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Reggio Emilia Project Long Outline
Reggio Emilia Project Long Outline
Reggio Emilia Project Long Outline
Reggio Emilia
I) Introduction:
A) Powerful opening: (quote)
(a) Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just
watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a
journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange,
teaching can strengthen learning how to learn. Loris Malaguzzi
B) Historical/Background Information:
(a) Reggio was the responsibility of the Roman Catholic Church, as was
common throughout Italy prior to the 1960s.
(b) The Reggio Emilia Approach is an educational philosophy focused on
preschool and primary education. It was developed after World War
II by a teacher, Loris Malaguzzi, and parents in the villages
around Reggio Emilia in Italy.
(c) Reggios philosophy is to teach, learning, and advocacy in ways of
observing what children know and what their interest are in.
II)Body:
A) Characteristics:
(a) Reggio Emilia Approach focuses on the childs relationship with family,
peers, teachers, and community, small-interaction, schedules set by
the childs personal routine.
(b) A project is an in depth investigation of a topic children find worth
learning more about. The study is usually taken on by a small group of
children within a class, although sometimes the whole class is involved
in a variety of ways.
(c) The key feature allows children to have a sustained and deep learning
experience to find answers to their questions about a topic they are
learning/studying about.
B) Structure/System:
(a) Having an environment that enables children to develop relationships
with the world around them. (creating welcoming, nurturing, home like)
(a) Mirrored backing on shelves to help create a feeling of light
(b) Organize space for small and large group projects
(c) Childrens work and collections that children have made to display
at childs eye level
children the power to direct their learning and grow their creativity.
C) Hundred Languages of Expression: Children benefit from using many
languages to express themselves. The languages include writing,
building, sculpting, and dramatic play. Children develop skills and problemsolving ability through hands-on practice
IV)
certain fundamental values in the classroom that will help their student
learn more intrinsically.
V) Personal Reflection:
A) I really like the Reggio Emilia approach because it reflects on both
constructivism and co-constructivism. It is a complex approach from a
different culture. Also I like the environment and how it acts like an
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