The Calgary Reggio Network Association’s purpose it to provide support, professional development, opportunities for dialogue, information and resources to individuals and organizations interested in the Reggio philosophy.
As an organization inspired by the Reggio Approach to education, we advocate for education grounded in democratic principles where children have rights of citizenship from birth. We support an image of children as curious, imaginative, resourceful, capable, and intelligent, who construct their understandings from rich educational environments in dialogue with peers and responsive educators. We advocate for schools that provide environments where children are protagonists in their learning and where there are opportunities for children to express their thinking in diverse ways that include the arts.
We believe that although the principles which ground the Reggio philosophy were originally developed in centres for young children, these principles are relevant to learners of all ages.
We are inspired by the work which began in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The Reggio Approach is not a method to be replicated but serves as a provocation and challenge to educators around the world. The context in which we work is a Canadian context where community, culture and perspective differ from the Italian context. We respect the frame of reference that each individual and organization brings to our association. This association respects the original philosophy from Reggio Emilia while being mindful of the communities of learning with whom we interact.
Watch the Calgary Reggio Network's response to the proposed new Alberta Curriculum in this video
https://youtu.be/nTSZdspuNz0
We encourage all educators to review the newly proposed Alberta Curriculum and offer your feedback.
You can review the curriculum online at https://www.alberta.ca/curriculum.aspx
Please share your thoughts by completing the online survey at https://www.alberta.ca/curriculum-have-your-say.aspx
Alberta Curriculum Analysis
This site is intended to provide diverse, non-partisan, research-informed scholarly and expert advice on the development of Alberta’s K-12 curriculum, across all subject areas.
alberta-curriculum-analysis.ca
Online Professional Development
Upcoming workshops:
We hope to be offering new workshops in the fall including "Movement as a Language of Expression" workshop with Marie-Claire O'Donoghue
Marie-Claire is an energetic, creative, passionate young woman who deeply values physical movement and body awareness as a bridge for self awareness and emotional well-being. Through personal experiences as well as educational pathways, she has discovered the importance of expressive movement and the ability to work through one's emotional and mental states through the body. She is currently undertaking graduate studies in the field of Counselling, and has been pursuing Dance/Movement Therapy education for over 3 years. Upon the completion of the educational requirements, she will be a registered Dance/Movement Therapist; using physical movement and somatic awareness to support healing with her future clients. She is incredibly passionate about this field, and maintained consistent contracts with her business, MOVEmeant for over 3 years. While taking a break from her business to focus on her studies, Marie-Claire is still enthusiastic about providing educational and experiential opportunities for movement workshops when she can. Using a somatic lens to perceive the self and learn how to (literally) move through our challenges is one of the things Marie-Claire loves to teach the most. Her workshops are playful, engaging, and insightful!
We are excited to share a new resource being launched this March called Play Outdoors Magazine.
To find out more about this publication and how to subscribe please visit their website at https://playoutdoorsmagazine.ca
New distributor for REGGIO CHILDREN PUBLICATIONS
The new Canadian distributor of Reggio Children Publications will be A Different Drummer Bookstore, in Burlington, Ontario.
https://www.differentdrummerbooks.ca
E-LEARNING: A digital world for the Reggio Emilia Approach
Reggio Children is now offering live webinars and online resources
Reggio Children is continuing to offer a new series of Webinars, Web conferences and a digital learning tool box. If you would like more information on current offerings and to sign up please follow this link:
https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/e-learning/webinars-and-web-conferences/
New Resources
At home with the Reggio Approach
#Istayathome has become a daily way of life for all of us, children, parents, teachers, and educators. We are living in difficult times, and precisely because of these difficulties we want to continue being a community.
Each day Reggio Children and the Preschools and Infant-toddler Centres – Istituzione of Reggio Emilia Municipality, are continuing to develop ideas and initiatives, for us to stay together, play together, and make school together.
https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/athomewiththereggioapproach/
A video message from Claudia Giudici, president of Reggio Children https://vimeo.com/397662677
Imagine a forest video created by the Reggio Emilia’s Municipal Infant-toddler Centres and Preschools, investigating “Living beings”
https://vimeo.com/395417061
Technology Rich Inquiry Based Research
Curating Resources about the Reggio Emilia Approach by Dr. Diane Kashin. You can follow her blog below:
https://tecribresearch.wordpress.com/curating-resources-about-the-reggio-emilia-approach/?fbclid=IwAR27pMumvAn9onZk7uIARQRbGM3okMKEm0TqLWxa34d2-FS9Sr4NfJW76VI
Don't forget to follow us on instagram!
@calgaryreggio
In Memory Susan Fraser
SUSAN FRASER February 11, 1934 - April 30, 2019 Susan Fraser (née Thompson) was an extraordinary, warm person. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She welcomed everyone into her home for a cup of tea. Sue was born in Thaba Nchu, South Africa, grew up in Johannesburg and farmed with her husband, Hugh Fraser, in Kenya. They came to Vancouver in 1964, where she set up a preschool in her basement while also getting her B.Ed and Masters degrees. She became an early childhood education professor, author, speaker and artist. Among her many accomplishments, Sue received two lifetime achievement awards for her contributions and mentorship in the field of ECE. Her loving husband of 65 years, Hugh, invites her friends for tea in her garden as a celebration of her life, on May 26th. Donations In lieu of flowers towards her scholarship fund are welcomed by emailing suefraseraward@gmail.com
Published in The Globe and Mail from May 11 to May 15, 2019
Susan Fraser and her book Authentic Childhood: Experiencing Reggio Emilia in the Classroom inspired many educators and their work with the Reggio Emilia approach within our Canadian context.
We would like to share with you a tribute to Sue Fraser by Pat Tarr and Carol Anne Wien in Journal of Childhood Studies: 44(3) 2019 in digital open access via the Journal of Childhood Studies website at:
https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/jcs/article/view/19180
To access a PDF of the article please click HERE
SUSAN FRASER February 11, 1934 - April 30, 2019 Susan Fraser (née Thompson) was an extraordinary, warm person. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She welcomed everyone into her home for a cup of tea. Sue was born in Thaba Nchu, South Africa, grew up in Johannesburg and farmed with her husband, Hugh Fraser, in Kenya. They came to Vancouver in 1964, where she set up a preschool in her basement while also getting her B.Ed and Masters degrees. She became an early childhood education professor, author, speaker and artist. Among her many accomplishments, Sue received two lifetime achievement awards for her contributions and mentorship in the field of ECE. Her loving husband of 65 years, Hugh, invites her friends for tea in her garden as a celebration of her life, on May 26th. Donations In lieu of flowers towards her scholarship fund are welcomed by emailing suefraseraward@gmail.com
Published in The Globe and Mail from May 11 to May 15, 2019
Susan Fraser and her book Authentic Childhood: Experiencing Reggio Emilia in the Classroom inspired many educators and their work with the Reggio Emilia approach within our Canadian context.
We would like to share with you a tribute to Sue Fraser by Pat Tarr and Carol Anne Wien in Journal of Childhood Studies: 44(3) 2019 in digital open access via the Journal of Childhood Studies website at:
https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/jcs/article/view/19180
To access a PDF of the article please click HERE
