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What is the Reggio Emilia approach?
The Reggio Emilia approach is an early education or preschool philosophy that uses four key principles to focus on a child’s natural development. The approach is both child-centered and directed, taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the student (even the youngest students) in order to be effective and meaningful.
What is Reggio Emilia-inspired education?
As a result, schools in the United States that follow the Reggio Emilia philosophy often call themselves Reggio-Inspired. To be Reggio Emilia- Inspired is to adopt the core values and beliefs of this approach and let them guide the evolution of the curriculum and development of the child.
What is a Reggio-inspired approach?
To be Reggio Emilia- Inspired is to adopt the core values and beliefs of this approach and let them guide the evolution of the curriculum and development of the child. At The Compass School, we practice a Reggio-Inspired approach by adopting the core values of the Reggio Emilia philosophy.
What is the Reggio way of teaching?
Theory, influences and philosophy: The Reggio way. In developing the Reggio Emilia approach, educators in Reggio have actively sought, researched, discussed and analysed a wide range of ideas, opinions and theories of sociology, psychology and philosophy of education.
The Reggio Emilia approach invites children to present their ideas and learning in many forms: print, art, drama, dance, music, puppetry, and so on. The belief that learning and growth can take many forms is also an issue of equity for Meyers.
How much do Reggio-inspired schools cost?
A representative for the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance said that there are no tuition statistics for Reggio-inspired schools over all, since there is no formal certification process for the schools and anyone can adopt all or part of the Reggio approach.
What is a Reggio school?
Only schools in Italy are true Reggio schools. In the United States, the preschools, most of them private, that use the approach call themselves Reggio-inspired, and while many schools have sent representatives to Italy to study the system, there is no formal certification process for schools or teachers.
How did Reggio Emilia invest in early childhood education during WW2?
And in the area surrounding the city of Reggio Emilia, citizens decided to invest in early childhood education: They built a school using the stone and timber from buildings destroyed during the war.