In-depth study week
The experience of the Infant Toddler Centres and its contexts
October 17-22, 2010
max 100 participants
The Infant Toddler Centre is an educational experience that has its own characteristic and its own cultural and social identity.
The first Infant Toddler Centre was opened in Reggio Emilia in 1971.
It was one of the first Infant Toddler Centres opened in Italy.
It gave a contribution to build a new identity of early childhood, a stronger identity to an educational project 0 to 6, redefining the image of the child.
What is an Infant Toddler Centre? Which kind of educational identity does it have? Who are the protagonists of an Infant Toddler Centre educational experience? Which kind of relationships are there among them? Which kind of projection of the work is possible in these relationships? How can we give quality in a meaningful and rich daily life that points out children’s amazement, their capability to explore and to learn through more than “100 languages”? Which kind of didactical projection of the work can be done inside an Infant Toddler Center?
The quantity and the quality of these relationships, the environment where they structure themselves, the times and the organization in which they take place, determine the quality and the identity of an Infant Toddler Centre.
These are some observations, reflections and questions that will orient the organization of this week of in-depth study.