Events Archive
Welcome
... to our programme for 2024 - 5. We will be incrementally adding to these dates, so watch this page.
Centres are showing great enthusiasm to connect and grow, and we will be offering seminars, events and exchanges to maximise the potential of these times.
If you are interested in discussing bespoke professional development possibilities for your centre please get in touch.
Go HERE if you want to read about past events, presentations seminars.
DEVELOPING A PEDAGOGY OF ENQUIRY / IN DIALOGUE WITH REGGIO EMILIA:
CREATIVE EARLY YEARS’ AND PRIMARY PEDAGOGY
There are 3 Phases to this group:
1) PREPARATORY DEVELOPMENT 1st SEPTEMBER 2018 - 30th MARCH 2019
2) ENCOUNTERS IN REGGIO 31st MARCH - 5th APRIL 2019
3) ON COURSE FOR CHANGE APRIL - JUNE 2019
- Have you already visited the preschools of Reggio Emilia on our introductory study week?
- Do you want to develop your knowledge further and dig deeper with like-minded educators?
- Do you want to work together in dialogue with each other and with colleagues in Reggio Emilia, in the construction of an environment of enquiry?
- Is the educational setting in which you work keen for you to play a leading part in its continuing professional development, and to benefit from the learning opportunity of this course?
Then this 2018-19 Skylight study group is for you! It is for educators in settings who have been to Reggio before, are working positively on their professional practice and want the opportunity to enable themselves and their settings to become more skilful and courageous in their work of creating a listening pedagogy.
Key Learning: co-constructed education; understanding and applying principles of ‘listening pedagogy’, the image of the child as competent, sociable and creative learner; education as enquiry and relationship; natures of an enabling environmenttransformative, systemic development in education provision.
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Date | Monday 3rd September 2018 |
End Date | Saturday 1st June 2019 |
Cut off date | Friday 1st February 2019 |
Price | £1,800 |
Please Note: | Application remains open throughout autumn '18. You are still in time to register. The week in Reggio itself is in April '19. |
What is Democracy? What does Democracy currently look like in our settings?
The network group are exploring this question and will be exploring examples from various settings. We welcome new participants into this discussion.
Here are some of the elements we are looking at:
- Finding out what Democracy actually means.
- Where are we with democracy within our settings? What does it look like in our setting?
- What are the challenges within democracy?
- Culturally in England what does democracy mean?
- Why is democracy a value in the principles of Reggio Emilia?
- Taking the discussions back to the whole team – important!
- What does democracy represent within the British Fundamental Values?
- What are the cultural behaviours of Italy – of Reggio Emilia?
- Who are we?
- What are the ethics of our practice? What do ethics mean? What makes ethical practice?
The venue is Imagine Early Years, at Wyken Community Centre. Please arrive early for drinks and cake!
Date | Saturday 7th July 2018 |
Price | £10 |
Member Discount | 100% |
Times | 10 - 12.30 |
Location/Map | Wyken Community Centre, Coventry |
A one-week study visit to learn about and be inspired by the world-renowned educational approach of the preschools and infant-toddler centres of Reggio Emilia. This course will explore the key principles underpinning the Reggio approach to early childhood education. It will involve lectures, presentations, discussion groups, exhibitions, visits to preschools and infant-toddler centres.
Date | Sunday 15th April 2018 |
End Date | Friday 20th April 2018 |
Available places | 0 |
Price | £1,490 |
Please Note: | We have now reached our registration capacity, but you can still sign up on a waiting list, in case a space occurs. |
Location/Map | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
"We are a Reggio inspired school with a beautiful learning environment and exciting child led curriculum. As a research school, we are involved in many national and international projects linked to early learning. Our aim is to create 'a community of learning where there are endless opportunities to discover together through curiosity, creativity and play."
Madeley Nursery School in Telford are keen participants in Sightlines' Network since 2000. This day is designed for those wanting to explore the possible ways of practicing the principles of an environment of enquiry, and engage in dialogue with a committed staff group who are making keen endeavours to explore and develop their own practice.
The day will begin promptly at 9a.m. at the Nursery, with an introduction followed by time to observe in the morning. After lunch there will be opportunities for discussion, and at the close of the school day, general discussion with staff. We will explore how the principles of Sightlines Initiative can be developed in your daily practice; the influences and insprations from Reggio, and the inevitable challenges.
Date | Friday 2nd February 2018 |
Price | £160 |
Member Discount | 10% |
Location/Map | Madeley, Telford |
- Are you looking for ways in which your children can explore their world through music and movement?
- Are you intrigued by this concept and want to know more?
Then get access (for free) to Dogs, Bones and Dancing.
This online slideshow/video summarises our 2 year project with a nursery and primary school in Kendal. Discover what we did, what we learned, what obstacles we faced and how the children engaged.
We are making this free to view: you just have to register: when you do, you'll be sent the link.
Date | Monday 25th December 2017 |
West Midlands (Warwicks.) Network Open Meeting
To reflect and build from previous work, develop new work and introduce new people.
Date | Saturday 2nd December 2017 |
Price | £10 |
Member Discount | free |
Times | 10 - 12.30 |
Location/Map | Atherstone Nursery School |
West Midlands (Telford) Network Open Meeting
How do we plan environments that are open to be transformed by children in creative and innovative ways?
The network will share ideas and understanding of how to enrich their settings so that they invite children to participate in learning.
This meeting will be held at Madeley Nursery School and will include a focused workshop on the decisions, dilemmas and opportunities of educators when planning for and preparing the studio space.
Date | Saturday 25th November 2017 |
Price | £10 |
Member Discount | free |
Times | 10 - 12.30 |
Location/Map | Madeley, Telford |
This second day of our weekend with Moira Nicolosi, pedagogista of Reggio Emilia, will focus, seminar-style, on exploring participants’ issues in the development of their educational practice.
It gives us the opportunity for detailed exchange with Moira, our Reggio colleague, and explore aspects of work which you have been focussing on in your educational settings.
Date | Sunday 12th November 2017 |
Price | £150 |
Location/Map | Institute of Education, London |