| NAREA eNewsletter | February 2012 |
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The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference | |
Dialogues for Quality in Education:
Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools and Communities
 
In collaboration with Reggio Children and Portland Children's Museum
with "The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children"
Exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy
June 21, 2012: Pre-Conference
June 22-24, 2012: Conference
Portland, Oregon
Keynote speakers: Vea Vecchi, Atelierista (L), Tiziana Filippini, Pedagogista (C) and Amelia Gambetti, Insegnante (R) from Reggio Emilia, Italy presenting the municipal 0-6 educational project by sharing experiences and perspectives in process
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| Calendar | |
April 15 - 20, 2012
International Study Group
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Contact: Angela Ferrario
Save the Date!!!
June 3 - 15, 2012
Second International Summer School
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Study Groups - Current
Register Now!!!
June 21 - 24, 2012
The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference
Portland, OR
Summer Conference - Current
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Second International Summer School
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"The dimension of research
and the hundred languages of children"
Principles of the educational project
Indications - Preschools and Infant-toddler Centers of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia
June 3-15, 2012
Ligonchio - Appenines of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
For English speaking participants.
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Discount on Third Edition of The Hundred Languages of Children
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This exciting new edition subtitled, The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation, is now available! Edited by Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, and George Forman.
NAREA members can receive a 15% discount on both hard and soft cover versions! Just e-mail Laurel Westmoreland by March 31 for the code.
This book includes contributions from leaders from Reggio Emilia and international scholars from Europe and North America, including Loris Malaguzzi, Carlina Rinaldi, Vea Vecchi, Howard Gardner, Gunilla Dahlberg and others. It is illustrated with photographs of the teachers and children in Reggio Emilia schools as well as drawings from the children of the Reggio Emilia preschools.
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A Great Time to Join NAREA!
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 Join with us as we strive toward our common goal of a world where all children are honored and respected for their potential, their capabilities and their humanity. NAREA memberships are for the calendar year, so now is a great time to join or renew!
Log onto the Join NAREA page to join online or via mail/fax or to renew your membership. Contact Cheryl Rapaport if you have questions about NAREA membership.
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Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange
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Beginning with the Winter 2012 issue, Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange will be published by the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA)! To subscribe, log onto the Join NAREA page or the Innovations periodical pages of the NAREA website.
The Winter 2012 issue will be published in March and features: - "Education as a Strategic Competence of the City" by Claudia Giudici
- "The Reggio Children - Loris Malaguzzi Center Foundation: Perspectives from Three Founding Member Organizations"
- NAREA Column - "Reflections on the Reggio Children - Loris Malaguzzi Center Foundation" by Beth MacDonald
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"The Wonder of Learning -
The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit | 
"The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" A New Exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy - North American Version   in collaboration with
February 2 - June 24, 2012
Portland, Oregon
July 17-December 8, 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia
For more information, visit the Exhibit Project - Current Version page of the NAREA website. 
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Submit and View Job Postings on NAREA Website!
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The NAREA website now has a Job Postings section where schools, universities and organizations can submit job postings in the field of early childhood education on the Submit Job Posting page and early childhood educators can view job postings on the Job Postings List page. NAREA offers this new resource for those interested in communicating about job openings to the Reggio-inspired community in North America. NAREA members pay a discounted fee for a 60-day posting. |
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2012 NAREA Winter Conference Drawing Winners | |
There were two drawings for NAREA members at the NAREA Winter Conference, one for a 30-minute Skype session with Lella Gandini and Amelia Gambetti, and one for a free registration fee for the 2013 NAREA Winter Conference!
Congratulations to Margie Costello-Chevis and Vivian Belmont!
 
Margie Costello-Chevis (L) was the winner of the Skype time, and said it couldn't have come at a better time in her 25-year career. Margie is an Early Childhood Specialist at the recently opened Las Positas College Child Development Center in Livermore, California, where they are studying the principles of the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Margie is also a California Early Childhood Mentor Teacher, working with ECD students doing their practicum in her classroom.
Vivian Belmont (R) won the free registration for the 2013 NAREA Winter Conference in Tucson, Arizona, and she said that the win highlighted how important it is to take professional development seriously. In addition to her work as a consultant and workshop leader, Vivian has been Curriculum Coordinator at Adat Ari El ECC in Los Angeles, California for the last seven years. She is responsible for providing materials for 2 to 5 year olds to work with on a "grand scale." In the past, her students have worked with ice, trees, water and stones, and this year they are working with very large pieces of fabric.
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Recap of the 2012 NAREA Winter Conference | |
Photograph of a representation by Google Children's Center educators
on the beach during one of the atelier sessions at the
2011 NAREA Summer Conference in Pacific Grove, California.
The Third NAREA Winter Conference, "Interweaving of Children's and Adults' Research: Discovering the Joys and Complexities of Research," in partnership with and hosted by Google Children's Centers, was held in Mountain View, California on February 11-12, 2012. Over 400 participants attended the conference. Presentations were made by Google Children's Center educators on Saturday morning and were followed by visits to the four GCC sites: The Orchards, The Woods, The Wetlands and The Fields. A reception was held in the evening at the Computer History Museum with a welcoming address from Amelia Gambetti and Lella Gandini, including a viewing of videos from the Reggio Emilia municipal infant-toddler centers and preschools. Inspiring presentations were given by Amelia and Lella at the Computer History Museum throughout the day on Sunday. The following photos represent a sampling of the conference activities.
(Left) Google staffers helped with registration. (Center) Conference attendees from Palo Alto, Ori Zadok (L) and Silvia Gitlin (C) converse with a colleague during the registration time. (Right) Janis Keyser, Co-Site Director at The Woods, greets two participants as they wait for the conference to begin.
(Left) Gail Solit (L) and Sheri Hunt (2nd L), Co-Directors of Google Children's Center, are photographed with conference speakers Amelia Gambetti (3rd L) and Lella Gandini (R). (Center) Margaret Costello-Chevis (L) was called to the podium by Margie Cooper (C) and Barbara Acton (R), Co-Chairs of the NAREA board, to accept congratulations on winning the drawing for a 30-minute Skype session with Amelia and Lella. (Right) Participants enjoyed visiting, networking and sitting outside in the beautiful California weather during the lunch hour.
  
(Left and Center) These images are just some of the many inspiring photographs on a CD made by Google Children's Center as a gift to all conference participants.(Right) Yael Steber (L) Operations Manager at The Fields, and Kimber Meletzke (R), Operations Coordinator at The Woods, were representative of all of the Google staff who worked so hard to host this wonderful conference! Thank you Google Children's Centers for your kind hospitality!
If you were a 2012 NAREA Winter Conference participant and have not yet completed the
post-conference survey, please take a moment to do so now! |
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