Study Groups

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We are excited to announce that we have started our study groups again! Registrations for the April 2025 Reggio Emilia study group is now open!!

Study groups offer an incredible insight into exceptional early learning practice. There’s nothing like being there, experiencing the relationships and environments in person. Read on for further information about the Reggio Emilia and Melbourne study groups…

Nau mai, haere mai!

What does it mean to be Reggio Emilia Inspired as an individual and as an organisation?

What can we learn from the Reggio Emilia educational project that we can translate in meaningful ways into our own contexts?

 We believe that a critical component is to ensure that teachers and leaders engage in professional learning that enhances and deepens their understanding of this pedagogy. Joining a study group to Reggio Emilia, Italy is a unique opportunity for New Zealand kaiako to see and directly experience the history, the pedagogy and the cultural context of Reggio Emilia and in turn, the possibilities and provocations for how we teach in Aotearoa New Zealand alongside international groups from around the world, sometimes from as many as 30 different countries.

COME AND BE A BE A PART OF THE BEST PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!

REANZ Reggio Emilia Study Group

4-12 April 2025 (8 Nights)

Registration cost: Starting from NZ$4,213. See registration form for various options depending on your choice of accommodation, click button below.

The cost includes: Reggio Children Study Tour registration; accommodation at Hotel Posta or adjoining annex Hotel Albergo, in the heart of the historical town of Reggio Emilia (breakfast included); travel and entry to/from Cervi museum (Sunday 6th) and group dinner (Fri 11th).

  • Flights/transfers/insurance at own cost.

  • Optional day trip to experience local culture - train tickets at own cost, Saturday 5th April

REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS STUDY TOUR ARE NOW OPEN!

Stay tuned for details about the Melbourne Study Group for September 2025

Melbourne study group 2025

“The qualities and values of the city of Reggio Emilia are central to the Reggio Emilia project. While much is written about the way this city and its citizens approach early learning, experiencing the city itself provides a valuable context in deepening our understanding. It has been said before that you cannot really understand the Reggio Emilia project unless you understand the city that gave birth to it.”

— Karen Hope, https://blog.storypark.com/2020/01/reggio-emilia-is-a-place/