As we embark on this exciting new school year, I am filled with enthusiasm. Our Reggio Emilia school is deeply rooted in the Reggio Emilia Approach®, which celebrates a high image of the child who is rich and full of potential, and emphasizes the importance …
The Approaches to Clay – Fun in our Preschool Atelier
As we’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, the greatest benefit of the ateliers for La Scuola students is that they provide them ample space to develop their ideas and become confident in tackling the unknown. What is the Atelier? The atelier is a laboratory of …
The Beauty of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Learning
Reggio Emilia Approach: Learning by Doing La Scuola International School is the only Reggio Emilia Inspired, International Baccalaureate and Italian language immersion school in the world! Our mission is to inspire brave learners to shape the future. Children feel confident in their ideas, trust their …
The Reggio Emilia Approach on CNN
The Reggio Emilia approach has at its core a belief that children are born curious and competent and should be respected and celebrated; they are protagonists in their learning and are “co-constructors” of knowledge with peers, teachers, and parents serving as collaborators. Children deserve to …
Notes from the Atelier: Bringing the Past to Life
As a parent with a newly enrolled child at La Scuola, I’ve wholeheartedly embraced the concept and ideals of student-led project-based learning, but admittedly have struggled to fully understand exactly how that translates into a real-world education. These recent Notes from the Atelier are an …