1905 - Alfred Binet announced the founding of the first laboratory school in Europe

Addressing the November 16 general assembly of the Société Libre Pour L'Étude Psychologique de L'Enfant (Society for the Psychological Study of Children), Alfred Binet announced the founding of the Laboratory of Experimental Pedagogy, the first laboratory school in Europe. The school was in Paris, on the rue Grange-aux-belles. On June 5, 1971, a commemorative plaque was placed on the school at rue Claude Vellefaux, which had replaced the original lab school.


Type of event: Educational Institution, Research Laboratory, or Institute

Country: France

Region: Europe and the former USSR