Welcome! study visit in Bassa Reggiana 6-13 of March 2011

Groups coming from Germany, Spain and Turkey during this week are involved in the L2L project activities

Participants are visiting the spaces making observations and documentation on activities at the Ginestra and Rodari Preschool with pedagogists Giliola Belli, Patrizia Benedetti and teachers.

There were some moments to share reflections among teachers and pedagogues and among teachers and politicians of Bassa Reggiana District.

The mayor of Poviglio (Giammaria Manghi), the President of Progettinfanzia (Ferruccio Crotti) and the Director (Cristian Fabbi) met personally the group.

and .... there have been occasions to taste good food and have a good chat!



dinner at home

buffet at pre-school

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Preparatory meeting

On 28 February, teachers met the pedagogical coordinators at infant toddler center  “Rodari” in Poviglio town, to discuss about “L2L project”.

The participants to the meeting were:

TEACHERS

Boschini Cristina

Campanini Greta

Iammarino Tiziana

Lazzaro Pamela

Menozzi Grazia

Pellino Claudia

Soli Sara

Soncini Alessandra

Soncini Rossana

Vettorello Patrizia

PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATORS

Marconi Mascia

Benedetti Patrizia

Ferrari Alessandra

Belli Giliola

Tagliavini Vania

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Rossi Federica

DIRECTOR OF PROGETTINFANZIA

Fabbi Cristian

They reflected about the focuses and generative questions introducing the next week’s programme:

FOCUSES

1)       Which spaces and materials can we observe in the different schools?

2)      In which way do these spaces support autonomies, communication and social skills?

GENERATIVE QUESTIONS

•  What are the key ideas and choices on the basis of our environmental planning?
•  Inwhich way does the environment support children to experiment polisensoriality?
•  In which way does the environment support children autonomies?

PROGRAMME

from 6 to 11 March 2011

_Sunday, 6  arrival at the hotel Old River in Guastalla (RE)         

                                                                                                
_ Monday,7

8.45                   departure from the hotel to Poviglio Municipality (by PI shuttle services)

9.00                   welcome at Ginestra pre-school and delivery of materials (participants kit)

9.30                   division of the participants into two groups:

                         group 1  visit of Ginestra preschool

                         group 2  visit of infant toddler center Rodari

10.00/13.00        visit and observation at preschool and infant toddler center

13.00/14.00        lunch at the schools

14.00/16.00        free observation tour around the school

16.00                 return to the hotel (by PI shuttle services)

20.00                 dinner with teachers and pedagogical coordinators

_ Tuesday, 8

8.45                   departure from the hotel to Poviglio Municipality (by PI shuttle services)

9.00                   meeting at infant toddler Rodari with pedagogical coordinators and local administrators

10.00/13.00         workshop and visit o the school environment

13.00/14.00         lunch of the two groups together

14.00/16.00         meeting with schools teachers

16.00                  return to the hotel (by PI shuttle services)

free evening

_ Wednesday, 9

8.45                    departure from the hotel to Poviglio Municipality (by PI shuttle services)

9.00-13.00           observations at schools

                           group 1  visit of Ginestra preschool

                           group 2 visit of Rodari infant toddler

13.00-14.00         lunch at the schools

16.00                  return to the hotel (by PI shuttle services) or (facultative) presentation of the

  “Forest group- Kinderhaus Maintal” at Palazzo Bentivoglio, Gualtieri Town

16.30-18.30         training meeting with teachers and pedagogical coordinators of the province of Reggio Emilia

19.55                  departure from the hotel

20.00                  official dinner at La Merla restaurant, Gualtieri town

_ Thursday, 10

8.45                    departure from the hotel to Poviglio Municipality (by PI shuttle services)

9.00-13.00           observations at schools

                          group 1  visit of Ginestra preschool

                          group 2  visit of Rodari infant toddler

13.00-14.00         lunch at the schools

14.00-16.00         workshop and group discussion

16.30-18.00         meeting at Ginestra preschool. Presentation of reflections and consignement of certificates.

  Aperitif

_ Friday, 11

free excursion

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L2L Project approved!

L2L Project “Learning to Learn: the environment as third educator supporting autonomy and experimentation of knowledge” has been approved by the LLP National Agency.The Project will last 2 years (2010-2012) and will be fully granted by the EU. Progettinfanzia (Italy) is the coordinator of the project and the partners involved are:  Escola Pericot (Spain) – Ted Istanbul Koleji Vakfi Ozel Anaokulu (Turkey) -Kinderhaus Stadt Maintal (Germany). The project connects the partners through exchange and counseling of experiences developed in the Preschools and Institution participating in this project. The main goal of the project is to create learning-to-learn environment, and to share a wider discussion about quality in education. We could define the environment as the third educator because together with children  and adults it participates in the educational processes. The environment supports knowledge, imagination and creativity of each child. It reflects the culture of the people living there; it is the result of reflections, aesthetic choices making in the specific outcome of a pedagogical  way of living. Welcoming, listening, exchanging and discussing the keywords  which will support meetings with teachers who will visit the preschools and build together a dialogue about education.

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