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"Freinet" redirects here. For the village, see La Garde-Freinet. For the medieval fortress, see Fraxinetum.

Célestin Freinet ([seləsˈtɛ̃ fʀeˈnɛ], 15 October 1896 in Gars, Alpes-Maritimes – 8 October 1966 in Vence) was a noted French pedagogue and educational reformer.

Early life

Freinet was born in Provence as the fifth of eight children.

His own schooldays were deeply unpleasant to him and would affect his teaching methods and desire for reform.

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In 1915 he was recruited into the French army and was wounded in the lung, an experience that led him to becoming a resolute pacifist.

In 1920 he became an elementary schoolteacher in the village of Le Bar-sur-Loup. It was here that Freinet began to develop his teaching methods.

He married Élise Lagier in 1926.

Educational reforms

In 1923 Freinet purchased a printing press, originally to assist with his teaching, since his lung injury made it difficult for him to talk for long periods.

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