Nature Through the Lens of Childhood: Children's Research, and Encounters

The West Coast Collaborative presents:

Nature Through the Lens of Childhood: Celebrating Children's Reasearch, and Encounters

Featuring:

Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children

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The West Coast Collaborative:

Bright Start, Santa Barbara

The New School West

Branches Atelier

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We invite you to join us for a multi-day, multi-site conference and exhibit highlighting the children's reasearch, relationships, and encounters with nature. Presentations by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children. Opening of the exhibition "The Wind Blows, the Tree Talks: Children's research, relationships, and encounters with nature" and one day of of multi-site school tours and exhibition visits.

You are welcome to attend one, two or three days. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.

Tiziana Filippini is a pedagogista who collaborates with Reggio Children with regard to research, conferences, and consultancies in Italy and abroad.

From 1978 to 2015, she worked as a member of the Pedagogical Coordinating Team of the Instituzione - Preschools and Infant Toddler Centers of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia.

Tiziana is currently one of the curators of the new version, "The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children”.

In addition to her work with the municipality, Tiziana was part of the original research group of Making Learning Visible, a collaboration between Reggio Children and Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The collaboration resulted in a book, Making Learning Visible: Children as Individual and Group Learners, which became very well known in North American early childhood circles and all over the world.

Loretta Bertani is an atelierista in the Robinson Crusoe Preschools and Infant Toddler Centres, Istituzione of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia since 1996

Loretta graduated at Instituto d’arte (Art college) of Reggio Emilia. From 1991 to 1995 she worked as an educator with the municipality of Reggio Emilia in local education groups, an experience addressed to pre-adolescent age groups and to the support children with school difficulties.

Loretta collaborated with the theatre group “Teatro Gioco Vita” of Piacenza for designing and leading workshops on expressive languages and on shadow theatre addressed to primary schools, as well as for street entertainment events for children and youth.

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SCHEDULE:

Friday, November 1st 2024

AM:

8:00am to 9:00am (PST)

Registration (w/ light breakfast)

9:00am to 9:15am (PST)

Welcome

9:15am to 12:30pm (PST)

Presentation by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children

12:30pm to 1:30pm (PST)

Lunch (included)

PM:

1:30pm to 3:00pm (PST)

Presentation by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children

LOCATION:

First Presbytarian Nursery School

1248 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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3:30pm to 5:00pm (PST)

GRAND OPENING of EXHIBITION - "The Wind Blows, the Tree Talks: Children's research, relationships, and encounters with nature"

LOCATION:

BANANAS

12931 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066

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Saturday, November 2nd 2024

AM:

8:00am to 9:00am (PST)

Registration (w/ light breakfast)

9:00am to 9:15am (PST)

Welcome - the story of the West Coast Collaborative

9:15am to 12:30pm (PST)

Presentation by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children

12:30pm to 1:30pm (PST)

Lunch (included)

PM:

1:30pm to 3:00pm (PST)

Presentation by Tiziana Filippini and Loretta Bertani, Reggio Children

LOCATION:

First Presbytarian Nursery School

1248 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

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3:30pm to 5:00pm (PST)

Exhibition at Bananas & Venice Community Garden Outdoor Poetry Exhibit - OPEN

LOCATION:

BANANAS

12931 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066

THE LEARNING GARDEN AT VENICE HIGH SCHOOL

13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

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Monday, November 4th 2024

9:00am to 3:00pm (PST)

Open Campus Tours at WCC Schools and Exhibit visits:

Branches Atelier

The New School West

Exhibit at Bananas

The learning Garden at Venice High school - Outdoor Poetry Exhibit

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*Early Bird* 3-Day Full Conference Ticket - $410 (after 9/30 - $525)

Friday ONLY Ticket - $195 (lunch provided)

Saturday ONLY Ticket - $195 (lunch provided)

Monday ONLY Ticket - $195 (lunch provided)

We offer a 50% reduction on admission for enrolled ECE students

Questions and student discount inquiries:

Contact [email protected]

Host or Publisher West Coast Collaborative