“We sat outside with groups of people we met during the day, sharing meals and drinks, talking about our passion, working with TPRS, laughing, and sometimes getting very personal because these are people you can get close to.”
“This is a supportive community of teachers who believe our instruction can change individual lives for the better, resulting in greater changes to societies and the world.”
A traveller arrived at the gate to a large city in the dessert.
I was struck by the friendliness, the generosity, the helpfulness and the gracious hospitality of the Germans. More than the monuments and architecture, what impressed me were the lively, animated conversations that were being carried on in the cafés and streets and trains. There always seemed to be someone laughing somewhere. I hope to return before long.
“I would absolutely love to come again and I would definitely recommend this conference to any language teacher interested in exploring TPRS and CI. “
A week ago I was talking to Lillian Stirling and Teri Wiechart about the wonderful workshop that had just ended. Then I took them to the train, came home and went to bed, finally following my doctor’s orders to rest after a week’s delay. And that is pretty much all I’ve done or accomplished in
“a wonderful opportunity for teachers to question their own pedagogical practices, “
Last summer Sabrina Sebban-Janczak organized a three day Comprehensible Input Immersion experience in Agen for French teachers from the United States. In the mornings they had class with Sabrina and in the afternoon they visited some French professionals and talked with them about their passions. There was a “chapellier”, a horse breeder and ….. a
Teri Wiechart, our coach of all coaches, recently sent in this description of the workshop. It might be a good time to remind people that the early bird price of 295 euros ends on March 31st.
In a few months, the third TPRS Workshop in Agen will be ready to start. Teri, Sabrina, Tamara, Daniel and I are looking forward to meeting old friends and making new ones.
Every summer for the last ten years something magic has happened in Agen, France. Teachers from around the world have gathered in a friendly little town in southwest France and particpated in what many of them have called a life-changing experience. They come together because they have heard of a different way of teaching languages, a way of creating stories with their students and building a different kind of classroom. They come with open hearts and open minds and they leave with smiles and warm memories and many new friends. That is the magic of Agen.