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The first official ikastola
The first official ikastola was opened , and the movement to transfer the medium of education in the Southern Basque Country from Spanish to Basque became widespread in the late 20th century. -
The first association of ikastolas was created
The first association of ikastolas was created. The Spanish civil war and the policy of official restriction of the teaching of Spanish languages other than Castilian meant the disappearance of the ikastolas, for which some groups of parents clandestinely sent their children to school in Basque -
The first ikastola in Vizcaya
The first ikastola in Vizcaya was opened in Bilbao (the second ikastola in Bilbao was opened in 1963 -
Joanes Etxeberri School
Joanes Etxeberri School of Educators was created which operated for 10 years, and was intended for the students who studied at the Donostia School of Teaching. -
1968
Influence of Freinetian pedagogy, where a group of Andereños moved to Buzet sur Biase, where they worked on this method. In Iparralde (the Basque Country is the French State) an ikastola was opened. Driven by the increasing relevance that ikastolas are taking, Gordailu began its journey in San Sebastián. Promotes the use of “euskara batua”, in accordance with the proposal of the Euskalzaindia carried out in Aranzazu. -
Federation of Ikastolas was founded
The Diocesan Federation of Ikastolas was founded, which became, with the arrival of democracy, a secular federation. -
Association of teachers
Gordailu was organized as an association of teachers, which had a headquarters in Donostia and in 1970 had 300 members and a total of four people released in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Araba and Nafarroa. -
1972
The Ikastolas Teachers Association (Irakasle Elkartea) was created and driven by the increasing relevance that ikastolas are taking,
Iker began its journey in Bilbao -
Adarra, pedagogical renewal and the Basque public school
In the field of public schools, the demand for a Basque public school and teacher training began, starting with the summer courses. Creation of Adarra. The first Euskadi Pedagogical Days began in Bilbao, as well as training courses, debates on political alternatives to teaching. The creation of STEE-EILAS as a union, assumed the defense of the Basque public school, the pedagogical renewal and the defense of Euskara, from an ideological plurality. -
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Euskadi pedagogical alternative
Between these days will continue to be held in the different cities of Euskal Herria. In the first days 1,200 teachers participated and in the fourth 2,500. The topics covered revolve around pedagogical renewal, bilingualism and the Basque public school. -
IRALE Program
The IRALE Program will emerge, which since 1979 has subsidized Basque recycling courses. -
Government's Department of Education signed the Ikastolas Agreement
In 1980, the Basque Government's Department of Education signed the Ikastolas Agreement with the Ministry of Education, proceeding with the general regularization of the 1,738 classrooms in the Basque Country. -
Law of Linguistic Normalization
With the Law of Linguistic Normalization of the Use of Euskara, the framework is already found to give way to the IRALE teacher training program. -
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ISILIK magazine
Published the ISILIK magazine, which collects, among other things, the experiences that were being put into practice in the field of pedagogical renewal. -
The “euskaldunization” of teachers
Significant number of teachers, who came from other parts of the State, and who chose to return to their places of origin. Teaching in Basque was going to be implemented and they neither wanted. The percentages of Basque teachers increased to 22%. -
Public School Law
The ikastola had to choose to access one of the two legally recognized networks, the public or the private one.
In this process we would have to recognize a point of pedagogical renewal, in terms of educational organization. -
A preschool ikastola outside Europe
Since 1998, a preschool ikastola has been operating in the US city of Boise, the only one outside Europe.