Infant
Posted on August 9, 2018 @ 4:27 pm
We are excited to share photos of classroom spaces at The Compass School of Warrenville, IL, celebrating our grand opening in August 2018. The Compass School’s early education programs utilize Reggio Emilia-inspired methodologies. Classroom spaces and provocations are designed to invite active exploration. Learning environments are routinely being reinvented to keep children interested and engaged.
Preschool & Pre-K
Posted on March 21, 2018 @ 8:01 pm
What is Reggio Emilia-inspired documentation? Reggio Emilia documentation has the potential to serve many purposes during the children’s learning experience. When defining documentation, we must think of it as a process, an action, a verb, “a systematic act of collecting, interpreting and reflecting on concrete traces of learning” (Gambetti) By centering our attention on children’s
Events
Posted on February 22, 2018 @ 9:35 am
Day Care vs. Child Care Numerous studies have been published over time which contains statistical evidence that high-quality child care early in life correlates to stronger cognitive ability later in life. Those who dedicate their careers to early childhood care and education understand the important role that they play in the social, emotional, physical and
Events
Posted on January 24, 2018 @ 9:22 am
Please join us on Saturday February 24, 2018 from 10:30AM to 1:00PM for a fun family day, featuring children’s activities, entertainment, refreshments and more. The featured entertainment for each school location is listed below. These are free community events – please invite a friend! We hope to see you there! The Compass School of Ashburn,
Preschool & Pre-K
Posted on December 15, 2017 @ 2:20 pm
Egg cartons, buttons, rocks, pinecones, and old computer parts are all examples of loose materials or loose parts. These materials are used to support thinking and spark creativity in the individual who manipulates them. In the article Waste Materials, Tiziana Ciccone describes her travels to Reggio Emilia, Italy and the ideas and programs she took
Reggio-Inspired Learning
Posted on November 14, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
For many, art in a classroom is seen as a finished product made of paint, clay, or collage materials, but for others, art refers to spontaneous, open-ended, and often messy explorations with little to no direction from the teacher. At The Compass School, we use the word “art” to describe a lively process of engagement
Events
Posted on October 26, 2017 @ 6:22 pm
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 playing, of speaking. A hundred always a hundred… from the poem “No way. The hundred is there.” by Loris Malaguzzi. Translated by Lella Gandini The Hundred Languages The hundred languages
Reggio-Inspired Learning
Posted on September 28, 2017 @ 2:36 pm
At The Compass School, the Reggio Emilia approach guides us on our mission to provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes knowledge and inspires a life-long love of learning. What does it mean to be Reggio-inspired? Reggio Emilia Fundamentals At its core, Reggio Emilia is guided by a handful of fundamental concepts that separate
Preschool & Pre-K
Posted on September 21, 2017 @ 1:10 pm
A Reggio-inspired classroom is one that has adopted the core values and beliefs of the Reggio Emilia approach. These values include the image of the child, emergent curriculum, project work, the role of the teacher, the role of the environment, parental involvement, and documentation. Each child is seen as a strong, capable, independent, and curious
Preschool & Pre-K
Posted on September 7, 2017 @ 9:49 am
In the world of education there are a wide range of approaches to learning- some have been around for centuries while others are new to the field. The Project Approach is a type of project-based learning that dates back to the 16th century. The practice understands a child’s natural curiosity and encourages children to communicate, problem-solve,
