Creative Arts Studio

*The Guiding Principles of Reggio Emilia

Children are curious and interested in constructing their learning, negotiating with everything their environment brings to them.
Education focuses on each child in relation to other children, the family, the teachers and the community, rather than each child in isolation.
The design and use of space encourages encounter, communication and relationships.
Teachers document their work with children, whom they consider researchers.
The exchange of ideas between parents and teachers is an intrinsic element of collective wisdom.

* From Bringing Home Reggio Emilia by Louis Cadwell, Teacher College Press, 1997.

Each of our classes is involved in a different Reggio project. These slides are representative of the "work" that our children do each day. The following are excerpts from PowerPoint presentations that document the entire project from concept to culmination:

Sweet Peas – infants to 3 year olds
	Tissue paper fun (329 kb)

	What are they going to build? (7.8 MB)

	Fun with foam (3.4 MB)

Snapdragons – 3 year olds
	Food Exploration (8.8 MB)

	For the Birds (8.9 MB)

	It all started with a Tent (1.6 MB)

	Jacko the Guinea Pig (1.7 MB)

Sunflowers/Ready-Set-Grow – 4 & 5 year olds
	The Bear Snores On (1.8 MB)

	The Snow Ball (4.5 MB)

When I work with my friends, I can learn..

to compromise and take turns!

When I pretend, I can learn...

to stretch my imagination!

When I look at books, I can learn...

to focus and attend!

When I plant, I can learn...

to appreciate Nature!

Please contact us for additional information about our school and available programs, or to request a brochure or application. Thank you.

Creative Arts Studio
122 S. Pomperaug Avenue
Woodbury, CT 06798
(203) 266-4392
info@castkidz.com