NEW JERSY EDUCATORS EXPLORING THE PRACTICES OF REGGIO EMILIA, INC. (NJEEPRE)
Roundtable Schedule - 2009-2010 –
THEME: Developing Projects/The Role of Documentation
October 3, 2009
Child Development Center, 300 Pompton Rd. Hunzinger Wing, Rm. 35, Wm. Patterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470
Reading: Fraser, S, Gestwick, C., Authentic Childhood: Exploring Reggio Emilia in the Classroom, 2002. Chapter 7: Negotiating the Curriculum.
Contact: Cindy Gennarelli, Director, 973-720-2529,
October 17, 2009
A Child’s Place School, 1409 W. Front St., Lincroft, NJ 07738
Reading: Fraser, S., Gestwick, C., Authentic Childhood: Exploring Reggio Emilia in the Classroom, 2002. Chapter 6: Documentation.
Contact: Barbara Meinberg, Direcor,732-747-0141,
December 5, 2009
Union Congregational Nursery School, 176 Cooper Ave., Montclair, NJ 07043
Reading: Cadwell, L., Bringing Learning to Life. 2003. Chapter 3: Teachers Living in Collaboration **This reading brings a new format – teachers who are planning to attend and who would like to share a panel of a child’s (or children’s) work in progress. Small groups will engage in a dialogue of reflection, using the guidelines in this chapter (see pgs. 68 -78).We would need 3-5 teachers to bring panels for the small group collaborative dialogue.
Contact: Ursula Costin, Director, 973-744-9069,
January 9, 2010
Wellspring Community School, 1 Church Street, Gladstone, NJ 07934
Reading: Edwards, et al.100 Languages of Children, 1998. Chapter 12: Curriculum Development in Reggio Emilia: A Long Term Project About Dinosaurs.
Contact: Stephanie Field, Director, 908-470-0004,
February 6, 2010 - TBA
February 20, 2010
Kean University CCDC 1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083 (Campus School North)
Reading: Scheinfeld, D., Haigh, K., Scheinfeld, S., We Are All Explorers Learning & Teaching with Reggio Principles in Urban Settings. 2008.
Chapter 5:The Emergent Curriculum.
Contact: Kathy Berkowitz, Director, , 908-737-5302
March 4-5-6 – Kean University Conference
March 20, 2010
Voyagers’ Community School, 127 Yellowbrook Rd.Farmingdale, NJ 07727
Reading: Rinaldi, C. In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia. 2006.
Chapter 11: The Construction of the Educational Project
Contact: Karen Giuffre’, Founder/Director, 732-842-1660,
April 17, 2010
Donald A. Quarles Early Childhood Center, Englewood Public Schools, 186 Davidson Pl., Englewood, NJ 07631
Reading: Cadwell, L., Bringing Reggio Emilia Home.1997. Chapter.6: The Children and the Garden.
Contact: Jeff White, Principal, 201-862-6115 or 6113; Jwhite@epsd.
** $5.00 fee for participation (501c3) Professional hours given.
NJEEPRE Study tour to Reggio Emilia – May 1-8, 2010 – contact
Please use the contact person for each RT to make a reservation and obtain directions. Participants should have read the chapter prior to the RT so as to participate in the dialogues.
Any question, please email or the contact person for each RT.
Kathleen Arleth
Roundtable Chair, NJEEPRE