Fons F. Ponsatí (MMECAE)

The geographical scope of the audiovisual documents is mainly Girona counties, Alt Empordà and Garrotxa. They mostly include interesting topics such as grade-school teaching, class trips, educational get-togethers, summer school, vistas and landscapes in the region of Girona.

The subject matter focuses on the Teachers Movement for a Catalan School in the Alt Empordà, which aimed to promote quality education. Among the most prominent measures was the promotion of activities, continuous training of teachers and exchanging experiences, all rooted in Catalan and public culture. They are documentaries or animated films that were used as teaching aids in schools. The topics discussed are, for example, geography, volcanism and the changes in the landscape of the towns in the region of Girona. These documentaries were used to prepare students before outings so that they could learn about the topics to be explored on the class trips in advance. Class trips to Besalú, La Garrotxa, Puig Redon, Castellfollit de la Roca, in the Alt Camp area, Figueres, Olot and Sant Jaume de Llierca were also filmed.

The fonds also contains teaching aid films, made with animation assembled by Felip Ponsatí, such as an animated film to teach letters to children. There are also teacher meetings such as educational get-togethers, summer school and other MMACAE activities.

Free and open access.

Felip Ponsatí donated the photographs and documentation of the Alt Empordà Teachers Movement to the Alt Empordà Regional Archive (ACAE).