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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to work at a play based preschool that adopted some of the following approaches to learning:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia_approach

http://projectapproach.org/

As other posters have mentioned, children learn through play, there was a strong emphasis on having the children have a role in deciding the themes based on their interest and the teacher would adapt their curriculum from there. imaginative play, art, and outdoor/ hands-on science is big part a play based curriculum.

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Isn't Reggio Emilia a separate educational philosophy? [/quote]

Reggio Emilia IS a separate, and pretty well-established, method of teaching. What I gathered from PP's post was that the play-based school she worked at adopted some of the aspects of the Reggio curriculum.

But that's the problem with play-based schools. There is no consistent set of standards other than "play is good" so teachers can borrow from whatever philosophies and make it up as they go along. The quality of the individual teachers in play-based schools is incredibly important. We sent our kid to a play-based preschool and we lucked out because we had a wonderful teacher and assistant who really made the experience worthwhile for my child. But the classroom next door with a different teacher? Lots of unhappy parents in that one. Make sure you do your research but generally I advise parents who ask to steer away from play-based and go with something more standardized. [/quote]

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