“Support Engineering as a Lever for Educational Innovation” is an Erasmus+ KA2 and European Union cooperation project led by the Innovation, Experimentation, and Research Department of the EAFC in Lyon. Its aim is to foster international dialogue between education professionals and actors in research and educational innovation.
Les Transnationales: A 36-Month Partnership Across 6 Countries
This collaboration, involving 9 organizations from Spain, Italy, Germany, Romania, France, and Portugal, aims to establish a European overview of pedagogical innovation.
Program Overview
First Meeting – January 2024
The first transnational meeting was hosted by the Innovation, Experimentation, and Research Department of the EAFC (École Académique de la Formation Continue) in Lyon. It brought together delegations from the six partner countries.
The event featured a workshop by Thealingua, designed to foster connections among participants. Through physical engagement, attendees were encouraged to reconnect and prepare for group work and the implementation of the observation framework.
Second Meeting – March 2024
As part of the cross-mobility program, delegations from Romania and Portugal will visit Berlin to observe the Thealingua method applied in schools.
How does this method serve as a tool for language teachers?
How does it encourage alternative teaching approaches, prioritizing the body, creativity, space, and active pedagogy over traditional methods?
This program of cross-cultural exchanges will run for three years—stay tuned!
Objectives of the Meetings
✅ Develop a guide for supporting educational innovation.
✅ Conduct cross-cultural observations of innovative teaching and learning practices in each participating country.
✅ Co-develop a comprehensive set of resources, including methods, tools, and teaching materials.
✅ Organize work across three key themes:
The concept of pedagogical innovation
Support for innovation
Continuous professional development for educators
✅ Inspire, support, promote, and create long-term partnerships.
Languages
Working languages: French, German, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian.
With Thealingua’s method, language is approached in a playful and interactive way, moving beyond traditional academic study.
The body takes precedence over words.
Communication relies heavily on non-verbal interaction.
Understanding combines language, space, and physical expression.
This method is shared with educators, offering them a new approach to language teaching.
Meeting Schedule
📅 November 21-23, 2023 – Online Kickoff Meeting
📅 January 15-19, 2024 – Transnational Meeting in Lyon
📅 February – June 2024 – Cross-observations in Madrid (delegations from two countries meet in a third host country)
📅 July 1-5, 2024 – Transnational Meeting in Sibiu, Romania
📅 September 2024 – June 2025 – Cross-observations in Rome
📅 October 14-18, 2025 – Transnational Meeting in Madrid (final deliverable: a support booklet)
📅 July 6-10, 2026 – Transnational Meeting in Rome (final deliverable: a training plan)
📅 November 2026 – Final Transnational Meeting in Paris or Lyon
🚀 Follow the project’s journey as it unfolds across Europe!