Study tours

Travel to be inspired…

We are excited to announce that we have started our study tours again! The April 2024 Reggio Emilia study tour is now closed for registrations. The next Melbourne study tour is full for September 2024, check back for information about 2025 study tours later this year...

Study tours offer an incredible insight into exceptional ECE 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 tours…

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

11-20 April 2024 (9 Nights)

Cost: NZ$4,950 (Single occupation/double), $4,450 (Twin Share)

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 (Fri 12th) and group dinner (Fri 19th).

  • Flights/transfers/insurance at own cost.

  • Optional day trips to Venice and Florence - train tickets at own cost, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th April.

REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS STUDY TOUR ARE NOW CLOSED

We are thrilled to announce that we have returned to offering the REANZ Melbourne Study Tour! Our 2023 group were inspired and engaged, and the tour was rich with ideas and dialogue yet again. Register now for our 2024 offering.

In 1999, the very first Melbourne study tour took place. In some ways it seems like yesterday, in other times it seems like a lifetime away. Many of the centres we visited have evolved and grown since our first visits, and we’ve been able to see the development over time. What struck many of us during the early years was the way that educational leaders were able to articulate the values, beliefs and teaching principles that they were collaboratively working towards with the teachers in the centres. Melbourne offers us a window into how the pedagogy of Reggio Emilia is embedded into the cultural context of Australia, a country that has some cultural similarities as we have in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

REANZ brings you this opportunity to participate in seminars and visit innovative programmes in action.

Tuesday 3rd – Saturday 7th September 2024

Tour leaders: Lorraine Manuela and Kerri Fallon

THIS STUDY TOUR IS FULL! CHECK BACK LATER THIS YEAR FOR DETAILS ABOUT 2025 STUDY TOURS.

Melbourne study tour

“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/