1st Edition

Art and Creativity in Reggio Emilia Exploring the Role and Potential of Ateliers in Early Childhood Education

By Vea Vecchi Copyright 2010
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the contribution of and art and creativity to early education, and examines the role of the atelier (an arts workshop in a school) and atelierista (an educator with an arts background) in the pioneering pre-schools of Reggio Emilia. It does so through the unique experience of Vea Vecchi, one of the first atelieristas to be appointed in Reggio Emilia in 1970. Part memoir,... Read more
Series Editors' Introduction: Invitation to the Dance  1. Introduction  2. Aesthetics/Poetics  3. A General Overview  4. The Bicycle Metaphor  5. The Long View of Organisation  6. An Ethic Community  7. Environments   8. Professional Marvellers  9. Visible Learning  10. We Take Up the Walk Again  11. The Loris Malaguzzi International Centre  12. Blue Flowers, Bitter Leaves

Biography

Vea Vecchi worked as an atelierista at the Diana municipal preschool in Reggio Emilia for over thirty years, doing pedagogical research and documentation in the area of children’s many languages. She now acts as a consultant to 'Reggio Children'.