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“In Reggio the artists and educators aim to give Childcare 515 East Summit Street 2 ½ - 5 years (must be potty-trained) Breckenridge, MI 48615 children the opportunity to use as many Part-time and Full-time care HPLC 7a-6p: 989-708-4705 Available 7a-6p Elem. Office: 989-842-3182 ext: 200 different ‘languages’ as possible…comparable 4 Year Preschool Class Reggio Emilia-Inspired with Howard Gardner’s well-known theory of 4 years old Early Childhood Center Meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday (4hrs/day) multiple intelligences” Kindergarten Readiness Skills  Academic Skills (Fawcett & Hay, 2004)  Social Skills  IndependenceWho is Reggio Emilia  Classroom Community & Structure Reggio Emilia is 3 Year Preschool Class actually a town in 3 years old Northern Italy that has Meets Tuesday & Thurs (2hrs/day) grown a wide reputation School Readiness Skills for a successful Early  Academic Skills Childhood Education  Social Skills System that is child-  Independence centered. The way this  Classroom Community & Structuretown does this uses a lot of creativity toproblem solve and art to work through Jennifer Thrush, Principal: A Reggio day is driven by children’sconcepts. [email protected] interest, organized through conversation,The system has three adult teachers: Janette Reiber, Childcare & Billing: based on collaboration and assessed - a lead teacher [email protected] by reflection. - a mentor teacher, and - an art teacher. Pam Franklin, Preschool: [email protected] collaborate in a way that allows childrento express themselves in many ways and use Breckenridge Elementarythe environment to learn as well. SchoolThere are many ways to learn and express one’sthoughts, ideas, and learning. Children have100 Languages to explore, express, andexperience.Fawcett, M., & Hay, P. (2004). 5x5x5 = Creativity in theEarly Years. International Journal of Art DesignEducation, 23(3), 234-245.

THE HUNDRED LANGUAGES OF Child Centered Learning Discover / Investigate / Create! CHILDREN “The underlying belief is that from birth The Huskie Pup Learning Center fostersNo way. children are competent. … In Reggio, the creativity and discovery throughThe hundred is there.  the availability of various materials andThe child is made of one hundred. child is viewed as strong, powerful, rich inThe child has a hundred languages instruction of their proper use,a hundred hands potential, driven by the power of wanting to  providing thought provoking scenarios, anda hundred thoughts  enriched first-hand experiences.a hundred ways of thinking grow, and nurtured by adults who take thisof playing, of speaking. drive towards growth seriously.” What Shapesa hundred, always a hundred can youways of listening Working in the Reggio Way by Julianne P Wurm 2005of marveling, of loving make witha hundred joys Our program values each individual child. We teach Grapes andfor singing and understanding them how to prosper through ongoing projects and Toothpicks?a hundred worlds to discover place high value in their work and thoughts.a hundred worlds to invent “Creativity seems to emerge froma hundred worlds to dream. Students are empowered by choice as teachers observe multiple experiences coupled with a well- interests in order to integrate student desire into ourThe child has a hundred languages curriculum. supported development of personal(and a hundred hundred hundred more) resources, including a sense of freedom tobut they steal ninety-nine. Core Concepts: “things that children have a right toThe school and the culture venture beyond the known.” -Louisseparate the head from the body. explore” MalaguzziThey tell the child to think without hands o Reading & writing o Relationships & Natural Materialsto do without headto listen and not to speak o Numbers & shapes Communication Children can imagine many ways to use a single twigto understand without joy or leaf. The open endedness of natural items allowsto love and to marvel o Colors o Community more creativity and problem-solving opportunitiesonly at Easter and Christmas. than traditional items. Natural elements also offer a o Identity – oneself & o Music & Art cozy environment that welcomes children inside.They tell the childto discover the world already there othersand of the hundredthey steal ninety-nine. Environment is “Third Teacher”They tell the child that work and play “The goal is to allow children to becomereality and fantasyscience and imagination fluent with materials - as if materialssky and earthreason and dream were a language.” Beautiful Stuff--Learning with “The ways in which children invent with materialsare thingsthat do not belong together. Found Materials Cathy Weisman, Topal and Lella Gandini 1999 are often unexpected and surprising, therefore it isAnd thus they tell the childthat the hundred is not there. important for the adults who work with children toThe child says Children learn a lot from the items they can see and feel adapt an attitude of freedom and open-ended\"No way- The hundred is there.\" as if the classroom shelves, walls & décor are leading a possibility toward the children’s work.” 1 on 1 lesson.Loris Malaguzzi (translated by Lella Gandini) -Charles Schwall