Reggio Emilia Patti MacDonald on Reggio approach 17 Sep 2010 Payal Mahajan: Good morning Patti. Thank you for making the time to speak with us about Bishop Strachan and the work that you are trying to do here. To begin…
Education… Listening is Respect 14 Mar 2010 Listening is respect. I have often wondered why we have classes and awards for speaking skills but none for listening skills. Speaking and listening are two sides of the same…
Reggio Emilia The Hundred Languages of Children 28 May 2009 This poem by the founder of the Reggio-Emilia approach beautifully conveys the important roles imagination and discovery play in early childhood learning. Much of Reggio-Emilia philosophy is based on protecting…
Reggio Emilia Manipulation of materials – Safety or Sanity 30 Apr 2009 Children, right from infants, need to explore and play with different materials in a safe environment. These could be seemingly safe materials like stuffed toys or seemingly unsafe ones like…
Reggio Emilia Reverberations from Reggio 28 Apr 2009 Education is a right of the child and a responsibility of the community/society. Such a simple statement with profound implications echoed all along my stay in Reggio Emilia. If you…
Reggio Emilia Reflections from Reggio 23 Apr 2009 On the first day of his existence, my son had to undergo a battery of listening tests to check his hearing. Most of us come into the world ready to…