ReCognition
11812 Highway 15 K7A 4S4 Smiths Falls, ON, Canada

What a fabulous dialogue with Kerri and Heather from Bishop Strachan School and Listening to children’s ideas and inquiries on the Early Learning Cafe! A great way to enter a new space for thinking and writing about children and ideas. I hope you have had some unique learning experiences with us over the years, our two year encounter with Susan Stacey, the wonderful Diane Kashin with our Block Party and Outdoor Play, Sophie Anne Edwards and the amazingly thoughtful work on ar...ts based materials and connections to the land in Sarah Moffats art studio, creativity and play with Gretchen Reynolds, outdoors with Niki Buchan (Australia) at the beautiful Mill of Kintail, the Digital Atelier inspired by my trip to Reggio Emilia ... so many great memories and great thinking...its time for more writing, more being with children and more time for family, art, music, dancing, photography....life, keep learning, and a very special thank you for all of you who contributed time, ideas, energy and your very selves, it has been a privilege to be with you... See more

Our fourth and final dialogue is an invitation to notice children’s ideas around COVID and their lived experience in a pandemic. Our intention is to ground our ...dialogue in the processes of documentation and hearing children’s voices in our contexts. This online experience will be where you will be able to share your own documentation with us a photo, a rough form of notes, a piece of text, or a conversation. How can we share the children’s experiences? What transforms our thinking as we research this particular time in history? Let's gather round and share stories... See more

Hearing Children's Voices in COVID Times - https://mailchi.mp//hearing-childrens-voices-in-covid-times a time of shared stories and a generative conversation thinking together in this historical time...

What is she thinking? Check out the next offering at Early Learning Cafe Listening for Children’s Ideas: An online conversation for educators seeking an inqui...ry based program. Kerri and Heather are two the most inspiring, thoughtful educators I have had the pleasure to meet. They will offer us a glimpse into their program and thinking and a chance to be in dialogue with them, I can’t wait to see them again! Kerri also teaches in the Emergent Curriculum Certificate sessions with the Ontario Reggio Association. She totally inspired me to explore the role of an atelerista Join us, special price $29 See more

This will be deeply thoughtful...