Reggio Emilia Approach

The Reggio Emilia Approach® is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others.

Key principles of the Reggio Emilia approach include

The Hundred Languages of Children: Emphasizing that children express themselves in myriad ways—through speech, art, movement, and more.

Environment as the Third Teacher: Designing spaces that encourage exploration and interaction.

Documentation: Recording children's thoughts and processes to make learning visible and to inform teaching strategies.

Atelier and Guidance: Integrating artistic exploration into learning, guided by specialized educators known as atelieristas.

key principles

Key principles of the Reggio Emilia approach include

The Hundred Languages of Children: Emphasizing that children express themselves in myriad ways—through speech, art, movement, and more. Learning requires exploration of one’s identity.

Environment as the Third Teacher: Designing spaces that encourage exploration and interaction. Universal Design Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors.

Documentation: Recording children's thoughts and processes to make learning visible and to inform teaching strategies. Learning involves generational roles and responsibilities. Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place).

Atelier and Guidance: Integrating artistic exploration into learning, guided by specialized educators known as atelieristas.