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| Traditional playground |
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| Looks like an average school from the outside |
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| theres a play area underneath, many of these 70's playgrounds are visible throughout the ground |
2nd
School opened by the Municipality with Reggio Emilia Principals – It went
against the local government practices in determining itself – this was a
revolutionary act.
3-6year old school
were only private owned by the catholic association. In 1968 the state and
local government were capable of opening up their own schools.
The neighbouring area where the
school is situated is significant as the local was designed for young couples,
families and workers people came here from the country due to the 1960’s
economic boom. There was a public library, high school and primary school built
at the same time. The innovation of the area is also part of the innovation
of the school. The space was designed with equal importance of the space.
Obviously the school has done a lot to encourage participation across the
community. The effort of participation was high at the school. The housing
design in the area created spaces where people could met such as balconies and
gardens. The school has interviewed many people from the community such as
elderly and teachers to create a memory.
In 2004 it inaugurated 40’s with
an exhibition they will have the next in 2 years their 50th!
There are SO MANY
PLANTS HERE.
IT is the story of Anna Frank
who wanted and had the right to an education.
At the start their were 3
classes and 33 childrne per class now there are 104 children and 4 classes with
an atelier in each room and cucina. Loris Malaguzzi asked ‘please follow the
graphics of the children’, when they began they did not have an atelierista.
From the beginning the students
stay with the same teacher for their 3 years of education, there are 26 children with 2
teachers (there was a student teacher in each room the day we visited). They
have 1 cook and 3 people who are employed to help clean up the place each
afternoon, OHSC is from 7:30 to 6:30.
In the mini atelier for our
visit they children with be clay building – they must present themselves in
this clay work in a group and present the understanding of the message of
nature. In the other room students will experiment with colours on tissue paper
– how the effects of colours present on different materials. In the other class
they will tlk about landscapes. In a physical constructivity they will experiment
with the wide, horizontal, flat, light of landscapes. In the mini atelier
materials will be collected from the park, vegetables that are grown also.
There will be a real survey of what is a vegetable. In the mixed classroom the
house of hands made by clay and graphics drawn at the base. There will be an
experiment and research of beautiful shapes on the light table and on the
projector the house of hands.
5+ verticality in clay of trees.
The colours and representations of flowers. There is also a nature project by a
group of students about the city. Clay people with other clay people are being
constructed creating an overall clay city of their community – this is for an
exhibit in June at the International centre.
OBSERVATIONS IN
THE CLASSROOMS< the CHILDREN ARE PRESENT
Kids construction area
In the atelier in the 4+ room a
roll of paper on the floor teachers take notes of what students are doing and
saying.
KIDs have boxes with their picture
and names on the front of them, opening the draw their pictures are inside
these are labels for students to put on their own work – good idea.
The roof has a paper sculpture,
all around students are surrounded by graphic presentations of the past. Students
are playing with natural materials on the paper, shelves are made out of bricks
and Perspex.
Kids construction area
Lots of use of mirrors to
deflect and distribute light
Plenty of space for construction
Shelves and all objects ordered
– there seems to be a sense of order in the selection of objects – generally
they are constructing on the ground on a light box and ground height or
standing height, some have a light projector shining a light on their work, all
have mobiles hanging down into these spaces with delicate mobiles presenting
the possibility of materials – where connections can be made.
Observation
in the atelier – Atelierista was working with 5
students only they were working on clay bodies for the group exhibition
Lots of use of mirrors to
deflect and distribute light
Plenty of space for construction
Shelves and all objects ordered
– there seems to be a sense of order in the selection of objects – generally
they are constructing on the ground on a light box and ground height or
standing height, some have a light projector shining a light on their work, all
have mobiles hanging down into these spaces with delicate mobiles presenting
the possibility of materials – where connections can be made.
Observation in the mixed room – Students were working in a multiple of ways throughout the room, most were constructing the first play house
This was probably the most fascinating 20 minutes spent in the centre there were a group of kids who were drawing on acetate on the light projector creating a backdrop for their animal tableaux. The room was darkened so the projector had an intensity and seem to master the room, behind them were a group of girls constructing crystal worlds on the light box. They way they worked together was interesting, the kids with the projector realised they could alter the head of it and played with these dimensions chasing the light, the teacher saw them do this and wrote about it.
These paper sculptures seem in each room, all different versions create such volume and what I feel is the beginning of a conversation about materials, purpose, care and meaning.
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