Courses and Events
Whether you’re new to Reggio Emilia or you’ve been practicing the approach for years, we have a variety of courses and events tailored to your needs. From spotlights on specific principles, and hands-on experiments with materials to tours of child care centres to see Reggio-inspired learning in action.
Upcoming Events at a Glance
Scroll down for a complete listing of upcoming events at the Learning Centre
The Competent Child
November 9, 2021
Sharing examples from our own lived experience at Frog Hollow, we will dive deep into the concept of the Competent CHild as Malaguzzi introduced, and think about our daily practice with children through this lens.
Emergent Curriculum & Long-term Projects
January 20th & 27th, 2022
Frog Hollow's Childcare Programs have been exploring Emergent Curriculum for the past 15 years. We invite you to join us for this 2-session workshop as we share our learnings.
Pedagogical Encounters: BCELF & the Environment
November 15th & November 25th
We are excited to invite you to see our learning spaces. During this 2-session workshop, we will learn about the role of the environment in learning, and tour our childcare centre at the Village.
Frog Hollow Winter 2022 Conference
February 18th & 19th, 2022
We invite you to join us for two days of learning as we welcome our internationally-known speaker, Gunilla Dahlberg!
Study Group III – Colours of Earth
December 9, 2021
In this study group, we will focus on a long-term project taking place at the Village Junior Kindergarten program
Frog Hollow Reggio-inspired Mentor Program
March 3 to June 23, 2022
Join our 6-month program and become a Reggio-inspired mentor!
Complete List of Upcoming Events at the Learning Centre
Check back often! We add new events regularly.
The Competent Child
November 9, 2021
See the Child as Competent and Capable
The Reggio Emilia approach and the BC Early Learning Framework encourage educators to see the child with a “rich” lens: one that sees the child as competent and capable.
Thinking of the child as capable can be easy, but putting this perspective into daily practice – working with different populations of children can be challenging.
Sharing examples from our own lived experiences at Frog Hollow, we will dive deep into the concept of the Competent Child as Malaguzzi introduced to us – and think about our daily practice with children through this lens.
click here for more information and to register
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Pedagogical Encounters: BCELF & the Environment
November 15th and 25th
We are excited to invite you to see our learning spaces.
In this 2-session workshop, we will learn about the role of the environment in learning & take a tour of our Village Centre:
Day 1: The BCELF & the Environment: How does the environment support learning?
Day 2: Tour of the Village Centre: Infant Program, Toddlers Program, Junior Kindergarten Program, 3-5 Program
click here for more information and to register
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Study Group III – Colours of the Earth
December 9, 2021
Join us for the third installment of our Study Group Series.
In this study group we will focus on a long-term project taking place at the Village Junior Kindergarten program.
click here for more information and to register
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Emergent Curriculum & Long-Term Projects
January 20th & 27th, 2022
How do long-term projects take shape?
Frog Hollow’s Childcare Programs have been exploring Emergent Curriculum for the past 15 years. We invite you to join us on this two-session workshop as we share our learnings over the years:
- What is emergent curriculum
- What is the role of pedagogical documentation in emergent curriculum
- How do long-term projects take shape
Day 1 – Understanding Pedagogical Documentation
Day 2 – From Inquiries to Long-Term projects
click here for more information and to register
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Frog Hollow Winter 2022 Conference
Febriary 18th & 19th, 2022
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Frog Hollow Reggio-inspired Mentor Program
March 3 to June 23, 2022
Join our 6 month program and become a mentor!
More info coming soon.
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, parents
All levels:
For those starting their journey with Reggio Emilia, and those more familiar with the approach.
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
None
Other Events
These events are held on a regular basis; check back often for scheduled dates.
Study Groups
Study Groups are opportunities for educators to sit with an inquiry or a long-term project and study it in depth. The facilitated small group discussions will help educators to expand their understanding of how long-term projects take form and what they could, as educators, be noticing to support this process.
Study groups are facilitated by Maryam Naddaf.
Check the Study Groups page for more information.
Audience:
ECE educators, elementary school teachers, principals, school district staff, childcare directors, school age care educators, students, parents
Intermediate level:
For those familiar with the concepts and principles of the Reggio Emilia approach
Recommended pre-requisite courses:
Introduction to Reggio Emilia – part 1 & 2