Day 1- Reggio Emilia Study Tour 2026

What if we thought of "waste" materials as educational resources? As meaningful materials and tools?
Today we toured the inspirational Remida center and attended a workshop where we were asked to think about sound as a material? Something we can describe, or even feel.
How accustomed are we really to listening to sounds?
We discovered how a municipality can participate in the life of a school while attending to the global environmental emergency of waste.

Beyond the Classroom- How a City Becomes a School 

Today marked the beginning of a journey into the heart of the Reggio Emilia Approach. We explored the history of Reggio Emilia and how the schools first began - 

The schools were built by men and women together who, in the aftermath of the war, were determined to start something new and better for their children. Education is not only the responsibility  of the schools, but rather it extends into the streets and the community - it is a shared "educational co-responsibility." 

Two core philosophies that resonated deeply today:

• The 100 Languages: A reminder that children have a hundred ways of thinking, expressing, and encountering the world.

• “Nothing Without Joy”: as educators, we are encouraged to research with children, not on them, ensuring that joy remains the centre of the experience.

In Reggio, the child is seen as a "natural resource" full of potential—a person with rights, not just needs, and so we ask you, “What is your image of the child?" and we leave you with this - to not fail in recognizing the immense potential of every child