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The Reggio Emilia approach
Reggio Emilia is a city in northern Italy, between Bologna and Milan. There, a teacher named Loris Malaguzzi founded his first preschool in 1963, after years of experience and development of his teaching method.
The Reggio Emilia approach involves:
The belief that every child has 100 languages through which to express themselves, such verbal language, academics, creative outlets and body language. The approach encourages children to explore and use these languages.
Children taking an active role in their learning.
Learning in small groups so that every child gets to express their point of view.
Topics of learning are based on the children’s interests.
Each child’s learning is documented.
Participation from parents and the local community.
Teachers learn from children alongside children learning from teachers.
The environment acting as a ‘third teacher’.
