Victorian Network Groups

Melbourne Network Group

The Melbourne Network is a diverse group of educators who are all inspired by the Reggio Emilia educational project. Meetings are held once a term in spaces that promote dialogue, research and provocation amongst like-minded colleagues. We aim to enrich our pedagogical practice by sharing experiences and undertaking research in a supportive, safe and collaborative environment. The group is inclusive of all educators who weave together their ideas, experiences and knowledge in order to gain a shared understanding of the Reggio Emilia educational project.

MEETINGS:

Once each term at various preschools or learning centres.

NETWORK CONTACTS:

CONVENOR: Sally Polson

EMAIL: Melbourne Network Convenor

The Peninsula Network Group

The Peninsula Network reformed in 2017 to connect educators on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

MEETINGS:

Meetings are held once each term at various centres on the Peninsula.

NETWORK CONTACTS:

CONVENOR: Pat Barbieri

EMAIL: Mornington Peninsula Network Convenor

The Ballarat Network Group

NETWORK CONTACTS:

CONVENOR: Koren Naylor

EMAIL: Ballarat Network Convenor

Network Meetings and Events – VIC

VIC – November 2024 – Ballarat Network Meeting

Gathered on Wadawurrung Land, we welcome you to this meeting of the Ballarat REAIE Network and Discussion Group, held at Wallace and District Kindergarten. Please join us for an immersive […]

VIC – October 2024 – Melbourne Network Meeting

Billanook College, nestled amongst manna gums with Yaluk (Brushy Creek) flowing through the heart of the school, sits on the beautiful land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation […]

VIC – September 2024 – Peninsula Network Meeting

The Peninsula Network will be meeting and learning on Bunurong Country. The Peninsula REAIE Network provides an opportunity for educators and leaders on the Peninsula to: * Engage in dialogue […]

VIC – August 2024 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat Network meeting will be held on Wadawurrung Land. Please join us for a tour of a newly refurbished learning environment that has been established for families with high […]

VIC – August 2024 – Melbourne Network Meeting

Our meeting will be held on Wurundjeri Land. The traditional Aboriginal name of Melbourne is Naarm and Naarm is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation The Melbourne Network would […]

VIC – May 2024 – Peninsula Network Meeting

The Peninsula Network will be meeting and learning on Bunurong Country. The Peninsula REAIE Network provides an opportunity for educators and leaders on the Peninsula to: * Engage in dialogue […]

VIC – May 2024 – Ballarat Network Meeting

Held on Wadawurrung Land, this meeting of the Ballarat REAIE Network and Discussion Group convenes in the newly opened Djila-tjarriu Community Hub, in Alfredton. Please join us for a tour […]

VIC – March 2024 – Peninsula Network Meeting

The Peninsula Network will be meeting and learning on Bunurong Country. The Peninsula REAIE Network provides an opportunity for educators and leaders on the Peninsula to: * Engage in dialogue […]

VIC – March 2024 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat Network Meeting will take place on Wadawurrung Land. The first Ballarat REAIE Network and Discussion Group meeting for 2024, will be set against the backdrop of Bakery Hill […]

VIC – November 2023 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat Network Group will be meeting on Wadawurrung Land. We will use this meeting to engage in a tour of the Centre for Early Education, discuss the principle of […]

VIC – November 2023 – Peninsula Network Meeting

The Mornington Peninsula is located on the traditional lands of the Boon Wurrung /Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. The Peninsula REAIE Network  provides an opportunity for  educators and leaders […]

VIC – August 2023 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat Network Group will be meeting on Wadawurrung Land. The purpose of this meeting is to share and discuss some of the key takeaways or ‘resonances’ from the recent […]

VIC – August 2023 – Melbourne Network Meeting

The Melbourne Network would like to invite you to join together in a discussion and reflection about the recent REAIE Conference, Landscapes of Curiosity and Creativity: In dialogue with the […]

VIC – June 2023 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat Network Group will be meeting on Wadawurrung Land. The Term Two meeting will be held at Fed Uni – SMB campus. The purpose of this is threefold – […]

VIC – May 2023 – Peninsula Network Meeting

The Peninsula REAIE Network  provides an opportunity for  educators and leaders on the Peninsula  to: * Engage in dialogue as a way to learning. * Increase appreciation and understanding of […]

VIC – March 2023 – Ballarat Network Meeting

The Ballarat REAIE Network and Discussion Group provides an opportunity for current and emerging educators and leaders in Ballarat to: use conversations as a context for learning. increase appreciation and […]

VIC – 2023 Conference Planning Meeting

Shaping the 2023 REAIE Conference – an invitation to participate The REAIE 2023 Conference is a unique event in the professional learning landscape, bringing together those seeking to celebrate and […]

