Experience the Reggio Emilia approach
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Each year, the Africa Reggio Emilia Alliance (AREA) takes interested people to the city of Reggio Emilia in Italy to participate in Reggio Children International Study Groups. These study groups give participants the opportunity to visit the municipal schools and infant-toddler centres in Reggio Emilia, to meet like-minded educators from around the world,  to be inspired by the competence of children and by the research, innovation and collaborative culture of the educational project known as the Reggio Emilia Approach. Topics of discussion, presentation and immersion include:

• • • The background and history of the Reggio Emilia educational project
    • The hundred languages of children
    • Observation, interpretation and documentation
    • Children as citizens with rights
    • The school as a system of interactions and relationships
    • The environment and the educational space
    • Parents’ involvement in the life of the school

Find out more about this immersive professional development experience on the Reggio Children website.

To book your place on the tour in April 2026, register now!
18-25 April 2026: Africa Reggio Emilia Alliance tour

Join a group of interested South African educationists on the AREA tour to Reggio Emilia in Italy to participate in the April 2026 Reggio Children International Study Group. This will focus on the educational experience that has been developed and practiced in the municipal schools and infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia since the 1960s and will include visits to these schools. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about and see the widely acclaimed Reggio Emilia educational approach in its place of origin. This approach is inspiring education from birth to 99 in schools and universities in over 141 countries.

• For more information about the 2026 tour, programme and fees, please refer to our brochure
• To secure one of the places on this exciting tour, please sign and submit this registration form, together with the proof of payment of a non–refundable deposit of R1 500 to Tessa Browne by 12 January 2026: tessa@reggio.co.za 

Registrations close on 12 January 2026!