Reggio Emilia Aotearoa New Zealand

Listen to Brenda Soutar of Mana Tamariki Kohanga Reo, Palmerston North, in an interview about her inspiration of the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia in her commitment in Te Reo for all tamariki. Brenda will be attending the REANZ Conference October 13th – 15th. Brenda Soutar on the left, with Carlina Rinaldi and Margaret Carr.

Listen to Lorraine Manuela, REANZ Trustee, owner of Tots Corner, in a Radio Waatea interview talking about the origins of Reggio Emilia, The Hundred Languages Exhibition and the REANZ Conference in October 2011.

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Listen to Part one: Brenda Soutar Part 1 of 3
Listen to Part two: Brenda Soutar Part 2 of 3
Listen to Part three: Brenda Soutar Part 3 of 3

Teachers as Co-researchers; Creating Spaces and Places to Wonder, Discover and Inquire with speakers from Italy, Australia and New Zealand

Outline of the Programme Click here
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Conference

The Keynote speakers from Reggio Emilia will be Paola Strozzi - a pedagogista, and Evelina Reveberi - a teacher, both teachers have made substantial contributions to our understanding of the educational projects from Reggio Emilia through their work featured in “Making Learning Visible”. In addition, Paola was involved in “Everything has a Shadow Except Ants” and she features in “Art and Creativity in Reggio Emilia”, the book by Vea Vecchi. They are both superb speakers.

Dates: Thursday 13^th, Friday 14^th & Saturday 15^th October 2011
Venue: St Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Rd, Epsom, Auckland
Time: Registrations open at 3.30 pm on Thursday 13^th, conference starts at 5.00 pm
Friday & Saturday 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Cost: $550.00 (includes exhibition entry; cocktails; lunch and morning tea)

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July NewsletterREANZ Newsletter July 2 2011

One Day Seminar

This repeat of the keynote addresses presented by our international speakers is offered to teachers who are unable to attend the conference and will be held at St Cuthbert’s on:

Dates: Sunday 16^th October 2011 from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Venue: St. Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland
Cost:$220.00 per person
(includes entry into Exhibition, morning tea and lunch)

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Evening Sessions

Wednesday 12^th October – The Pedagogy of Listening
Monday 17^th October – Pedagogical documentation
Tuesday 18^th October – Inspiring Environments
Wednesday 19^th October – The 100 Languages of Children

Cost: $55.00 per person (This includes a light supper and free entry into the exhibition)
Time: 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm
Venue: St. Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland

Free Public Lecture

With quest speaker Jan Millikan
‘Understanding The Pedagogy of Reggio Emilia’.

Date: Tuesday 11^th October
Time: 6.30 pm presentation,
come early at 5.30pm for a free veiwing of the exhibition or you may go after the presentation for a viewing of the exhibition.
Venue: St. Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland

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The Hundred Languages of Children Exhibition

This is open to the public Tues 11th and Wed 12th 10am – 3pm
Thurs 13th 10am – 1.30pm (Conference delegates only after 1.30pm)
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th 10am – 3pm
Mon 17th – Thurs 20th ^th October 2011 from 10.00 am – 3.00 pm

Cost: $5.00 per person
Venue: St. Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland

No registration needed

Centre Visits

These are offered to Conference delegates who live OUTSIDE the Auckland region (These visits are full no further registrations)

Date: Thursday, 13^th October 2011
Time: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Pick-up Point: St. Cuthbert’s College, 122 Market Road, Epsom, Auckland.
Cost: $55 per person (This includes transport and morning tea)

“The Hundred Languages of children exhibition and conference” is coming to
St Cuthbert’s College – Epsom, Auckland.
Exhibition 10th – 21st October 2011
Conference Thursday 13th – 15th October
One Day seminar – 16th October
We will be hosting special guest speakers from Reggio Emilia and Australia. There will be open days for viewing the exhibition during the week, along with evening presentations.

As accommodation is going to be scarce in Auckland, due to the Rugby World Cup, we urge you to contact your relatives and friends to book a bed now.
There will be limited accommodation at St Cuthbert’s College.
More details on registration to come soon.

Check out this link: http://zerosei.comune.re.it/inter/100exhibit.htm

The power of pedagogy and teaching in the early years 

 “We have the knowledge and the wisdom to change; early years teachers can take the lead”

Join Janet Robertson, Associate Professor Alma Fleet, Anthony Semann, Wendy Shepherd and Toby Honig, presenters from the ‘Unpacking Conference’ held in Sydney, for this wonderful professional learning opportunity.

