Action-Oriented Approach – Plurilingualism – Interculturality

For a Shared and Plural Future

API Education Forum – Forum for Action-Oriented, Plurilingual and Intercultural Education is an international association bringing together teachers, trainers, researchers and education professionals around a shared goal: to build a more inclusive, plural and practice-grounded education. Like the bee—hardworking, collaborative and essential to the balance of ecosystems—the API Forum values the diversity of knowledge, the circulation of languages and the cross-pollination of ideas. The Forum is a space for dialogue and co-construction where pedagogical resources and academic work circulate, settle and transform—nurturing a living, collective and engaged approach to education.

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Our Mission

To promote plurilingual, intercultural and action-oriented education by supporting the transmission of knowledge, linguistic equity and collaboration among education stakeholders. Like a pedagogical beehive, the Forum brings energies together, fosters interaction, and produces accessible and shareable resources.

Our Vision

We envision an educational world where every language matters, every learner is recognised, and cultural diversity becomes a shared source of enrichment. An education in which pedagogical practices—like the collaborative work of bees—collectively build a sustainable, supportive and democratic learning ecosystem.

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Each API Forum gathering is a unique opportunity to exchange perspectives, share practices and advance collective reflection.

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The Next Two Events:

05 Nov

Presentation : The action-oriented approach in classroom practice

Beverley Peet, University of Wollongong, New South Wales This presentation reports on a study investigating how teachers of intensivecourses in language centres with CEFR-based curricula for French and Spanishimplement the […]

03 Dec

Presentation – Intercultural approaches in language education in Ireland

Kenia Puig Planella, Post-Primary Languages, Ireland / European Centre for Modern Languages Using examples from policy, curriculum and practice, this presentation highlights how language education in Ireland builds on learners’ […]

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API Éducation Forum
Brian North
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Email : info@apieducationforum.org

c/o Brian North
Badenerstrasse 78,
8004 Zurich
Switzerland

The Next Two Events

05 Nov

Presentation : The action-oriented approach in classroom practice

Beverley Peet, University of Wollongong, New South Wales This presentation reports on a study investigating how teachers of intensivecourses in language centres with CEFR-based curricula for French and Spanishimplement the […]

03 Dec

Presentation – Intercultural approaches in language education in Ireland

Kenia Puig Planella, Post-Primary Languages, Ireland / European Centre for Modern Languages Using examples from policy, curriculum and practice, this presentation highlights how language education in Ireland builds on learners’ […]

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Supporting action-oriented / action-based teaching and learning.
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