…in Reggio Emilia, Italy, July 4-17, 2010 for 100 participants.

The main contents of The Summer School will be:

“- The principles of the educational project- Infant Toddler Centres and preschools, Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.
- Experiences of theories and practice in dialogue
- The school seen as a system of interactions and relationships
- Analysis of research projects
- Encounters with teachers, pedagogistas and atelieristas
- Parents participation in the life of the school
- The experience of the preschools and continuity with the primary school
- The hundred languages of children. Expressive and cognitive learning
- Exhibitions seen as professional development tools
- Atelier Ray of Light, Atelier of Water and Energy. Visits and workshops
- The cultural project of the International Centre Loris Malaguzzi
- Reggio Children and the role of International Networks
- Friends of Reggio Children International Association
- The town, the community, the early childhood services in Reggio Emilia
- Encounters with local administratoris, politicians, city council members
- Projects in collaboration with Univerisities
- The Italian Educational System
- Experiences from the World: dialogues and conversations with the participants

The programme will be developed through lectures, power point presentations,
plenary sessions, workshops, hands-on, working in groups, role playing,
projection of video clips, analisys of documentation tools, making the learning
visible: workshop in motion.

The two weeks will be in English. The participants are expected to have a good knowledge of the language in order to facilitate exchanges among them and to support active interactions and communications.”

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…currently on my list of things to “try to do” this summer

“Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability
June 22-24, 2009: Berkeley, California
A three-day Center for Ecoliteracy seminar for educators and others committed to schooling for sustainability.

A Short Course: Systems Thinking, Education, and the State of the World
August 13-15, 2009: Berkeley, California
A rare opportunity to study with Fritjof Capra, one of the world’s leading systems theorists, and learn how our major global problems are interconnected and how the challenge of building sustainable communities will require both systems thinking and an ecological conception of life. Capra will be joined by David W. Orr, one of the nation’s leading environmental educators, and Carolie Sly, education program director for the Center for Ecoliteracy.

Climate Change and the Connections that Bind Us
August 14, 2009: Berkeley, California
David W. Orr, one of the nation’s leading environmental educators, will discuss his forthcoming book, Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse in a special evening reading and talk benefiting the Center for Ecoliteracy’s initiative, Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability.”

For more details, visit the Center for Ecoliteracy’s website.