Mar
20
2011
Mr. Smith
On March 10th the IPS/Butler University Laboratory School hosted an Open House for our students and parents. The children enjoyed the many activities that were set up in the hallway where our school will be located next year. Staff members from St. Mary’s were present to answer questions about the preschool and childcare services St. Mary’s will offer to families next year. Butler University College of Education students were also on hand to facilitate activities with the children allowing parents to tour the school and ask questions. It was truly a joy to see the children together for the first time as they engaged with one another and with the materials available to them!
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Tags: art, creative, preschool
Mar
20
2011
Mr. Smith
Mar
05
2011
Mr. Smith
Observational drawing of a Tulip Tree leaf
Many years ago, Loris Malaguzzi, the founder of the Reggio approach wrote a beautiful poem titled The Hundred Languages of Children. The message of this poem is that young children have many ways to express what they know about the world including drawing, painting, drama, sculpture, dance and many, many more. In many schools today, the capacity children have for showing what they know in a myriad of creative ways is overlooked in favor of expressing knowledge through only reading, writing and arithmetic. Continue Reading »
Tags: arithmetic, art, Malaguzzi, poem, reading, Reggio, writing
Mar
05
2011
Mr. Smith
This entry is one of a series of entries designed to familiarize families with the core values of the Reggio approach to education. In the Preschools and Infant-Toddler centers of Reggio Emilia and in Reggio inspired schools in the United States, educators have what is referred to as a strong “image of the child”. A definition of “image of the child” would be capable, creative and responsible. Continue Reading »
Tags: capable, children, creative, image of the child, preschool, Reggio, responsible, thinking
Mar
02
2011
Mr. Smith
I recently read a wonderful book written by educator Ron Berger. The book titled An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students was published in 2003, and it provides beautifully descriptive examples of what project-based learning can look like in elementary school classrooms. Continue Reading »
Tags: classrooms, project, student
