REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL WOOLLAHRA NEWSLETTER
Dee’s Message
24 June 2022
Dear Parents and Caregivers, If one were to search online for the term ‘learning’, a wide variety of definitions would pop up. Words such as “change”, “understanding”, “experience”, “skills”, “knowledge” and “values” are just some of those which appear – and all of these have relevance, given what we know of learning from our own personal experiences. In an early learning environment such as ours we are constantly looking for ways to engage the children in the learning experience. We also strive to stay up to date with new educational developments, all for the benefit of the children. Our intention is to ensure that the children arrive each day to a happy, nurturing space and that the activities in which they take part are enriching, purposeful and enjoyable.
Emilia approach, which we use in the ELS. Over the years since it was first introduced in a school in the small village of Reggio Emilia in Italy, it has been broadly embraced in early learning classes. As schools have moved from a teacher-centred approach to a child-centred one, so Reggio Emilia has been seen as an effective philosophy of how to go about things in the class. One of the central tenets of the approach is how the “image of the child” is viewed. In Reggio Emilia’s pioneering visionary, Loris Malaguzzi’s words, the child should be seen “as rich in potential, strong, powerful, competent, and connected to adults and other children.” There is much to this definition which resonates with what we do each day in the ELS.
One philosophy of education with international appeal is that of the Reggio REDDAM EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL | WOOLLAHRA NEWSLETTER
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