{"id":610,"date":"2017-10-18T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:59:31","slug":"institucion-libre-ensenanza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/institucion-libre-ensenanza","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition: Giner de los Rios and the Instiuci\u00f3n Libre de Ense\u00f1anza (ILE movement)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"528\">To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of <strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"263\">Francisco Giner<\/strong>, thinker, educator and promoter of the modernization of Spain (and one of the main founders of the <strong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"397\">Instituci\u00f3n Libre de Ense\u00f1anza<\/strong>), this exquisite exhibition highlights the personal trajectory of Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos and his main work: the ILE movement.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"1100\">The exhibition <strong data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"584\">\u201cGiner: The Master of Modern Spain\u201d<\/strong> runs until <strong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"616\">Sunday, May 22nd<\/strong>. You\u2019ll be able to find out more about Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos and the ILE.<br data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"699\" \/>The work and initiatives of this eminent pedagogue are displayed through original documents, photographs, letters, books, objects, and paintings.<br data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"847\" \/>The exhibition also highlights the connection with personalities related to the educational renewal and the ILE such as <strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1061\">Sorolla, Emilia Pardo Baz\u00e1n, Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca, Santiago Ram\u00f3n y Cajal, Salvador Dal\u00ed,<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1085\">Rafael Altamira<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1105\" \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/institucion-libre-ensenanza\/#ILE_Movement\" >ILE Movement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/institucion-libre-ensenanza\/#The_Free_Institution_of_Education\" >The Free Institution of Education<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/institucion-libre-ensenanza\/#ALAs_Connection_with_Giner_de_los_Rios\" >ALA\u2019s Connection with Giner de los R\u00edos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/institucion-libre-ensenanza\/#In_Conclusion\" >In Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1123\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ILE_Movement\"><\/span>ILE Movement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1427\">The <strong data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1145\">ILE movement<\/strong> was an inspiring cultural force, where figures like <strong data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1235\">Albert Einstein, Ortega y Gasset,<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1255\">Leo Tolstoy<\/strong> gave lectures.<br data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1273\" \/>It became a <strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1301\">creative hub<\/strong> for artistic and scientific elites from the European vanguards, especially within the framework of the <strong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1426\">Student Residence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1625\">Currently, the <strong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1465\">Student Residence<\/strong> can be visited and also offers <strong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1522\">student accommodation<\/strong> at excellent prices.<br data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1546\" \/>It\u2019s one of the main cultural history sites in the heart of Madrid, located at:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1696\">\n<p data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1696\">Calle del Pinar, 21-23 (parallel to Castellana)<br data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1679\" \/>\u260e\ufe0f 915 63 64 11<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1841\">In this residence, important personalities such as <strong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1779\">Luis Bu\u00f1uel, Salvador Dal\u00ed<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1810\">Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca<\/strong> met and developed friendships.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"2044\">It\u2019s a highly recommended place to visit \u2014featuring a <strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1928\">museum, shop and restaurant<\/strong>, and it is <strong data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"1960\">open on weekends<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"1964\" \/>You can even have lunch in the old dining room (<em data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2040\">reservation is recommended<\/em>):<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2062\">\n<p data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2062\">\u260e\ufe0f 915 61 32 00<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2067\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2106\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Free_Institution_of_Education\"><\/span>The Free Institution of Education<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2311\">The <strong data-start=\"2112\" data-end=\"2145\">Free Institution of Education<\/strong> was the most significant <strong data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2195\">educational movement<\/strong> in contemporary Spain.<br data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2221\" \/>It promoted European educational trends and embraced principles from the <strong data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2308\">New School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2351\">Key aspects of its philosophy include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2576\">\n<li data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2376\">\n<p data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2376\">Freedom in teaching<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2439\">\n<p data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2439\">Holistic education (social, moral, intellectual, physical)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2479\">\n<p data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2479\">Co-education and family involvement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2518\">\n<p data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2518\">Artistic and nature-based learning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2576\">\n<p data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2576\">Participative, open, and creative classroom methodology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2581\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2626\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ALAs_Connection_with_Giner_de_los_Rios\"><\/span>ALA\u2019s Connection with Giner de los R\u00edos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2976\">The educational philosophy promoted by Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos is one of the sources of inspiration for the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/metodologia-american-language-academy.php\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2740\" data-end=\"2856\">methodology of American Language Academy<\/a>, where very <strong data-start=\"2869\" data-end=\"2897\">small groups of students<\/strong> interact directly with teachers to develop <strong data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"2975\">practical communication skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2978\" data-end=\"3239\">\n<p data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3239\"><em data-start=\"2980\" data-end=\"3205\">\u201cClasses should be a gathering for a few hours, pleasant, spontaneous, intimate, in which the theoretical and practical exercises, dialogue and explanation, discussion and mutual inquiry alternate freely with rational art.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"3205\" data-end=\"3208\" \/>\u2014 Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3241\" data-end=\"3433\">At <strong data-start=\"3244\" data-end=\"3273\">American Language Academy<\/strong>, we celebrate his legacy by encouraging an <strong data-start=\"3317\" data-end=\"3358\">active, participative, and motivating<\/strong> learning environment where learners <strong data-start=\"3395\" data-end=\"3432\">develop real communicative skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3799\">\n<p data-start=\"3437\" data-end=\"3799\"><em data-start=\"3437\" data-end=\"3765\">\u201cBreak the enormous masses of students, which, by necessity are limited to passively hearing a lecture, or interrogations of memory. In exchange, substitute these classic elements by getting teachers together with close circles of participative students, who think, who talk, who argue and move, and who are, in short, alive.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"3765\" data-end=\"3768\" \/>\u2014 Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr data-start=\"3801\" data-end=\"3804\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3806\" data-end=\"3823\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Conclusion\"><\/span>In Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3825\" data-end=\"3957\">We commemorate the important figure of <strong data-start=\"3864\" data-end=\"3895\">Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos<\/strong> by embracing and celebrating <strong data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"3956\">free and creative education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"4048\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/afd1dcb48f06496ba81c91ff585798c1.png\" alt=\"text\" data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"4048\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4055\" data-end=\"4077\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Francisco Giner, thinker, educator and promoter of the modernization of Spain (and one of the main founders of the Instituci\u00f3n Libre de Ense\u00f1anza), this exquisite exhibition highlights the personal trajectory of Francisco Giner de los R\u00edos and of his main works, the ILE movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/api.americanlanguage.es\/uploads\/70e613ac96264f94b618aaeeaeceeeaa.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultura"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":611,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610\/revisions\/611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}