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This week at the Tinkering Lab, the Grade 1 children continue to build upon their pyramid structures. They completed the base, and are currently in the process of building the sides. Together, they are assessing which material and tools would work best for specific tasks, 
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Hope, Joy and Possibilities A journey documented by Laura Murgatroyd, Marlina Oliveira, Stephen Yang Two years ago Laura Murgatroyd, John Oliveira and Marlina Oliveira of Richland Academy, Richmond Hill, Ontario forged a relationship with Guo Jian Cheng to explore bringing the Reggio inspired philosophy of 
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Reggio inspired educators talk about ‘Provocations’ — reflective, intentional and thoughtful actions taken by adults to provoke, entice children to wonder and imagine, or extend and enrich children’s thinking. Materials, artifacts, items from nature, all contribute to creating this inspirational palette of learning. This shared concept 
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One of the reasons we are here in Guangzhou is to create the environment for Mei Bimbi,  a Reggio-inspired preschool. The name, Mei Bimbi, marries the Chinese word for beautiful with the Italian word for baby.  The space selected for the centre is currently being renovated to 
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I have never been to Asia before, so arriving in Hong Kong two weeks ago and making my way by car, high speed rail, and on foot to Guangzhou in mainland China marked the beginning of an incredible ‘first’ for me.  My purpose?  To source materials and 
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Creativity is one of the most critical skills for the future Recent surveys of 1,500 CEOs and 17 countries agree. The ability to dream, take chances, and create the things we imagine… these are the skills of entrepreneurs, innovators and change makers. Children are born with 
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Double verb construction/preposition-plus-infinitive targeted gesture teaching and reviewDuring this activity, we target the practice of the infinitive form, sometimes in contrast with the third-person singular form. It helps attune students’ ears to the correct sound of the ending of the infinitive (er,ir/e,oir/e and re), and helps them 
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This recent blog post – ‘Imagine’ by Bill Powers reminds us of the need to reinvent ourselves and to tap into our creative and innovative sides to develop the skill set for the future.  We owe it to our children to redefine education for tomorrow’s world. #redefiningeducation.
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The children revisited their original ideas, and began to build on to them.  A. was interested in, “Building a new design where the ramps go back and forth, and up and down like a teeter-totter.” T. wanted to, “Move the marbles from the tower, across the 
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For the past 7 years, we at Richland, have diligently been transforming the learning methodology and landscape for our students, in order to provide them with the skill set, dispositions and competencies to lead them in the 21st Century.  Visit our blog to see how 
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