developmental stages/program basics

Part 1. Art Development
1. Reggio Emilia is acclaimed as one of the best preschool educational systems in the world (Seefeldt, 1995). The Reggio Emilia approach to art is that it is a language, another way to communicate ideas, feelings, and emotions. Because producing art requires that children think of an experience, idea, or feeling and then find symbols to express it, art is a highly symbolic activity, considered very serious work. This approach has encouraged many Reggio-inspired classrooms: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/reggio-emilia-approach/

Read the short article provided above and watch the short video on The Reggio Emilia Approach. Share your thoughts and critiques of this approach. What are your own take-aways and critiques of this approach on how it relates to art development?

Part 2. Program Basics
1. Go through each of the goals below and provide a specific example of what meeting that goal may look like in a classroom.
a. Focus on Process, Not Product:
b. Meet Needs of children:
c. Give Each Child a Chance to Think Originally and Work Independently:
d. Encourage Creative Thinking:
e. Allow Children to Grow at Their Own Pace:

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