Reggio Emilia Aotearoa New Zealand
REANZ is committed to providing opportunities for teachers to critically engage with the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia within the cultural content of Aotearoa New Zealand. One of the main aims of REANZ is that the knots and complexities that can emerge from these encounters with Reggio Emilia pedagogy and practice will cause educators to look more closely at their own ideas about education.
Our people
REANZ is made up of Trustees, regional networks and connections around the globe. We are guided by our Kaiarahi and Patron as we reach out across the motu to promote the pedagogical approach of Reggio Emilia and influence a local and cultural response to education in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our events
We offer local and international events including study groups to Reggio Emilia and Melbourne, workshops, conferences and online webinars with a range of guest speakers from around the world
Our resources
Our library is available for lending and some books are available to purchase. Our newsletters contain a lot of useful information, including book reviews.
Registrations are open
Registrations are now open
Melbourne Study Group 2026 - REACHING OUT ACROSS THE TASMAN
Tuesday 1st – Saturday 5th September 2026
Inspired professional learning
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REANZ events
Opportunities to gather around the country for events hosted by the REANZ Trust or local networks
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Reggio Children e-learning website
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REAIE Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange
Opportunities to engage in webinars and learning with our colleagues in Australia
"Reggio is a metaphor and a symbolical place. Being in relation with Reggio allows people to hope, to believe that change is possible. It enables you to cultivate dreams, rather than being in a utopia... And there is also a feeling of belonging to something that is about education in its widest sense, as a hope for human beings. And Reggio is place of encounter and dialogue, and not only with Reggio but with many related protagonists."
- Carlina Rinaldi, 2006
The Hundred Languages
No way.
The hundred is there.
The child is made of one hundred.
The child has a hundred languages
a hundred hands
a hundred thoughts
a hundred ways of thinking
of playing, of speaking…