These Seminars were held on April 12th, 16th & 17th

Please read a personal reflection from one participant.  Others are welcome to send in their thoughts and reflections to start an on-line discussion.  Reflective Notes   Click here. Embracing Educational Change Reflection

Anthony Semann – Director Semann & Slattery
Unleashing the potential of play: moving from ages and stages to equity and social justice and Social justice and equity: curriculum and beyond. NZ Social Justice  Click to read presentation notes

Toby Honig – Consultant Semann & Slattery
Out of the mouths of babes: what infants and toddlers tell us, if only we had the eyes to see and the ears to listen

The Auckland Symposium is proudly supported by AUT

About the presenters and their topics:

Janet Robertson – Mia Mia Child and Family Study Centre
The Gardenista: exploration of thinking outside and Stories past, present and future from the outside

Janet Robertson has taught at Mia-Mia Child and Family Study Centre at Macquarie University for 13 years, prior to that she was an Advisor and Director.  Her move forward to teaching was prompted by the thinking from the educational experience in Reggio Emilia.  Since 1992, after her first visit to Reggio Emilia, Janet has spoken and written about the implications arising from the work in Reggio Emilia for Australian education. Janet is co author of Insights, which she co-edited with Catherine Patterson and Alma Fleet.

Associate Professor Alma Fleet
Associate Professor Alma Fleet is the Coordinator of the BTeach (Early Childhood Services) Program at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. Her interest in learning includes working with people investigating their own practice as a key component of educational change.  Her thinking is influenced by her work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as well as by her study of the educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy.  Her most recent book (Insights), co-edited with Catherine Patterson and Janet Robertson, explores relationships between pedagogical documentation and social justice issues.  She received a Macquarie University Award for Outstanding Community Outreach activity in 2003.

Anthony Semann – Director Semann & Slattery
Unleashing potentials in play: moving from ages and stages to equity and social justice and Social justice and equity: curriculum and beyond

For the past 15 years Anthony has worked as an educator, innovator and advocate with a broad range of government, non-government and private organisations.  Anthony’s achievements have been publicly recognised by his peers and the broader community and he has been awarded the Young Manager of the Year Award and the Inaugural Advocate of the Year Award. Anthony is currently completing a PhD at Macquarie University studying courage and leadership.

Wendy Shepherd
The semiotics of early childhood environments

Wendy is the Director of Mia-Mia Child and Family Study Centre and also works in the academic program of the Institute of Early Childhood in the Management and Young Children and the Arts Units. As an early childhood teacher, Wendy has had experience teaching in early primary, preschool and currently as a long day care director. Wendy is also a member of the Early Childhood Justice Group.

Toby Honig – Consultant Semann & Slattery
Out of the mouth of babes : what infants and toddlers tell us, if only we had the eyes to see and the ears to listen

Toby is an early childhood teacher graduate and he plays a critical role in a range of research projects at Semann & Slattery. With comprehensive knowledge of research methodologies, Toby takes a leading role in organising and participating in a range of research projects applying his skills with both qualitative and quantitative research frameworks. Toby is a dynamic professional who is driven by a passion for transformation.

Landscape of Rights – Adelaide July 2009

 A Journey Into the Rights of Children                    Bruna Elena Giacopini 

Bruna Elena lives in Reggio Emilia and works as a pedagogista for the Municipal infant   toddler centres and preschools. She has a PhD in pedagogy and this has given sense and meaning to her own professionalism in the continuous dialogue and exchange with different educational experiences at national and international level. Elena also       coordinates the Remida Creative Recycling Centre.

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Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange

Adelaide Conference 9^th – 12^th July

“To feel a sense of belonging, to be part of a larger endeavour, to share meanings – these are the rights of everyone involved in the educational process, whether teachers, children or parents.”
Carla Rinaldi, President, Reggio Children

Wendy, Ivana Soncini, Jan Millikan, Elena Giacopini, Lorraine & Chris

How wonderful it was to be in Adelaide, Australia for the fifth biennial REAIE ‘landscapes’ conference.  This was an opportunity to rekindle and deepen existing relationships with the community of Australian friends.  It also gave us an opportunity to make new friends with the two keynote speakers from Reggio Emilia, Elena Giacopini and Ivana Soncini.  They are both very keen to come to New   Zealand in the future.

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