Chapter 4 continues REGGIO EMILIA A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH

Chapter 4…. continues REGGIO EMILIA: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO LEARNING

Theory into Practice and Practice Driving Theory REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Following WWII Founder Loris Malaguzzi Child rich in potential – Citizen with rights Hundred Languages of Children Inherent genius of each child Process of learning – demonstration of learning Languages – symbols systems to promote understanding Make learning visible Not a curriculum Not a model The place theory and practice touch like the magic moment when night becomes day

PRINCIPLES & VALUES OF REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH The image of the child Children’s relationships and interactions The role of the parent The role of space

ATILIER - ART STUDIO

EXCITING ENVIRONMENTS Interactive Areas Construction - big and small Dramatic play and movement Music exploration Nature explorations Book area Mini-atelier: painting, drawing, sculpture, weaving, composition Message Center Design Elements Color/ Light/ Transperancy/ Reflection/ Mirrors Texture/ Nature/ Shapes/ Lines Continuity between inside and out Complexity of ideas - Layers/ Different Perspectives Organization and freedom Variety of work spaces-heights, levels Focusd - Nothing by chance Use of cloth/mobiles to soften

INQUIRY: COLOR & LIGHT

CONSTRUCTION AREAS

PRINCIPLES & VALUES Teachers and children as partners in learning; Teacher is the provacateur Curriculum as a process of inviting and sustaining learning through inquiry & projects Make learning visible through the many languages of children

CITY PROJECT Game Board of the City Drawing Explorations Constructing The City of Reggio Emilia Projecting a transperancy of the city on the construction site

EXPLORING COMPOSITION Composing Nature Collages on Nature Pictures Steps in a composition Collage with White Things Color compositions with watercolors with inspiration from Kandinsky

ART EXPLORATIONS Paper making center Moving from 2 D to 3 D

COLOR EXPLORATIONS

PRINCIPLES AND VALUES The power of documentation Documentation is listening - listening changes you - courage of doubt Narrates a learning story Gives life and value to the learning experience Reinterpret and re-elaborate on the process Occurs on many levels Day-to-day traces: diaries, work, dialogue Display panels as a memory and history of learning Valuing process Uncovers personal meaning, understanding, and learning Emerge from invisibility Creates culture

THE BRAIN

DOCUMENTATION