Reggio Emilia Aotearoa New Zealand

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
Conference-programme

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)

schools and centres as places of research

This workshop draws on projects from Reggio Emilia as a catalyst for thinking about the role of research in our schools and centres in Aotearoa NZ.

Teachers’ research – children’s research – schools and centres as places of research

What is the nature of teacher research in educational contexts and how do teachers research to build understanding, support children’s learning strategies and create contexts within which these grow and develop?

How does research help us to become better teachers?

Participants will work together in collaborative groups, experiencing the joys and challenges of decision making and sharing of multiple perspectives.

When: Saturday 11^th June 2011: 9.00 – 3.30
Venue: St Cuthbert’s College, Market Road, Epsom
Cost: $120.00 per person; includes lunch and refreshments.

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In friendship with Helensville Montessori, REANZ invites you to join us in visiting three exceptional learning spaces, ‘Nidi’, ‘Casa’, and ‘Villa’ designed for children aged 2-6 years.
Where: Helensville Montessori Centre Visit
When: Saturday 5th March
Time: 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
Cost: $80.00 per person
Download Registration form: Helensville Montessori

“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 Seminar is now closed to new registrations, it is full

Date: Saturday 30th October 2010
Venue: St Cuthberts College, Market Rd, Epsom, Auckland
Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm
Cost: $65.00 (refreshments on arrival & lunch provided)
This event will provide new opportunities for teachers to consider the potential of the outdoors – how do we foster children’s relationship with the outdoors? Is it under utilized as the 3rd teacher in your context? Are you looking for inspiration and ideas?
The day will include 2 presentations from ECE educators who are leading the way in their commitment and recognition of the outdoor ‘classroom’ & for promoting sustainability. The day will also include opportunities for group discussion, facilitated by REANZ trust members Lesley Pohio & Helen Aitken and will provide an opportunity to visit and experience the outdoor environment of St James Kindergarten.
Presenters & Presentations:• Adrienne Wilkins (Sophia Preschool, Taranaki) ‘Citizenship, Community and Sustainability in a Taranaki Garden’
• Shelley Jolly, Tracey McAllister & Elaine Smith (St James Kindergarten, Auckland) The Greatest Tool – Natures Gift – The Outdoors’
REANZ Flyer – Environmental Sustainability Oct 2010

A window on Reggio pedagogy through the eyes of Aotearoa New Zealand
This seminar will explore the pedagogy and practice of Reggio Emilia including the pedagogy of listening, centrality of relationships, the environment as third teacher and teacher as researcher. We will also talk about ‘projectazzione’ that have been undertaken by the community of learners from schools in Reggio. Alongside this, we will show how this pedagogy has inspired the work of teachers and children at Browns Bay Preschool.

Saturday 9th October: 9.00 – 3.00
Venue: City Impact Church
3 Hansen Rd, Queenstown.
Chris Bayes and Therese Visser are Trustees of REANZ and have been working with the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia for many years. Therese and Raewyn Brown teach at Browns Bay Preschool and they have been used the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia as a protagonist for thinking deeply about children’s learning.
Click here for registration form Queenstown Oct 9th

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.

The participants of the Margie Carter seminars gave generously to the people of Samoa and surrounding Islands following the recent Tsunami. $1,000 was donated at the Margie Seminar and this was given to the Farmers Store who matched the donation dollar for dollar which made a generous $2,000 as the total donation to help the lives of the survivors.

To all those who attended the Seminars please post your experience in the reply below.

MARGIE CARTER has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher and a child care director. When she is not traveling to consult and speak, Margie works side by side with directors and teachers in early childhood programs. Margie has co-authored seven books, the most recent of which are Learning Together with Young Children, Designs for Living and Learning, and The Art of Awareness. She has produced a number of DVDs highlighting the growth of teachers in the U.S. drawing inspirations from the Schools of Reggio Emilia.

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We are delighted to offer an inaugural event for teachers in the Hamilton area who are  interested and inspired by the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia.

This seminar day will be an opportunity to learn more about the notion of the pedagogy of listening through presentations and discussion groups.

This seminar day will be facilitated and presented by REANZ trust members Lesley Pohio, Helen Aitken & Glenys Waller along with our guest presenters Shelley Jolly & Tracey McAllister from St James Kindergarten in Auckland

The day will include a range of presentations, discussions and visual examples of visible listening within our work with children.

Central to our discussion will be how as teachers in Aoteraoa New Zealand we can be inspired by pedagogy from Reggio Emilia Italy, whilst simply avoiding replication.

Key Presentation:

GUEST PRESENTERS – SHELLEY JOLLY & TRACEY McALLISTER

In this presentation we will open our door and welcome you to share a visual feast of how our physical and social environment strives to reflect responsive, reciprocal and meaningful listening. The presentation will also provide practical ideas and inspiration through documentation and discussion. Links will be made to the pedagogy of listening from Reggio Emilia, and how we have used this knowledge to create our own unique Whāriki.

REANZ’s Commitment to connect with Regions outside of Auckland: We are hoping that this Seminar day will also be an opportunity to form a Waikato network group who can continue to foster & disseminate information relating to REANZ and Reggio inspired practice. Could this be you?

Thoughts on the Waikato Seminar Day:

‘Connecting with Reggio through the pedagogy of listening’

Seminar facilitated & Presented by Helen Aitken, Lesley Pohio & Glenys Waller

with guest  presenters Shelley Jolly & Tracey McAllister (St James Kindergarten, AKA

Seminar review written by John Menneer                                                                              

Explorers Early Learning Centre
185 Grey St, Hamilton East                      
www.reggioinspired.co.nz      

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