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
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
Reggio Inspired Summer Intensive 2014 – Save your spot now!
Please join us from August 11 to August 15 for the Second Annual Reggio Inspired Summer Intensive. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Please join us for the next International #ReggioPLC chat
Our next Twitter chat is coming up! Please join us on Saturday February 15th for our second International #ReggioPLC chat at 4 pm (EST). We will be discussing the philosophical parallels between Loris Malaguzzi and David Hawkins. Below are a few quotes from both of these giants. Diane and I and Rose from Acorn School … Continue reading
Messing About and Reggio Inspired Practice
The Philosophical Parallels of Loris Malaguzzi and David Hawkins Save the Date: Saturday March 22, 2014 9 am to 2 pm Save your spot at info@acornschool.ca
Progettazione: Reggio-inspired Teaching in Dialogue with the Learning Processes of Children
By: Diane Kashin, Ed.D, RECE. I am thrilled, that thanks to fellow Reggio inspired educators our Twitter chats at #ReggioPLC have become a dynamic time to connect and collaborate with others from around the world. Our plan when we started the chat was to work through Reggio principles. For Loris Malaguzzi, the central notion for … Continue reading
Technology Rich Inquiry Based Research 