Reggio Emilia Approach
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Hailed as the best pre-schools in the world by Newsweek magazine in 1991, the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education has attracted the worldwide attention of educators, researchers and just about anyone interested in early childhood education best practices. Even the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)’s revised version of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) guidelines also included examples from Reggio approach. Today, Reggio approach has been adopted in USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia and many other countries.
Loris Malaguzzi (1920-1994) founded the ‘Reggio Emilia’ approach at a city in northern Italy called Reggio Emilia. The ‘Reggio’ approach was developed for municipal child-care and education programs serving children below six. The approach requires children to be seen as competent, resourceful, curious, imaginative, inventive and possess a desire to interact and communicate with others.
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WELCOME TO THE ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL
WHERE WE EDUCATE CHILDREN FOR LIFE
That may sound presumptuous, or even pretentious. Nonetheless, the point is we take the education of young children very seriously. We know that the experiences we have given our students have made a significant difference in their lives. Our students learn more than the fundamentals, the classic 3 R’s, reading, writing and arithmetic. They test as well or better than their peers in other schools and even more importantly, each graduate establishes patterns of behavior, learning, and living that become the foundation of their lives.
At The St. Michael School each child becomes:
* a thinker who listens,
* an inquirer who negotiates
* an inventor who collaborates, and
* an individual who believes in him or herself.
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Muffins with Mom
This morning, Thursday, January 8,2009 The St. Michael School hosted the first annual Muffins with Mom.
Muffins, donuts, juice and coffee were served to all Moms and children in The Great Hall. After picking up the tasty snack, all visitors proceeded to their child’s homeroom where the Moms got to visit with current teacher and the teacher who will be teaching the following grade their child is entering. Next Thursday, January 15, SMS will be hosting Donuts with Dad. Dads, we hope you can join us.
Thanks today to the following for helping us with Muffins with Mom ~ Laura Chappell, Kelly Laura, Alicia Forinash.
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, January 9 - 5th/6th grade annual trip to Hidden Valley for a day of skiing. Don’t forget to bring an extra snack.
Thursday, January 15 - 8:00-8:30 a.m. Donuts with Dad.
Dad come join us to have a snack with your darling and chat with the teachers.
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Message from Beth 1/9/09
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