{"id":6799,"date":"2026-09-29T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/?p=6799"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:30:12","slug":"the-image-of-the-child-a-reggio-emilia-conversation-and-workshop-with-federica-lentini-core-principles-for-pre-school-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dal_consolato\/2026\/09\/the-image-of-the-child-a-reggio-emilia-conversation-and-workshop-with-federica-lentini-core-principles-for-pre-school-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"The Image of The Child, a Reggio Emilia Conversation and Workshop with Federica Lentini: Core Principles for Pre-school and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On the occasion of the 26th Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago \u2013 Education Office, in collaboration with the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi, is pleased to promote the seminar:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Image of the Child: A Reggio Emilia Conversation and Workshop with Federica Lentini \u2013 Core Principles for Preschool and Beyond.\u201d(<a href=\"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/103-Scuola-Fermi-FL-00000003.jpg\">click here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The seminar will take place in person on October 3, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM, at the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi, located at 1510 N. Claremont Ave., Chicago, IL 60622.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The initiative will explore the fundamental principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach, traditionally developed for the preschool years and grounded in a view of the child as capable, curious, and creative.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participants will examine this image of the child and the key pedagogical concepts that emerge from it, considering their relevance for educators across different grade levels, particularly in the context of today\u2019s classrooms and learners.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The workshop is designed not only for preschool and Pre-K teachers, but also for educators working with older age groups.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: Federica Lentini, Deputy Head of School at La Scuola International School in San Francisco and Director of the California International Reggio Center (CIRC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This workshop has been published on the Illinois State Board of Education website and is eligible for Professional Development (PD) credits for Illinois educators.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information, please visit the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi website.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the occasion of the 26th Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago \u2013 Education Office, in collaboration with the Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi, is pleased to promote the seminar: \u00a0 \u201cThe Image of the Child: A Reggio Emilia Conversation and Workshop with Federica Lentini \u2013 Core [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6799"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6804,"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6799\/revisions\/6804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conschicago.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}