RESOURCES
Mimosa teachers and children document and reflect on their learning on a regular basis – and evidence of this can be found in classroom journals (and occasionally on the school’s Facebook Page). But there are times when our shared insights and learning journeys are made more public and palpable. Here are some of them:
Publications:
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“Below the street, in the soil: A journey of becoming in Johannesburg, South Africa”, an article published in the December 2019 edition of Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange, the quarterly publication of the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
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Knowing and activating Johannesburg city streets with children: Open Streets and Reggio Emilia inspiration, a co-authored report on the Open Streets Auckland Park event on 7 April 2019, published by the University of the Witwatersrand’s South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning (Wits SACP)
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Reimagine education: Reggio Emilia inspiration in Africa, a booklet published by the Africa Reggio Emilia Alliance in October 2018, aimed at unpacking the main principles of the Reggio Emilia approach, and how it is inspiring local schools and learning communities
Audio:
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On Love II, VI and XXI: A reading of poetry by researcher, activist, poet and Mimosa mom Salimah Valiani, shared at our Valentine’s Picnic on 14 February 2020, and from the collection 29 Leads to Love
Video:
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Some of the spirit of Open Streets Auckland Park 2019, captured by Adel van Niekerk
