Latest projects and events
Invitation to join Sightlines South East Network
Environments of Enquiry in the Primary Years - a collaborative project with educators from Reggio
The Drama of Sound
London ReFocus Open Meeting
News from Derby
Early in March, at the annual conference for nursery staff in Derby, a group of educators presented their work. For most it was the first time they had ever stood up and talked about their work to others and it was a huge success.
The work began nearly a year ago when the heads of the city's nursery schools, along with some of their staff, joined Sightlines Initiative's study tour to Reggio Emilia in 2013. Enthused and invigorated by what they saw, the heads put together a group of staff to work on a joint project about the city that would put into practice some of the things that had so inspired them in Italy.
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Developing Environments of Enquiry – in the Primary Years
'An environment which listens': a DEoE project with Reggio Children
Following various discussions following the November conference, we are developing a project proposal which will also involve the participation of Reggio Children. We will be seeking participation from Primary settings in which Reception or Key Stage 1 Years are particularly keen to take the leap of developing reflective pedagogy. We know it is possible! We are also interested in situations where there is the potential for these settings to liaise with 'feeder' early years settings which are already strongly engaged in developing co-constructive practice. Reggio Children are also interested in this because they are involved in liaising with Primary Schools in the City of Reggio about 'developing a pedagogy which listens'. Tiziana Filippini is leading this liaison, and will, we hope, be working on this with us. There are some further details to discuss, but we hope to be ready to present invitations to participate at the end of April.
We invite you to bring the Drama of Sound project into your setting. This is an opportunity to develop skills in working creatively with music and dance. We are looking for educators, musicians and others who would like to work with children's music and movement ideas, with online support and exchange. The project will take place until July 2014. Please click on this link for more information, and contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in taking part. It will be a very exciting project! To view past Drama of Sound work on Youth Music's website, please click here.
Working with Children's Theories: Moving between playful exploration and critical thinking
29th November 2014, London
Learning from experiences of educators in the preschools of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, this national day conference will explore how we can work with children's own theories and questions. It will include direct participation of pedagogues of Reggio Emilia.
Please contact catherine (at) sightlines-initiative.com if you have any other events you would like to advertise through the network.
