Overview
- The Princess of Wales, who spent Wednesday and Thursday in Reggio Emilia, observed the city’s Reggio Emilia Approach at the Salvador Allende preschool during its outdoor morning assembly and nature-based lessons.
- She joined an atelierista for art and clay work with children, toured the Remida creative recycling center, then made tortelli with families at the Al Vigneto farm to highlight intergenerational ties.
- Her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood described the trip as a study mission on how well-designed environments act as a “third teacher” in early learning, and no new policies or funding were announced.
- The Reggio model treats children as capable partners in learning and is run and funded across the city, with investment in trained art educators and rich materials through Reggio Children and near-universal preschool enrollment reported.
- Local officials and media praised the visit and voiced hopes for follow-on links with UK schools, which could prompt exchanges between educators and practical knowledge-sharing.