“Ginestra” is a preschool located Poviglio, a rural village in the province of Reggio Emilia. Poviglio belongs to the Union of Municipalities “Bassa Reggiana” and has a population of 7.522 inhabitants. Our educational experience is based on the image of a child who has great potentials for development and is the subject of rights, a child who learns and grows in relation to the others. The specific identity of “Ginestra” preschool is based on a number of distinct features: the participation of families, the collegial work of the staff, the importance given to the school environment, the presence of the atelier and the pedagogical-didactic coordinating team. We believe that children have inside an innate potential of understanding how to relate to the world. The task of the teacher is to scaffold abilities so that children can grow and learn. Children become researchers in the classrooms of our school, by learning to ask questions and to collect data to build up comprehension. Teachers use arts (including painting, drawing, and working with clay, natural materials such as leaves and shells and recycled materials) as a vehicle to develop children's thinking processes.
“The main principle is the idea that children have strong abilities even since birth. They master a lot of different languages, possibilities and skills. The environment is an essential element to allow them to develop. The choice of materials is always thought in the direction of experimentation, the construction of possibilities, the connection between persons and things. This environment empowers the well-being of children as well as the custom of doing together. The relation is the core of our philosophy, and the environment should scaffold this possibility, listening children, and making research together with them.”
Mascia Marconi, Giliola Belli, Alessandra Ferrari, Vania Tagliavini,
Cristian Fabbi, Anna Avanzi, Patrizia Benedetti, Federica Rossi
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