it’s here. And for a detailed and illustrated summary of this specific activity, it’s over here!

Erasmus+ : Photos from our learning activity in Almere !

The fourth learning activity in our project, “Early Years and Education Professionals in Training: Arts and Early Years”, took place from September 28th to 30th in Almere, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Here are some of the images of these three days rich in debates, visits of early years and cultural organisations, and shows!

Photo credits: Studio Stoks & Bonny Vrielink

Erasmus+ : 3rd learning activity at the Imaginate festival in Edinburgh

During this third physical mobility learning activity, participants from all four organisations travelled to Edinburgh for the Imaginate Early Years Festival organised by our partner company, Starcatchers. The participants were able to attend the shows presented during the three days, aimed at various age groups. We carried out several workshops, this time focusing on the artistic and cultural awakening offers for young children in each country, with a focus on the Scottish tools institutionalised by their national guide/framework. We also met with the Starcatchers teams to understand and observe the implementation of their socio-cultural actions with local audiences. Finally, we visited several childcare facilities in their area, either for 0-3 year olds or for 3-5 year olds.

For more information, here is an illustrated report of this mobility HERE

Erasmus+ : 2nd learning activity at the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES festival in Villiers-le-Bel

During this second learning activity in physical mobility, the participants from the 4 structures met in Villiers-le-Bel, the territorial base of the ACTA company, on the occasion of the PREMIÈRES RENCONTRES early childhood festival. The participants were able to attend the shows presented during these three days, as well as the conferences and debates of the festival. We held a workshop to continue the reflections started during the first mobility in Sabadell on the different national systems around early childhood. Finally, we visited the Madeleine Vernet multi-accueil and the Georges Brassens media library in Mitry-Mory.

For more information, here is an illustrated report of this mobility HERE

Erasmus+ : 1st learning activity at the ElPetit festival in Sabadell

For this first learning activity in physical mobility, the participants of the 4 organisations met in Sabadell, in the outskirts of Barcelona in Spain, during the ElPetit early childhood festival organised by LaSala. The participants were able to attend the shows presented during these three days, as well as the conferences and debates of the festival. The mobility ended with a visit to District 3, where LaSala is located, including a nursery, a pre-school and the municipal library.

To learn more, here is an illustrated report of this mobility HERE