Teaching

Reggio Emilia

There are immense similarities between Reggio Emilia learning strategies and Aboriginal cultural philosophy.

• The importance of more than one adult, such as parents and wider community, playing a part in the education of young children
• Education is a shared journey between teacher and student with both learning from each other
• Children are competent, powerful and strong
• Importance of building trust through high expectations and nurturing
• The use of stories to connect and make meaning, to share culture and tradition and to share and solve problems
• The idea of giving a provocation to children to spark and ignite excitement and the want and desire to learn more about certain topics
• The use of questioning and self reflection to inquire and help make meaning of the world
• The need for a multi-disciplinary approach where children can make sense of and see the connections between and within subject areas.
• The lack of the use of standard measure to check progress and the use of documentation, observation and discussion as assessment.