Children's Work Visible Throughout Community

With such a high emphasis of the community and schools being intertwined here in Reggio Emilia, the traces of children and their work are seen everywhere. The schools here place such an importance of making the children's learning visible for the city to see since they are such an important part of the children's school experience. An example of this is shown all throughout the underground walkway passes to the bus/train station.

Below are pictures of a project the children in the preschools did to make their own visual representations - using any media outlet of their choice - of bicycles. Bicycles are the main form of transportation here in Reggio Emilia (seriously!) so they are important to the children in their everyday life. Take a look at the pictures! They are all HUGE - they blew up the children's artwork...and each picture is literally bigger than me! It's fun seeing the different abilities of children from different ages, and how each child had a different view/creation...

Looking down one wall of pictures...just enormous!

"Bici Farfalla" - "Butterfly Bicycle"

"Bici Che Fare"

Springs!!!!! Just for Daddy Burd ;)

I loved this picture the most because it reminded me of my own students and their artwork...it's so great I think!

More pictures down the wall.

I love seeing kids artwork show up in everyday unexpected places throughout the city. Makes me so happy! :)

Carly