The vibrant environment as the “third teacher”

The Reggio Emilia approach firmly believes that the centre environment plays a significant role in a child’s learning process and is often seen as the “third teacher”. At Mulberry Learning, the indoors and outdoors are seamlessly connected, allowing children to be immersed in nature while ensuring safety.

Loris Malaguzzi, the creator of the approach, explains how educators perceive the Reggio environment and the classroom as “a living organism, a place of shared relationships among the children, the teachers, and the parents, that creates a feeling of belonging in a world that is alive, welcoming, and authentic.”

Learning spaces should then be warm, inviting, and provocation-rich; it should stimulate a child’s curiosity, generate conversations, conjure thoughts, formulate ideas, and generate interest in the things around them.

Since the Reggio approach acknowledges children as capable active constructors of knowledge, we place emphasis on a kid’s curiosity, interests, sensory experiences, and their environment. When children are inspired by the things around them, they start to wonder and have a plethora of questions. Teachers then facilitate that discovery process through our Reggio-Inspired Project Inquiry^TM, allowing them to take the role of a scientist as they observe, experiment and unravel important concepts.

A Classroom Like No Other

Specially-designed learning areas can be found throughout our preschool where children can explore their areas of interest.

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