rechild, a publicaiton founded in 1996, is published every six months by Reggio Children as a means to "contribute to the construction and upkeep of the network of dialogue and sharing within the world of those interested in childhood topics".

The rechild Newsletter is available to download here along with rechild News.

In Issue 7 of the newsletter, get to know The Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, inside and out. Be sure to take a look at the very last page which lists members of the Reggio Children Network, contact information and links to their websites. Over the next couple of months, I will be taking an indepth look at each website listed and posting entries here in the "communication centre".

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Most of you are familiar with Reggio Children, for those of you who are not, let me introduce you to an organization that will become an important resource for you.

The following is an exert from their website.

"Reggio Children is a mixed public-private company that the Municipality of Reggio Emilia, along with other interested subjects, decided to establish in 1994, to manage the pedagogical and cultural exchange initiatives that had already been taking place for many years between the municipal early childhood services and a large number of teachers and researchers from all over the world. This new experience was based on an idea originally proposed by Loris Malaguzzi and carried on by a committee of local citizens and educators.

Reggio Children's aims and purposes are inspired by the philosophy and values of the educational project developed and practiced in the Municipal Infant-toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, in order to protect and communicate the wealth of knowledge developed within this experience.

The aims of Reggio Children include:

to communicate a forceful idea of childhood and of children's rights, potentials, and resources, which are often unrecognized or neglected;

to promote studies, research, and experimentation in education, with particular emphasis on children's active, constructive, and creative learning processes;
to advance the professionalism and culture of teachers, promoting a greater awareness of the value of collegial work and of meaningful relationships with the children and their families;

to highlight the value of research, observation, interpretation, and documentation of children's knowledge-building and thinking processes;

to organize guided visits to educational programs, cultural initiatives, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, professional development courses on the issues of education and the culture of childhood."

Thank You Reggio Children for sharing the teachings of the Municipal Infant-Toddler Centres and Preschools with us and the rest of the world.