Methods · the studio journal
Practical, classroom-ready reads on Reggio Emilia, loose parts, play schemas, emergent curriculum and documentation — written for the educators and directors I work with across Metro Atlanta, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
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Following children's interests does not mean abandoning your goals. Constructivism shows how to hold both — child-led wonder and intentional teaching — at the same time.
When a child throws everything, dumps the bins, or wraps the dolls again and again, they are not misbehaving. They are following a schema. Here is how to feed it.
Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina each set their own annual training-hour requirements — and use different systems and terms. Here's a clear side-by-side, including North Carolina's by-credential table.
Reggio Emilia is not a curriculum to buy. It is a way of seeing children. Here is how to live it in a real classroom Monday morning.
"BFTS credits" is Georgia-only language for Bright from the Start training hours. Here's what they really are, how the 10 annual clock hours work, and how to earn them — plus the South Carolina and North Carolina equivalents.
Finish a session and wonder where your certificate goes? Here's exactly how and when Camille and Georgia DECAL issue and post your training certificate — and how South Carolina and North Carolina handle it differently.
Put the methods to work
Camille's DECAL / Bright from the Start–approved trainings turn these ideas into hands-on practice — in person across Metro Atlanta or online for Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina educators.
