Reggio Emilia
World's Best Practice
Emergent Curriculum
Project Work
Representational Development
Collaboration
Teachers as
Researchers
Documentation
Environment
Features of the Reggio Emilia Approach and Further Reading
World's Best Practice
The Reggio Emilia Approach is known as one of the worlds leading Early Childhood Educational practices.
Reggio Emilia schools have been noted to be among the "best top ten schools in the world" (Newsweek 1991)
Becoming popular in America, England and Australia, this method is fully recognized and recommended
by many of the world's experts in Child Care. Originating from Italy, this unique "Living" method of teaching is now being
taught in Japan through Tokyo's first Reggio school, Bilingual Kids International.
The following overview of the Reggio Emilia Approach was taken from a packet of information available at The Hundred Languages
of Children traveling exhibit:
Hailed as an exemplary model of early childhood education (Newsweek, 1991).
The Reggio Emilia approach to education is committed to the creation of conditions for learning that will enhance and
facilitate children's construction of "his or her own powers of thinking through the synthesis of all the expressive, communicative and cognitive languages" (Edwards and Forman, 1993).
The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education is a city-run and sponsored system designed for all children
from birth through six years of age. (note:Bilingual kids is from 18 months to six years.)
The Reggio Emilia approach can be viewed as a resource and inspiration to help educators, parents,
and children as they work together to further develop their own educational programs.
The Reggio Emilia approach is based upon the following principles: (Please follow the links in the column on the left.)
