Our Pedagogical Approaches

Reggio Emilia

The Reggio Emilia approach focuses on the freedom to express and explore ideas using movement, active listening, and hands-on activities (Bartolone, 2019). These collaborative classroom activities foster relationships with others and the world around them. 

According to the Reggio organization, the curriculum bases its structure around, “the participation of families, the collegial work of all the personnel, the importance of the educational environment, the presence of the atelier [creative space] and the figure of the atelierista [artistic teacher], the in-school kitchen, and the pedagogical coordinating team.”

Vygotsky

The Vygotsky approach promotes social interaction amongst children, teachers and parents. It allows for knowledgeable others to share and build children’s understanding and knowledge. This approach allows educators to know what the child is able to achieve by their developmental milestones and thus enables them to help the child attain the appropriate milestone by themselves (Gallant, n.d.).