A brief introduction

The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy founded in the Italian province of Reggio Emilia.  It was started by Loris Malaguzzi who was an educator after World War II, as a response to the Fascist regime. Reggio Emilia is not a pre-set curriculum but a process of inviting and sustaining learning; it is a philosophical approach to working with children.  The key principles of this approach are;

• The image of the child
• The image of the teacher
• The image of the parent
• Collaboration
• Relationships
• The learning environment
• Provocations, investigations and projects

This blog is about the journey I am on as an educator to interpret the key principles of this approach and make it relevant and meaningful in my learning environment.

If you want to find out more about the Reggio Emilia approach check out these links below:

http://ececonnections.com/

http://zerosei.comune.re.it/inter/index.htm

http://reggioaustralia.org.au/

http://www.reanz.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia_approach