The Philosophy
Rooted in the Reggio Emilia approach — children are capable, active constructors of knowledge with a hundred ways of thinking, exploring, and creating.
Child-Led, Teacher-Guided
Unlike regular project work, our inquiry is initiated by the children themselves — teachers take on the role of guides and facilitators.
20
Weeks per inquiry journey
4
Phases from question to presentation
100
'Languages' every child speaks
1
Big discovery, child-led
The Reggio Emilia Approach
What Reggio Is
Reggio Emilia is a province in northern Italy and the birthplace of an educational philosophy founded by Loris Malaguzzi. Today it is recognised among educational experts as the only global pedagogy capable of truly igniting a child's love of learning.
It sees children as capable, active constructors of knowledge — with their own "hundred languages": countless ways of thinking, exploring, speaking, and creating.
How We Apply It
Parents are recognised as first educators, teachers as educational partners. Our curriculum team prepares programmes by determining learning outcomes for each age group — referenced against physical, emotional, and cognitive development at every stage.
Teachers guide and feed children's curiosity by ensuring there are ample enriching opportunities and experiences that inspire exploration and discovery.
The Environment as the Third Teacher
Learning environments are central to Reggio. Spaces at our centre are carefully designed to encourage interaction, stimulate the senses, and invite children to use all of their expressive "languages" to explore and learn.
Born in Reggio Emilia
The Journey
The entire process runs over 20 weeks, split into three main phases with a planning phase at the start. Children act as little scientists — researching, experimenting, and presenting their findings.
Teachers lead a discussion to decide on the central topic. A list of possible questions the children want to unravel is brainstormed together.
Through open dialogues, song, videos, art, and storytelling, teachers listen, observe, and document — uncovering each child's pre-existing knowledge and setting the research focus.
The longest phase. Voting sessions finalise the topic. Field trips, experiments, and expert visits help children gather information and deepen their knowledge first-hand.
Children collate everything they have discovered into charts and craftwork, then present their findings to parents and peers — applying newly acquired vocabulary with confidence.
Each inquiry combines Habits of Mind™ and Multiple Intelligence skills — setting the stage for children to take responsibility for their own learning alongside their peers.
Research
Through dialogue, songs, videos, and storytelling, children surface what they already know — and what they want to know next.
Experiment
Field trips, hands-on experiments, and expert visits turn questions into first-hand knowledge children gather themselves.
Present
After multiple rounds of rehearsal, children present their findings to parents and peers — using both speaking and writing skills with confidence.
Children don't wait to be curious. We just make sure that curiosity goes somewhere — into a real question, a real investigation, and a real piece of work they can be proud of.
A 30-minute walkthrough with our principal. All questions welcome.
