Step by step: the Xarxa de Docents per la Llengua

Every day, the teachers' groups I belong to send me proposals for defending Catalan in schools. Today I'm sharing two that point the same way: building a network.

The Xarxa de Docents per la Llengua

The Xarxa de Docents per la Llengua ("Teachers' Network for the Language") starts from an idea I share: many of us teachers are worried about the state of Catalan in schools, but we often feel alone in our own school. The group behind it proposes moving forward step by step:

• Finding each other, coming together and getting organised, in a space where we can meet.
• Sharing ideas, diagnoses and experiences, to improve what each school does and to repeat what works.
• Challenging our colleagues at school, because any initiative for the language loses strength if the teachers themselves don't get involved.
• Making a difference in our schools and in our pupils' future, so that every pupil in Catalonia finishes school with a deep, active command of Catalan.

Treu la llengua, on video

The Assemblea Educativa de Catalunya, which runs Treu la llengua, has made this video to get more schools to join. It begins: "Catalan isn't only taught. It is spoken, shared and lived."

I wrote about it here, together with the Repte per la llengua: cursosdecatala.cat/en/actualitat/dono-suport-a-treu-la-llengua-i-al-repte-per-la-llengua

Why I'm sharing them

Because they come from teachers themselves, and because I want to be seen standing alongside the people driving them. If the poster reaches you, pass it on. And if you're looking for ideas to put it into practice, the Resources page has a "For teachers and schools" section with proposals such as the activities of the Catalan coordination team at Escola Falguera: cursosdecatala.cat/en/recursos

Poster: Xarxa de Docents per la Llengua. Video: Assemblea Educativa de Catalunya (Treu la llengua!).