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Reggio Emilia Study Week 2025

Sunday 16th - Friday 21st March 2025

Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

A one-week study visit to learn about and be inspired by the world renowned educational approach of the preschools and infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia. We will be sharing this week with a large group of colleagues from the Vancouver Reggio Association - this will be a great opportunity for discussions between UK and Canadian perspectives.

This course will explore the key principles underpinning the Reggio approach to early childhood education including:

• History and background
• Creativity and expressive languages of children
• the pedagogy of listening
• The environment as 'the third teacher'
• Parents as partners
• Democratic citizenship
• Children as the subjects of rights
• Children and educators as researchers
• Observation, interpretation, documentation
• Making learning visible
• Professional dialogue

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Food education has traditionally focused on health-oriented issues like improving or developing healthy eating habits, combatting obesity and/or eating disorders. Aspects regarding the emotional, relational and sensory aspects of food and taste have often not been considered among the main aims of teaching/learning, although in recent years there has been a shift towards recognising the importance of the role of food in
education. Jennifer’s research, stemming from three case studies, offers concrete examples of what learner-centred, sense-based food and taste education can look like as well as
insight into the thinking underlying the Reggio approach to food and taste education.

Jennifer Coe has a background in fine art and the humanities. She lives in Italy and has worked as an atelierista since 2010. Currently she is completing her PhD in “Reggio Childhood Studies” at the Università di Modena and Reggio Emilia. Her research interests include food & taste education and play & learning.

London ReFocus is part of the Sightlines Initiative network, bringing together educators, artists, researchers and others interested in developing a creative and reflective approach to
early years education, inspired by the practice of Reggio Emilia.

With Reggio Children recognised teacher-educators on the Reggio Emilia Approach Debi Keyte-Hartland (Early Education Associate Consultant) and Louise Lowings (Headteacher of Madeley Nursery School, Telford & Wrekin, and Sightlines Initiative Trustee).

This series is hosted by Early Education. When booking, Sightlines Initiative members should contact Sightlines Initiative office to obtain their registration members discount code.

Debi and Louise have visited Reggio Emilia on numerous Sightlines Initiative study groups over the past 25 years, each time researching a different aspect of their pedagogy and practice. As representatives of Sightlines Initiative they have undertaken professional development with Reggio Children to become recognised teacher-educators on the Reggio Approach (a new initiative of Reggio Children through the Reggio Children International Network). 

This professional learning community is suitable for anyone:

• who has attended a study group to Reggio Emilia in the past who is wanting to connect and/or deepen their practice in dialogue with the Reggio Emilia Approach ®
• thinking about attending a study tour in the near future to visit the pre-schools and infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia
• curious to know more about the approach which has become an international reference point throughout the world.