VIC – October – Melbourne Network Meeting

This year continues to provide challenges both in the classroom and beyond with limited opportunities to gather.  In 2020 many educators and children were required to adapt their end of […]

VIC – August – Melbourne Network Meeting

We would like to take the opportunity to create and recreate connections between our members in the REAIE Melbourne Network in 2021 and accordingly, we would like to invite you […]

VIC – November – Melbourne Network

2020 has been an unprecedented year in terms of unrest, uncertainty, fear and disruption. REAIE acknowledges that 2020 has been an unsettling time for educational services including children, families and […]

VIC – September – The Peninsula Network Meeting

Time to Reflect A time to reflect and share our experiences during Covid time. How have our practices changed? How are we maintaining relationships? Has the image of the child changed? Network […]

VIC – March – Ballarat Network Meeting 2020

The Ballarat REAIE Network and Discussion Group would like to extend a warm welcome for you and your colleagues to join us for the first meeting. This meeting will take […]

VIC – February – The Environment as the Third Teacher

The Environment as the Third Teacher explores spaces, places and relations that enable rich pedagogy and practices. This full day workshop includes: Big picture considerations – exploring the role of theories, principles and images, to […]

An Introduction to the Reggio Emilia Approach – February 2020 – Melbourne

An introductory seminar on the history and principles of the educational project of Reggio Emilia.

The Environment as the Third Teacher – August – Melbourne

The Environment as Third Teacher explores spaces, places and relations that enable rich pedagogy and practices. This full day workshop includes: Big picture considerations - exploring the role of theories, principles and images, to […]

Peninsula Network Meeting – May 2019 ‘Celebrating our transformations’

Program description:   ‘Celebrating our Transformations’ The meeting will commence with a tour of the Penbank Early Learning Centre and follow with a presentation by Jeanette Russell on her ‘Reflections and […]

The Theory of Progettazione – May – Melbourne

This session will delve more deeply into the complexity of the strategy ‘progettazione’. What do the educators from Reggio Emilia really mean by this term?  How does progettazione look in […]

Heartbeats of life at Abbotsford Convent: The Atelierista theory and practice – May – Melbourne

In this workshop participants will have the opportunity for a multi sensorial encounter- with theory, with practice, with the outdoors, with materials and with each other. Working alongside Filippo Chieli […]

2019 REAIE Annual General Meeting – Melbourne

REAIE invites you to the Reggio Emilia Australia Information Exchange (REAIE) 2019 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 4th May, at Lowther Hall, 17 Leslie Road, Essendon, VIC 3040. The AGM […]

Peninsula Network Meeting – March 2019

Meeting Focus:  Reconnecting and celebrating a year that this new network group has been meeting Formulating ideas for the structure/focus of our 2019 meetings. Creating our Peninsula Network Postcard

Documentation: listening differently – March – Melbourne VIC

A new full day workshop developed and presented by Chris Celada and David Gilkes.

An Image of the Child and Childhood – March – Melbourne VIC

A new half day workshop developed and presented by Jan Millikan and Debbie Nicholas.

Documentation Centre Opening – January – Melbourne VIC

Located at the REAIE Office in Hawthorn (VIC) the Documentation Centre provides a collection of documentation, research and projects from Australian centres and schools inspired by the Reggio Emilia Educational Project.

Melbourne Network Meeting – November – VIC

Join the Melbourne Network to celebrate the many and various ways we honour the learning journeys of children.

Peninsula Network Group Meeting – November 2018 – VIC

Join the Peninsula Network Group to hear guest presenters Karen Anderson and Ann Slater explore Learning on Land, embedding First Peoples perspectives.

Western Suburbs of Melbourne Network Meeting – November – VIC

Centre Open Night and launch of the Western Suburbs of Melbourne REAIE Network Group

A marketplace of possibilities: exploring the principles of Reggio Emilia

A full day of workshops exploring the materials, techniques and possibilities of the educational project of Reggio Emilia.

Melbourne Network – The Language of Clay Workshop

WED 20 JUNE: A practical workshop exploring basic techniques and terminology in working with clay, designed to refresh your skills or simply gain confidence to use clay in your programs. For REAIE Members only.

Melbourne Network – The Language of Clay Workshop

THU 14 JUNE: A practical workshop exploring basic techniques and terminology in working with clay, designed to refresh your skills or simply gain confidence to use clay in your programs. For REAIE Members only.

Introduction to Reggio Emilia – Melbourne VIC

This seminar is intended as an introduction to the educational project of Reggio Emilia together with an insight into how the Reggio Emilia approach is interpreted in the Australian context.

Melbourne and Peninsula Network Meeting – March

WED 7 MARCH: Melbourne and Peninsula Network Meeting, with a special presentation by Ruth Wallbridge and Melinda Gregory – “The CIRCLE Project: building an intergenerational community”.