By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE Loris Malaguzzi so eloquently reminded us that our image of the child is where our teaching should begin. It’s necessary that we believe that the child is very intelligent, that the child is strong and beautiful and has very ambitious desires and requests. This is the image of the child … Continue reading
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Five Days in the Forest
We began the 5-day session by joining in a circle in the open concept eating, gathering room at Tawingo College, a beautiful 150-acre campus that also has an Outdoor Kindergarten. We were invited to introduce ourselves by stating our name, followed by an animal and then a sound associated with this animal. Shortly after this … Continue reading
An Incredible Journey of Reggio and Hawkins Inspired Professional Learning
About a year ago, Louise and I, along with Rosalba from the Acorn School and numerous other educators began a journey of professional learning that focused on the principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach as well as drawing inspiration from the philosophy of Frances and David Hawkins. We began the journey when we conceptualized the … Continue reading
Cultivate the Scientist in Every Child: The Philosophy of Frances and David Hawkins: The Exhibit as a Catalyst for Love and Respect Amongst Colleagues
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. Many years ago I declared myself Reggio inspired. Now along with others, and in collaboration with Acorn School, under the pedagogical leadership of Rosalba Bortolotti, we are declaring a dual allegiance and making it known that we are now Hawkins inspired as well. Since 2013, when a contract was signed … Continue reading
Please join us on May 3, 2014 to meet Suzanne Axelsson
We are getting excited as we get closer to greeting our friend Suzanne Axelsson on her arrival to Canada from Sweden! Suzanne is the author of the blog Interaction Imagination, and shared her biography with us below: Suzanne Axelsson lives and works as a preschool teacher in Stockholm, Sweden. She has a masters in ECE, … Continue reading
Thinking about thinking – What is your Thinking?
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. Years ago, while conducting research for my doctoral dissertation, I spent the morning in a classroom and was forever changed by a question asked of a child, “what is your thinking?” When “Felicia” asked the child playing with funnels and tubes at the water table what he was thinking … Continue reading
Messing About in Denver
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. On October 12th, I was in Denver, Colorado at the Resource Area for Teachers (RAFT) and participated in a “Messing About” workshop that incorporated the exhibit, Cultivating the Scientist in Every Child: The Philosophy of Frances and David Hawkins. The day before, I had the opportunity to tour the Boulder … Continue reading
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