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Chelsea Inman
24 hours ago4 min read
Ladybugs and the Many Pathways to Learning: How Children Build Knowledge Together
Collecting children’s words and truly listening to their ideas gives us insight into how they see the world, what matters to them, and...
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Chelsea Inman
Nov 7, 20247 min read
Origin of the Reggio Approach and What We Can Learn From it Today
The Nest Community School, inspired by the global movement of the Reggio Approach, recognizes the rights of all children to quality...
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Chelsea Inman
Sep 13, 20247 min read
Inserimento: An Italian Perspective
At The Nest Community School, the first 6 weeks of school, what we call inserimento , are a tender and precious time for building...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 23, 20243 min read
Does Help Me Mean Do It For Me?
I hear the first sign of distress and glance over. A child is struggling and I know what’s coming next: “Help teacher!” It may be a...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 20, 20241 min read
The 100 Languages of Color
“The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a hundred thoughts a hundred ways of thinking of...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 20, 20242 min read
The Story of Percy the Good Mail Cat
"What if Sunny is allergic to cat treats?" This question led us on a journey which had an ending that we could not have anticipated! I...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 20, 202416 min read
What Makes our Teaching "Reggio Inspired"?
Defining what makes teaching Reggio “Inspired” is often like defining what makes art, you’ll know it when you see it. The Reggio...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Flexible Thinking
Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No! Anyone familiar with young children have probably heard a disagreement boil down to these two words;...
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Chelsea Inman
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Why Mixed Age?
“We are conscious of ourselves because we are conscious of others; and in an analogous manner, we are conscious of others because in our...
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