2025 April Study Group to Reggio Emilia

The Municipal early childhood programs in Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy, for children aged three months to six years, are internationally acclaimed for the inspirations, challenges, and provocations they provide for all those concerned with the care and education of young children. Founded and developed by educational theorist, Loris Malaguzzi, the schools demonstrate a distinctive and innovative curriculum and pedagogy as well as a method of school organisation which recognises the potential of young children to question, reflect, problem-solve, theorise and experiment.

 

The schools in Reggio Emilia demonstrate, by making children’s learning visible, that children are capable of devising creative ways of knowing, understanding and making connections and meaning. There is a particular emphasis on the role of the environment, both social and physical, and the cultural, geographic, political, economic and historical experiences of Reggio Emilia are incorporated into learnings. This history, combined with the theories, ideas and practices in the schools are always changing and evolving, meaning that the schools cannot provide a model for practice in Australia. Accordingly, they offer an inspiration for our own thinking and practice.

 

The study program fee will include:

 

• • • the organisation of the program by Reggio Children;
    • presentations by and meetings with pedagogistas, teachers, administrators and parents;
    • visits to Infant Toddler Centres and Preschools of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia only and exclusively if the health conditions in force in Italy at the time of the visit allow it, together with the authorisation decided and issued by the Preschools and Infant-toddler centres – Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia;
    • a folder for each participant with information materials concerning the town of Reggio Emilia, its municipal infant toddler-centre and preschool experience and Reggio Children;
    • Italian-English consecutive interpreters when required by the program;
    • private bus transportation from and to the centers in Reggio Emilia if and as required by the program;
    • coffee breaks;
    • 5 lunches at PAUSE;
    • Two Study Tour Leaders from REAIE will accompany the group;
    • Late afternoon ‘get togethers’ will be organised with the Study Tour Leaders and REAIE participants;
    • Study Tour Leaders are ‘on call’ throughout the study tour to assist REAIE participants.

 

Learn more about the study tour and its opportunities here.