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​The 100 Languages of Children

'They steal ninety-nine' Who are 'they'? Ninety-nine what? In many classrooms, the traditional approach is instructional. Educators are the providers of knowledge, in charge and in control of designing and deciding outcomes for the children who are empty vessels waiting to learn. But that's not how teacher and psychologist, Loris...
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Why The Environment Is Considered The 3rd Teacher In The Reggio Emilia Approach

We place enormous value on the role of the environment as a motivating and animating force in creating spaces for relations, options and emotional and cognitive situations that produce a sense of well-being and security- Loris Malaguzzi, Reggio Emilia For those unfamiliar with the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood...
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7 Ways Parents Can Help With Young Children And Their Values

If only it was easy to instil a decent moral code in our children. If only it was easy to bring them up to have strong values. If only we knew exactly how to help them develop a steadfast sense of right and wrong. As every parent knows, raising children...
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Preparing Your Child For Early School

We often hear the term 'school readiness', but it generally relates to a child who is about to enter the primary school system. Whilst this concept is of optimum importance and should be embraced by parents with older children, this term is not often applied to younger children who are...
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Project-Based Learning in Early Learning Centres

It's fascinating to see how project-based learning, once the domain of middle and secondary school curricula, is now becoming a preferred method of education in the early stages of a child's education. Learning by doing is of primary importance in early education and projects, particularly collaborative ones, provide innumerable touch...
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The Importance Of Animals As A Part Of The Learning Environment

A fluffy bunny. A clucky chicken. Even a squishy silkworm. You'd have to be blindfolded to miss the delight in a child's face when they interact with other living things (that aren't human of course) but there's much more to children and animal interactions than meets the eye. When children...
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