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

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Vea Vecchi (Education Consultant, Italy)

Art and Creativity in Reggio Emilia

Exploring the Role and Potential of Ateliers in Early Childhood Education

Vea Vecchi (Education Consultant, Italy)

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Routledge
10 March 2010

Philosophy & theory of education; Pre-school & kindergarten; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational material; Educational: Art & design

Series: Contesting Early Childhood

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, part conversation and part reflection, the book provides a unique insider perspective on the pedagogical work of this extraordinary local project, which continues to be a source of inspiration to early childhood practitioners and policy makers worldwide.

Vea's writing, full of beautiful examples, draws the reader in as she explains the history of the atelier and the evolving role of the atelierista. Key themes of the book include: / processes of learning and knowledge construction / the theory of the hundred languages of childhood and the role of poetic languages / the importance of organisation, ways of working and tools, in particular pedagogical documentation / the vital contribution of the physical environment / the relationship between the atelier, the atelierista, the school and its teachers

This enlightening book is essential reading for students, practitioners, policy makers and researchers in early childhood education, and also for all those in other fields of education interested in the relationship between the arts and learning.

By: Vea Vecchi (Education Consultant Italy)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 5
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 362g
ISBN: 9780415468787
ISBN 10: 0415468787
Series: Contesting Early Childhood
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 10 March 2010
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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'.