Stay away from Reggio Inspired schools!!!

[Anonymous]

My kids went to the jcc in northern va and granted it was several years ago, we had a phenomenal experience. Particularly with one of the teachers who was specifically trained in reggio emilia. Issues may arise if the teachers and/or school don’t fully understand the philosophy. I don’t think you can say a single philosophy of learning is to blame for first grade preparedness.

More likely it is that kids have not been taught phonics - which I think is a kindergarten and first grade issue.

For math, when my kid was 2 and in reggio, they were already learning basic addition and subtraction by counting snacks, etc. In every “exploration” there was math and new vocabulary incorporated. To this day, my kid who went through preschool in reggio is far “better” at school than the one who didn’t!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid went to a Reggio-inspired preschool, is currently in K in DCPS, and is doing great academically. It's been a bit more of a struggle in terms of social-emotional expectations, but I don't think the preschool environment is to blame. K in DCPS is very intensely academic (at least at our school) and I don't think any preschool environment would be able to adequately prepare a kid for that, plus my kid is on the younger end for the year.

I mean, what's the answer, a highly academic preschool? No thank you, I don't want my 3/4 year old drilling letters and numbers all day. I want them playing, exploring, singing, dancing, and having fun.

+1. My DS went to a Reggio-inspired preschool, has a summer birthday and went to K on time, and now scoring 98th percentile on all his in-school testing, very advanced math skills, avid independent reader at age 6 etc. granted he is bright, but Reggio gave him a very solid foundation, from which he picked up phonics and reading fast at the start of K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate Reggio too. The school couches “hot dog day” and “slurpee 7-11 day” as the kids exploring their interests.

this isn't a Reggio Emilia inspired program, then.

[Anonymous]

Anyone with an opinion on Bethesda Reggio?