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Exploring the Relationship between Materials and Learning
A 2-day IN-PERSON event with Reggio Children & the West Coast Collaborative
When and where
Date and time
May 5 · 1pm - May 6 · 5pm PDT
Location
Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club 1210 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401
Refund Policy
About this event
- 1 day 4 hours
- Mobile eTicket
The West Coast Collaborative presents:
Exploring the Relationship between Materials and Learning
Featuring:
Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children
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The West Coast Collaborative:
Bright Start, Santa Barbara
The New School West
Branches Atelier
Growing Place - Lab School, Ocean Park, Marine Park
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We invite you to join us for a multi-day, multi-site conference highlighting work with materials and the power of listening. You are welcome to attend one or both days. Due to the hands-on aspect of this event, space is limited and early registration is encouraged.
Tiziana Filippini is a pedagogista who collaborates with Reggio Children with regard to research, conferences, and consultancies in Italy and abroad.
From 1978 to 2015, she worked as a member of the Pedagogical Coordinating Team of the Instituzione - Preschools and Infant Toddler Centers of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.
Tiziana is currently one of the curators of the new version, "The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children”.
In addition to her work with the municipality, Tiziana was part of the original research group of Making Learning Visible, a collaboration between Reggio Children and Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The collaboration resulted in a book, Making Learning Visible: Children as Individual and Group Learners, which became very well known in North American early childhood circles and all over the world.
Loretta Bertani is an atelierista in the Robinson Crusoe Preschools and Infant Toddler Centres, Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia since 1996
Loretta graduated at Instituto d’arte (Art college) of Reggio Emilia. From 1991 to 1995 she worked as an educator with the municipality of Reggio Emilia in local education groups, an experience addressed to pre-adolescent age groups and to the support children with school difficulties.
Loretta collaborated with the theatre group “Teatro Gioco Vita” of Piacenza for designing and leading workshops on expressive languages and on shadow theatre addressed to primary schools, as well as for street entertainment events for children and youth.
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SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 5th 2023
12:30pm to 1:00pm (PST)
Registration
1:00pm to 4:00pm (PST)
Hands-on experience with materials
4:00pm to 5:00pm (PST)
Wine and cheese reception
LOCATION:
Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club
1210 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
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Saturday, May 6th 2023
AM:
8:00am to 9:00am (PST)
Registration
9:00am to 12:00pm (PST)
Presentation by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children
12:00pm to 1:00pm (PST)
Lunch (included)
LOCATION:
Wildwood Elementary Campus
12201 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066
PM:
1:00pm to 5:00pm (PST)
Open Campus at WCC Schools:
Branches Atelier
The New School West
Growing Place - Ocean Park
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*Early Bird* 2-Day Full Conference Ticket - $250 (after 4/10 - $300)
Friday ONLY Ticket - $175 (materials and refreshments provided)
Saturday ONLY Ticket - $175 (lunch provided)
We offer a 50% reduction on admission for enrolled ECE students
Questions and student discount inquiries:
Contact allison@branchesatelier.com