Today is the 1st day of school. We have studied all summer and now are understanding the Reggio Emilia approach at a much deeper level.

“Each of us has his or her own image of the child which is reflected in the expectation that we have when we look at a child. Some focus on what children are, what they have, and what they can do, while others, unfortunately, focus on what children are not, do not have, and what they are not able to do. Some focus more on their needs than on their power and capacity. As a result you have positive or negative expectations, and construct a context that values or limits the qualities and potential that you attribute to children.”

- Carlina Rinaldi, President of Reggio Children

It all begins with your image of the child. Children are competent, powerful and strong. Like adults, children are constantly searching to find the meaning of life. Children are the best of the human being. Being with a child and being truly in the moment puts me closest to nature, closer to goodness, closer to who I want to be in this life.