Philosophy Of The Regggio Emilia Approach

The excitement that I had as a child about go to Disney World, is the same excitement I am experiencing now about go to Reggio Emilia. the Reggio Emilia approach has been a very common subject discussed in my education classes, that continues to blow me away each time still by how magical this approach is. This is why being able to experience this approach first hand will change my life as a person and future teacher. The philosophy behind this outstanding approach that encourages students to learn from their experiences, peers and environment. Is created through the six main factors that are inherent to this approach’s success. These six factors are; the image of the child, expressive arts, progettazione, community and parent-school relationships,

This is the foundation of the philosophy of this approach since their image of the child is what impacts how the approach as a whole is presented. There is a poem called “The Hundred Languages,” written by Loris Malaguzzi , that explains why the expressive art is such an important aspect of this philosophy. The poem describes all of the ways that a child can learn and how each child has a different way of learning. Children are extremely expressive, and imagination plays a huge role in the child’s search for knowledge and understanding, this is why the expressive arts is seen as such an important aspect to this philosophy. By making it a more hands on and expressive approach it allows for the child to find the best way to learn. This leads us into the third factor of this approach which is progettazione. the progettazione is the curriculum for the students. In this approach the curriculum is based on the interest of the children. The teacher is expected to observe, listen, and value the children to figure out what the children are interested in. Once they see what the child is interested in their job is to just observe and be there as a resource for the children. Reggio Emilia teachers believe that children are the protagonists of they 're learning. The