Reggio Emilia is often referenced.

But what does it actually look like in practice?

This three-part series focuses on the core ideas that shape the Reggio Emilia approach, and how they translate into everyday decisions in Australian early childhood settings.

Each webinar takes one key concept and explores it in a practical, reflective way. Connecting theory to what educators see, do, and respond to each day.

Part 1: The Image of the Child – Where Teaching Begins

Your image of the child shapes everything.

This webinar explores how seeing children as capable, curious, and competent shifts teaching from directing to listening and responding. You’ll reflect on your own assumptions and consider how these influence relationships, curriculum, and everyday decisions.

Part 2: Context as the Third Teacher – Curating Environments for Teaching and Learning

The environment is never neutral.

This webinar focuses on how spaces, materials, and aesthetics communicate what we believe about children and learning. You’ll explore how to design environments that invite inquiry, support collaboration, and make learning visible.

Part 3: Pedagogical Documentation – An Inquiry Curriculum

Documentation is more than recording.

This webinar unpacks documentation as a way of thinking, researching, and shaping curriculum. You’ll explore how to interpret children’s learning, revisit ideas, and use documentation to inform ongoing, meaningful teaching.

By the end of this series, you’ll be able to:

• strengthen your image of the child to guide teaching and decision-making

• design environments that invite curiosity, agency, and collaboration

• use documentation to interpret learning and shape curriculum

• apply Reggio-inspired principles in ways that are meaningful in your own context

Because it’s not about adopting an approach, it’s about how your everyday decisions reflect what you believe about children in your own context.