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A culture of participation: a new experience of children as citizens in dialogue with the city

Presenter: Tiziana Filippini

Date: Saturday 17 March, 2018

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Category: Conference

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Program Description

This one day conference aims to provide educators with an opportunity to hear Tiziana explore the notion of participation as a key educational strategy in the community. The conference will unpack the way in which educators, children, families and the community in Reggio Emilia engage in a process of participation, giving value to and making use of relationships, collaboration and culture.

Outcomes

This conference will give participants:

  • an overview of collaborative strategies for engaging families and community
  • insight into current projects in Reggio Emilia that invite participation from families and community
  • an understanding of the value of relationships
  • an understanding of the role of the educator in designing a project that engages community

About the presenter

Tiziana Filippini is a pedagogista and collaborates with Reggio Children, Italy. She has a degree in psychology from Padova University and worked as pedagogista from 1978 to 2015 as a member of the Pedagogical Coordinating Team of the Istituzione – Preschools and Infant Toddler Centres of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia. In particular, Tiziana was the long-standing pedagogista of the famous Diana Preschool, which came to the world’s attention when it was featured by Newsweek in 1991 as one of the 10 best schools in the world.

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