Calgary Reggio Book Club brings educators, parents, and community members together to read, reflect, and talk about education grounded in children’s rights and democratic values. This year, we will begin by exploring a few classic articles, starting with Loris Malaguzzi's "Your Image of the Child: Where Teaching Begins." Click to learn more.
We believe that educators learn best when they learn together. Please join us for the CRNA "Meet and Greet" for the 2026-2027 Mentoring Program for ECEs and K-12 educators. Click to learn more about this program, to register, and to read our blog post.
How can we, as Elementary Educators, inspire Curiosity and Joy in our classrooms? Please join us for this informal gathering on Tuesday, August 25th, to share ideas and inspirations as we start this new year.
On May 30, from 10 - 10:30 am, we will hold our AGM. Following this, we wish to invite our community members back into relationship with clay — not simply as a material to use, but as a material that asks something of us in return...
Are you interested in learning more about the Creative Reuse Project? Would you like to learn more about memberships and see the materials we have to offer? Please join us for one of our upcoming open house dates and become inspired by the potential of materials.
Save the dates! Participants will explore the exhibit, take part in workshops led by Dr. Kind, and collaboratively explore how art and materials intersect via experimentation, discussion, presentation, and documentation. Together, we'll engage with the lively, vibrant nature of materials, co-responding with their (and our!) rhythms, and possibilities.
Our Book Club pick for 2025-2026 is Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child by Allison Clark. We meet on the first Monday of each month (Mar 2, Apr 6, May 4, Jun 1...) Together we will share ideas and experiences, and explore new concepts to bring into our practice. Let's learn, reflect, and grow together.
Attendees are invited to enter into a small group learning encounter, led by Dr. Elder Roy Bear Chief, where story, land, relation, and making will guide us into a different way of noticing the world. Spaces are limited so don't wait to register, please only register for one date to allow space for all those interested.
We invite you to come and explore clay as both material and metaphor in spaces of early childhood.
Please join us as a mentor, mentee or collaborator in our mentorship program. Please click here to fill out the interest form. We look forward to learning alongside you!
We are offering a pop-up event to show our support for Alberta Teachers. Come and join us to play and explore with materials at the Creative Reuse Project at the Common Dig's Reimagine Centre. This is a free event for teachers. Pre-registration is required as space is limited.
We have a sudden surplus of plastic reels of various sizes in black and white at the Creative ReUse Project! Perfect timing to take the opportunity to have a “Reel” Party and Open House giving folks a sneak peak into the Creative ReUse Project at the ReImagine Centre in NE Calgary. Each participant can take home up to 5 reels for their classroom or homeschool environments.
Join artist-educator Jenny Dale Stables and investigate the properties and possibilities of waste materials and found objects. Experience how creating with these materials fosters problem-solving, collaboration, and personal expression. Consider how creations interact and thrive together, and explore the educator’s role in guiding exploration, encouraging dialogue and nurturing connections. Presented in partnership with Common Digs at our new REimagine Centre!
Monday February 3rd 7-8 PM on Zoom! We will be reading and discussing Encounters with Materials in Early Childhood Education (Second Edition) by Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Sylvia Kind and Laurie L.M. Kocher. These meetings will be held online and run the first Monday of the month.
Come be inspired and see how the ATELIER fosters creativity, critical thinking, and joy in learning! This session features a tour of the beautiful Free to Be Kidz Centre and dialogue around the ATELIER in Reggio inspired practice.
Limited tickets available for this second session on the Potential of Plastics with Dr. Alex Berry. How might early childhood education inherit and respond to plastic crises? Explore how collaborative artistic processes may propose new ways of relating with toxic waste. This workshop is hosted in partnership with Common Digs Inc. and will be at our new Remida inspired REimagine Centre!
Inquire into the potential of plastics in this hands-on workshop with Dr. Alex Berry. How might early childhood education inherit and respond to plastic crises? Explore how collaborative artistic processes may propose new ways of relating with toxic waste. This is part of the REimaigning Education: Reggio, Refuse & Reuse workshop series.
REinvigorate your practice as you learn about Reggio principles, creative reuse and waste pedagogies. Visit inspiring spaces, explore creative REuse materials and REimagine education. This series contains three workshops. Feel free to join all 3 or pick and choose which sessions you'd like to attend.
Join us online for our ongoing book study on The Role of the Pedagogista in Reggio Emilia: Voices and Ideas for a Dialectic Educational Experience. Feel free to join all sessions or just pop in for a chapter or two as each chapter is a separate essay. Oct 28 (Chapter 7), Nov 18 (Chapter 8), Dec 9 (Chapter 9)
In nature, we build on the capable image of the child through authentic, meaningful learning and dialogue. Come and forge new pathways of possibilities together with us, learning in and with nature. This session will include our AGM.
Get access to the recording of Dave Kelly's inspiring keynote address, "Making Space for Joy" that was given at our 25th Anniversary on May 3, 2024. Perfect if you couldn't attend the event or wish to revisit his ideas.
