The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education is based on over forty years of experience in the Reggio Emilia Preschool Centres in Italy. It places emphasis on children’s symbolic languages in the context of a project-oriented curriculum. Learning is viewed as a journey; and education as building relationships with people (both children and adults) and creating connections between ideas and the environment. The Reggio Approach is based on a comprehensive philosophy‚ underpinned by several
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Reggio Emilia Approach Reggio Emilia was a community in northern Italy that caught the attention of the world with their new method of teaching. The Reggio Emilia approach was founded in 1968 originally for ages 3 years to 6 years but then in 1971 it was expanded to children 4 months to 6 years. The Reggio Emilia approach is a philosophy for preschool and primary education‚ started by Loris Malaguzzi and the villages of Reggio Emilia in Italy. They believed that children have some control
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Reggio Emilia Approach: The Reggio Emilia approach focuses on a child’s natural development. It’s child-centered and directed‚ taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the student in order to be effective and meaningful. A child’s point of view is completely respected and the student is encouraged to follow their own educational path. The method follow four key principles: The Reggio Emilia philosophy is based upon the following set of principles: children must have some say over
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Early Childhood Education Journal‚ Vol. 29‚ No. 2‚ Winter 2001 ( 2001) Examining the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education Valarie Mercilliott Hewett1‚2‚3 Reggio Emilia‚ a prosperous region in Northern Italy‚ is the site of one of the most innovative‚ high-quality city-run infant-toddler and pre-primary systems in the world. The Reggio Emilia Approach to early childhood education draws from the ideas of many great thinkers‚ yet it is much more than an eclectic mix of theories
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The Reggio Emilia Approach‚ a constructivist approach‚ is related to constructivist theorists such as Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget and Vygotsky offer theories on ways children think cognitively in a developmental manner. Piaget believes that a child is competent‚ when a child learns new things it just enhances their skills further. Vygotsky also believes that a child is competent‚ yet when they are educated it helps them in the process of the ZPD‚ zone of proximal development. According to Piaget
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Reggio Emilia Approach: Atelier The teaching strategies used in the Reggio Emilia Approach are quite different from the ones that are seen in the United States of America. To an American or any other person other than an Italian‚ these teaching strategies are quite revolutionary. However‚ to an Italian the child rearing strategies the Reggio Emilia school use are not very abstract because they mirror the culture and lifestyle of an Italian. A major aspect of the Reggio Emilia schools’ philosophy
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that uses the Reggio Emilia philosophy are very clever. If I had the options to choose from a two different types of schools‚ and one of them uses the Reggio philosophy I would most definitely chose that school. The reason I am so keen on this philosophy is because a majority of their focus is on art. Children are introduced to the idea of expressing themselves through art. Whether it is their thoughts or their feelings‚ art is the main medium used to represent children. Reggio Emilia uses art as a
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At St. Anne’s the Reggio Emilia approach is supported by a low student/teacher ratio‚ close collaboration among administrators and teachers‚ and careful attention to the physical environment. One of the reasons why the fourth grade teacher accepted the job at St. Anne’s was because
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Forests School The forest school approach embraces the outdoors as a learning environment for children to explore. It first originated in Denmark and was introduced to the UK in the 1950’s. This approach is important as it helps to raise a child’s self-esteem‚ confidence and also enable problem solving. Forest school provides a challenging environment for children as it allows children to take risks and accomplish various tasks using their own inactive and problem solving skills. Whereas the natural
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In public schools teachers are seen as instructors that dictate every aspect of the classroom‚ Reggio Emilia is much different. The approach focuses on teachers being co-learners with the children. Reggio Emilia values “listening‚ openness and recognition of others”(Hertzog‚ 2007) teachers do not directly give children answers when they ask a question; instead they try to have a discussion among the entire class to figure out the answer as a team. Teachers are also expected to become a team with
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