REGGIO EMILIARoots of Resolve, a New Vision of Child, & an International Inspiration

Independent Research ProjectARE6049: History of Art Education, Spring 2015

Shaina Miller

POST WW2 ITALYMussolini & Education = Vehicle for fascism and war

REGGIO EMILIA = RESISTANCE

WAR ENDS= Rubble Schools

SPARK = People of Villa Cella

WITNESS = Loris Malaguzzi

BY THE PERSONE FOR THE PERSONERESILIENT and DETERMINED community petitioned and fought Italian gov’t for

RIGHTS OF CHILDREN to early childhood education

1960s Parent Run Schools Reggio Municipal

NEW VISION = Child as Capable Learner & Cit izen, E d u c a t o r a s C o -Learner & Researcher, Expressive Arts as Valid Languages, Art Studio as Center for Investigation, Inherent O r g a n i z a t i o n a l E v o l u t i o n & S e l f -Renewal

TRANSPARENCY & CULTURAL EXCHANGE “TO A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN

AROUND THE WORLD” -Carlina Rinaldi in memorial speech about Loris Malaguzzi

1981 HUNDRED LANGUAGES EXHIBIT

2006 REGGIO CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF 36 COUNTRIES

-LORIS MALAGUZZI

Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn.

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Malaguzzi, L. (1998). Catalogue of the exhibit: The hundred languages of children municipality of reggio emilia. In Millikan, J. (2003). Reflections: Reggio emilia principles within australian contexts. Castle Hill, New South Whales: Persimmon Press.

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Creativity seems to emerge from multiple experiences, coupled with a well-supported development of personal resources, including a sense of freedom to venture beyond the known.

1920-1994