The Hundred Language of Children |
Emergent curriculum and project work
Different from other educative projects, Reggio Emilia Programs do not have a curriculum previously established. Children learning process is based on an emergent curriculum that follows children own interests, ideas, potential and experiences. The curriculum content "emerge" from children's meaningful interactions with peers, teachers, and parents.
Planing and collaboration are basic elements of the emergent curriculum. Children and teachers convey ideas about a specific theme or subject, as well as the materials and the support they will need from parents and the school community in order to develop the project.
Projects are also not pre-plan. In the Project Work, children are researchers guided by their own interest and inquiries. During the project, teachers act as facilitators in the children's decision making processes: how they are going to investigate a topic, how they are going to exhibit what they found, and the adequate material to start working on it.
Learning experiences could happen simply on a rainy day when children enjoy jumping into the puddles. Children could become curious about their reflection in the water, that is exactly when ideas, reflections and insights arrive. This could be the begining of a project when children discuss their ideas and create knowledge.
"..A good project has a few essential elements. First it must produce or trigger an initial motivation, to warm up children. Each project has a sort of prologue phase, in which information and ideas are offered and shared with the group. These will be used later to help the children expand their intentions along with the adults’ intentions, suggesting a final objective.” - Loris Malaguzzi
The Emergent Curriculum in Progress
http://www.missbridgetsclassroom.com/2012/05/emergent-curriculum-in-progress.html
How an Emergent Curriculum Works
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-emergent-curriculum-works.html
The Emergent Curriculum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNFYFSa0720
The Project Approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCU775GpK3A
Planing and collaboration are basic elements of the emergent curriculum. Children and teachers convey ideas about a specific theme or subject, as well as the materials and the support they will need from parents and the school community in order to develop the project.
Projects are also not pre-plan. In the Project Work, children are researchers guided by their own interest and inquiries. During the project, teachers act as facilitators in the children's decision making processes: how they are going to investigate a topic, how they are going to exhibit what they found, and the adequate material to start working on it.
Learning experiences could happen simply on a rainy day when children enjoy jumping into the puddles. Children could become curious about their reflection in the water, that is exactly when ideas, reflections and insights arrive. This could be the begining of a project when children discuss their ideas and create knowledge.
"..A good project has a few essential elements. First it must produce or trigger an initial motivation, to warm up children. Each project has a sort of prologue phase, in which information and ideas are offered and shared with the group. These will be used later to help the children expand their intentions along with the adults’ intentions, suggesting a final objective.” - Loris Malaguzzi
The Emergent Curriculum in Progress
http://www.missbridgetsclassroom.com/2012/05/emergent-curriculum-in-progress.html
How an Emergent Curriculum Works
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-emergent-curriculum-works.html
The Emergent Curriculum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNFYFSa0720
The Project Approach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCU775GpK3A