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A Hundred Languages for Describing the Reggio Emilia Approach

I have been motivated to write this blog post after a few recent events and conversations that have provoked me to think about the language we use to describe our educational experiences with children, especially those that are specifically ‘Reggio Inspired’. It has made me reflect on how Loris Malaguzzi described what he saw happening…
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The Languages of Drawing in a Context of Inquiry. An EARCOS funded Workshop in Beijing

It was my absolute pleasure and honour to be asked to prepare and present in this 2 day weekend workshop hosted by the International School of Beijing (ISB) with the passionate and dedicated Louise Lowings, who is the Head Teacher of the internationally known Madeley Nursery School in Telford, UK which is one of the…
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A European Transdisciplinary Learning Research Project: Making the Parts ‘Whole’

I am part of an international group of researching schools funded by the European Union as part of the Erasmus + strategy. It spans four countries (England, Sweden, Spain and Romania) who are just beginning to research how children aged 2-7 learn/research/live in environments that are supportive of the kind of learning/researching/living that we are…
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Participation, Pedagogical Documentation and the Design of Empathetic Learning Contexts

At the weekend I attended our Sightlines Initiative conference entitled “All Our Futures”. Sightlines Initiative for those who might not know is the UK reference point and member of the International Network of Reggio Children. We are an independent organisation promoting creative and reflective practice in early childhood education. As an organisation we promote the…
