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The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference | |
Early Registration ends April 30!!
REGISTER NOW and pay discounted rates!!
Dialogues for Quality in Education:
Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools and Communities
June 21, 2012: Pre-Conference
June 22-24, 2012: Conference
This year's conference in Portland, Oregon will take place in
Washington Park, which is situated within a 5,100 acre wooded area, making it the largest forested area within city limits anywhere in the United States. These expansive grounds house the Portland Children's Museum, World Forestry Center, Oregon Zoo, Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden as well as miles of hiking trails.
The beauty of this natural environment provides an ideal backdrop for discussions focusing on creative thinking and collaboration as well as ateliers focusing on movement, kinetic art and the many connections that can be made between languages. Participants will visit local Reggio-inspired schools, including Opal School of the Portland Children's Museum, and will have the opportunity to tour "The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" exhibit. In addition, there is a pre-conference focusing on mentoring.
We are honored to welcome Vea Vecchi, Tiziana Filippini and
Amelia Gambetti. Vea will be awarded the NAREA Lifetime Achievement Award during a special ceremony within the conference. Additionally, we are very pleased to welcome dancers Peter Byworth and Federica Parretti, who have worked with Reggio Children for many years. Click here to download biographical information.
 
The following comments from participants of the
2011 NAREA Summer Conference offer reflections of this
rich and compelling professional development initiative:
It was a wonderful experience that lifted my spirits but also helped push my thinking about the Reggio approach.
The morning sessions with presenters from Reggio were amazing and inspiring! I could have listened to them all day.
The atelier experience was a highlight of the conference
because of the culture of the natural environment. I was totally mesmerized with the beauty of the beach and sharing our perspectives as we created new stories with the materials.
The relationships in our community have benefited from the
depth of our work together and supported and validated
our work in the community. Thank you NAREA for all your
contagious energy and inspiration.
The April 30 deadline for early registration is almost here! REGISTER NOW so you don't miss out on this
once-in-a-lifetime professional development opportunity!
Those who register by April 30 will be the first to have the opportunity to sign up for two sessions with dancers Federica Parretti and Peter Byworth! More information to come!
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| Calendar | |
February 2 - June 24, 2012
Portland, OR
April 30, 2012
Early Registration ends for NAREA Summer Conference!!! Register now!!
June 3 - 15, 2012
Second International Summer School
Reggio Emilia, Italy
June 21 - 24, 2012
The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference
Portland, OR
July 17 - December 8, 2012
"The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit
Vancouver, BC
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Great Resource for Job-Seekers! |
If you or anyone you know is looking for a job in early childhood education, NAREA's new Job Postings List is a great place to start! Currently, there are jobs available in Georgia, Virginia, Colorado, Washington DC, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Connecticut, California and Ohio. Here's an example of what you will find there:
"The successful candidate will embody the qualities of progressive education and have experience supervising teaching staff and/or administering a preschool program...The Director must support the school's educational vision, values and the study of the Reggio Emilia approach."
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. To post a job opening, visit the Submit Job Posting page.
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NAREA's mission is to build a diverse community of advocates and educators to promote and defend the rights of children, families, and educators of all cultures through a collaboration of colleagues inspired by the philosophies and experiences of the 0-6 education project of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Joining NAREA is a great way to support this ongoing work, which seeks to elevate both the quality of life and the quality of schools and centers for young children.
Click here to join or 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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Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange is now published by NAREA! Click here to subscribe by becoming a NAREA member.
The Winter 2012 issue 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
Innovations is now mailed quarterly, when each issue is published. The winter issue is published in March; the spring in June; the summer in September and the fall in December. If you join NAREA between publication of issues, you will receive both the back issue(s) for that calendar year and the next issue at the time that issue is published. NAREA members also have access to the electronic edition of Innovations on the Read Innovations page of the Members Only Area of the NAREA website. |
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Reggio Children Resources
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For information on the most current resources published by Reggio Children, click here to download the 2012 Reggio Children Resources catalog.
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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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Third Edition of The Hundred Languages of Children | |
This exciting new edition subtitled, The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation, is now available! Edited by Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, and George Forman.
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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"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 NAREA website. 
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