About APPInep SIG

In 2000 APPI created a support group for teachers who work with Young Learners, in Portuguese primary schools and preschools. This group called at the time APPInep (núcleo de ensino no primeiro ciclo e pré-escolar, formerly known as núcleo de ensino precoce) is now the APPInep SIG (Special Interest Group).

Since 2000 APPI and APPInep SIG have written the Orientações Programáticas for the PROGRAMA DE GENERALIZAÇÃO DO INGLÊS no 1º CICLO DO ENSINO BÁSICO, 3RD and 4TH year, published the APPInep Bulletin, provided Continuing Professional Development – CPD – courses, organized an APPInep Day at APPI annual Conference and APPInep Sharing Good Practice events all over the country.

This Special Interest Group has its own Webpage , Facebook page and Instagram.


APPInep events

APPI / APPInep Seminar "Teaching and Developing for 25 years" - Leiria - February 7th & 8th, 2025 - Materials | Video 

APPI / APPInep Webinar  'English Language Teaching Inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach' - APPI Zoom Platform - January 13, 2024 - Sandra Rodrigues | Recorded session | Materials

'APPInep day: Storytelling by the fireplace' - APPI Zoom Platform - January 7, 2023 - Ana Nunes & Helena Soares materials; Padlet materials

'Christmas' Workshop - APPI Zoom Platform - December 1, 2021

'Tongue Twisters' Workshop - APPI Zoom Platform - November 4, 2021

'Halloween' Workshop - APPI Zoom Platform - October 23, 2021

Young Learners and Very Young Learners Conference - Celebrating 20 Years of APPInep - APPI Zoom Platform - November and December 2020 - Recording Sessions & Materials from some speakers

Young Learners and Very Young Learners Conference ‘Bridging and Assessing EFL in the 1st & 2nd Cycles’ – Porto – January 2018

Young Learners & Very Young Learners Conference – Lisboa – October 2015

7th  Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Ponte de Sor – October 2014

6th  Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Lisboa – September 2013

5th  Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Maia – June 2012

4th Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice”  Viseu – September 2010

3rd  Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Faro – November 2009

2nd  Sharing ”Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Caldas da Rainha – May 2009

1st  Sharing “Primary English: Sharing Good Practice” – Évora – November 2008

Next Events

LiTE Academy's Webinar #6 - Rethinking Language Assessment in Digital, Inclusive, and Multilingual Learning Environments

16/06/2026 18:00 -19:30
Online

Here Comes the Sun - Online conference on positive learning and mindfulness

Organised by the European Mindful and Compassionate ELT Project in collaboration with APPI Mindful SIG, TESOL Spain, and TESOL Hungary, this gathering aims to nurture a supportive professional community where educators can grow not only as teachers, but as mindful, compassionate individuals.
20/06/2026 09:00 -13:00
Online

LiTE Academy's Webinar #7 - Designing Language Learning Tasks for Digital, Inclusive, and Multilingual Classrooms

29/06/2026 18:00 -19:30

Pilgrims Teacher Training Online Conference

Humanistic Language Teaching Today: Teaching the Whole Person
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10/10/2026 to 11/10/2026 13:00 -16:30

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Here Comes the Sun - Online conference on positive learning and mindfulness

June 20th - online
European Mindful and Compassionate ELT Project Conference in collaboration with APPI Mindful SIG, TESOL Spain, and TESOL Hungary
28/05/2026 APPI

Bolsa Alberto Gaspar 2026

Resultados
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Nomes das vencedoras:
- Elisabete Rodrigues Francisco, sócia nº B -6613
- Maria José Rodrigues Alves, sócia nº B-7913
26/03/2026 APPI

Assembleia Geral Associados - maio 2026

9 de maio de 2026
18h40
Centro Cultural e de Congresso de Aveiro
18/03/2026 APPI