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News and Activities 30/09/2025
Elena Herrán will give her presentation in Spanish Into which other languages should her presentation be translated? The subsequent discussion will be conducted bilingually with the help of interpreters. In which language would you like to participate? Please let us know
News and Activities 24/07/2024
We are delighted that this year's scholarship has been awarded for a course in Spanish at the Pikler House in Budapest. Silvia Daniela Ortiz from Mexico was able to convince the selection committee. She will be attending a course in Budapest at the end of this year and is delighted to receive the €500 grant. Congratulations Daniela, well deserved.
We would like to thank the committee consisting of Katharina Becker, Ecuador, Rosario Rivero, Perú and Xusma Azkona, Spain for their careful selection. We know that it was not an easy decision, as we had many very, very good applications. We hope to be able to offer scholarships again next year. Stay tuned and check back here on our website regularly! If you would like to support Pikler International and the opportunity to offer scholarships, please become a member.
We look forward to seeing you!
News 17/08/2025
It is with immense gratitude and deep sadness that we bid farewell to Geneviève Appell, psychologist, author of numerous writings, and one of the most important pioneers—alongside Myriam David—of Pikler pedagogy worldwide.
As Emmi Pikler's long-time partner, Geneviève Appell played a decisive role in spreading and successfully implementing the principles of this unique educational approach beyond national borders. The team at the Lóczy Institute in Budapest also learned a great deal from her. She enriched this educational approach in a lasting way.
With her keen sense of observation of children, her deep respect for their autonomy, and her impressive clarity of expression, she inspired generations of professionals.
Geneviève Appell was not only the first recipient of the Pikler® Prize, but also an outstanding thinker, translator, and transmitter of knowledge. Through her numerous articles and publications, she contributed greatly to spreading understanding of children and the importance of sensitive support in the international professional world.
We are particularly proud that she wrote a text especially for Pikler International, which we will continue to make available in her honor:
Rencontrer Emmi Pikler et ses collaboratrices.
De l'Accueil lóczien au Prendre soin piklérien – D'hier à aujourd'hui (1967–2014) https://piklerinternational.com/en/documents-events/documents
This text is a moving summary of her deep understanding and decades of experience in Pikler pedagogy – a tribute to Emmi Pikler and the many women who have carried on and developed this approach.
We salute a life filled with commitment, wisdom, and integrity. Her eternal open-mindedness, joie de vivre, and human warmth, which were evident in every encounter, will also remain unforgettable.
Geneviève Appell lives on in our work.
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Nuestra historia
y organización
Pikler International es una organización sin fines de lucro fundada en 2012 y con sede en la Suiza francófona.
Pikler International es una rama de la primera asociación internacional Pikler, AIP(L), Association International Pikler (Loczy),
que fue fundada en 1997. La AIP(L) ha apoyado con éxito financieramente al Instituto Pikler en Budapest, asegurando así su existencia continua.
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