Ohr Kodesh Early Childhood Center

Why Reggio Emilia?

The educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy see children as capable and competent from birth. The childs world is filled with enriching materials, stimulating dialogue and environments that are filled with beauty and nature. The youngest learners are challenged to think, as their daily experiences are rich and meaningful. The values are clear and expressed systemically. Values are never compromised and Reggio educators never waiver in their quest for obtaining the highest quality in everything they do. The educators believe learning is never-ending. They reflect and re-visit and continually think of ways to deepen the childrens learning and their own learning experiences. They believe children express themselves in a myriad ways. The Hundred Languages of Children, an internationally known exhibit by the children of Reggio Emilia, shows the various ways children express their emotions and thoughts and how they create their own theories and interpret the world. The hundred languages are expressive, communicative, symbolic, cognitive, ethical, metaphorical, logical, imaginative, and relational. Relationships are embraced between and among the children; between teachers and children; between teachers and parents and between the teachers. Reggio educators foster and nourish these relationships through dialogue in a variety of ways. In Reggio, educators are passionate about everything they do. It is evident in everything you see in the schools- from the multiple colors of paint offered to the children to the attention paid to every detail in the planning process. Nothing is done without reason, thought or intention behind it. The major principles of Reggio Emilia guide us to develop intentional curriculum that allow us to provide the best practices in Early Childhood Education.