Conferences Over the Years
A Growing Community
Conferences take place in varying communities due to the creative collaborations around Reggio-inspired education growing in communities throughout North America. This archive gives visibility to the variety, diversity, and energy of many communities of educators who have partnered with NAREA and Reggio Children to bring resources into their communities.
Winter Conferences
2022—2010
The 13th NAREA Winter Conference
March 31–April 1, 2022 | Livestream
Affirming Children’s Rights in a Changing World: Embracing Responsibility, Community, and Creative Thinking
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The 12th NAREA Winter Conference
March 18–19, 2021 | Livestream
Analysis, Interpretation, and Relaunching: Building an Open, Flexible, and Listening Attitude
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The 11th NAREA Winter Conference
March 19–21, 2020 | Livestream
Defending Thoughtful Learning, Human Competence, and Creative Dignity
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The 10th NAREA Winter Conference
March 21–23, 2019 | Madison, Wisconsin
Ensuring All Children’s Rights to Education Based in Relationships and the Hundred Languages
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The 9th NAREA Winter Conference
March 22–24, 2018 | Seattle, Washington
Constructing a Culture of Shared Values for Children and Childhood: Honoring Diversity, Differences, and Democracy
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The 8th NAREA Winter Conference
March 9–11, 2017 | Durham, North Carolina
Cultivating the Strong Potential of All Children: Growing a Community Vision for Education
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The 7th NAREA Winter Conference
March 3–5, 2016 | Miami, Florida
Values and Quality of Life within the Context of an Educating Society: Responsibility, Community, Citizenship, and Creative Thinking
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The 6th NAREA Winter Conference
March 12–14, 2015 | New York, New York
Exploring Possibilities: Viewing All Children as Citizens, Researchers, and Innovators of the World
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The 5th NAREA Winter Conference
February 27–March 1, 2014 | Greenville, South Carolina
The Pleasure of Learning: Reimagining School as a Place of Inspiration, Innovation, and Collaboration
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The 4th NAREA Winter Conference
January 25–26, 2013 | Tucson, Arizona
Walls into Bridges: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
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The 3rd NAREA Winter Conference
February 11–12, 2012 | Mountain View, California
Interweaving of Children’s and Adults’ Research: Discovering the Joys and Complexities of Learning
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The 2nd NAREA Winter Conference
February 26–27, 2011 | Miami, Florida
Building Learning Through Documentation and Community
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The 1st NAREA Winter Conference
February 5–6, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts
Inspiring Change Through Collaboration and Community Building
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Summer Conferences
2022—2005
The 18th NAREA Summer Conference
June 23–25, 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia
Designing Spaces of Creative Freedom: Furthering Relationships, Knowledge, and Innovation
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The 17th NAREA Summer Conference
June 17–18, 2021 | Livestream
Creating Conditions for Learning and Living in Schools for Young Children
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The 16th NAREA Summer Conference
June 25–27, 2020 | Livestream
The Complexity of Trying: Time to Think, Search, Create, Understand, and Create Meaning
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The 15th NAREA Summer Conference
June 27–29, 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia
Defending Spaces for Creative Freedom: Spaces of Joy, Trust, and Solidarity
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The 14th NAREA Summer Conference
June 28–30, 2018 | Boston, Massachusetts
Crossing Cultures, Contexts, and Communities
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The 13th NAREA Summer Conference
June 22–24, 2017 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
Early Childhood Education As Activism: Stewardship, Social Justice, and Global Engagement
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The 12th NAREA Summer Conference
June 23–25, 2016 | Toronto, Ontario
Engaging Children, Families, and Educators in a Spiral of Learning: Embracing Openness and Uncertainty
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The 11th NAREA Summer Conference
June 18–20, 2015 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bridging Partnerships on the Path of Learning: Embracing History, Identity, and Culture in our Settings
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The 10th NAREA Summer Conference
June 19–21, 2014 | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Promoting the Rights of Children: Community Participation and Dialogue
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The 9th NAREA Summer Conference
June 11–13, 2013 | O’ahu, Hawaii
Dialogue Across the Pacific: Honoring the Child as Learner, Collaborator, and Citizen
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The 8th NAREA Summer Conference
June 22–24, 2012 | Portland, Oregon
Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools and Communities
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The 7th NAREA Summer Conference
June 16–18, 2011 | Pacific Grove, California
Valuing Early Childhood: An Invitation for Community Dialogue
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The 6th NAREA Summer Conference
June 23–25, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois
Our Image of Children, Our Image of Teachers, Our Image of Learning, Our Responsibility
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The 5th NAREA Summer Conference
June 27–30, 2009 | Tulsa, Oklahoma
The School as a Place of Relationships and Connections
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The 4th NAREA Summer Conference
June 28–July 2, 2008 | Boulder, Colorado
The School as a Place of Research
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The 3rd NAREA Summer Conference
June 28–30, 2007 | Santa Monica, California
Teachers, Children, and Families as Co-Researchers
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The 2nd NAREA Summer Conference
July 27–29, 2006 | Calgary Alberta, Canada
Documentation, Reflection, and Transformation
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The 1st NAREA Summer Conference
July 7–9, 2005 | St. Paul, Minnesota
Advocacy, Diversity, and Alliance for the Right of Children: Open Dialogues Between North American Educators and the Social, Cultural, and Pedagogical Context of Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Fall Conferences
2020—2022
The 3rd NAREA Fall Conference
October 20–22, 2022 | Vancouver, British Columbia
Possibilities and Complexities: Reconnecting, Reimagining, Relaunching
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The 2nd NAREA Fall Conference
October 28–29, 2021 | Livestream
Shaping Environments that Foster Interaction, Research, Curiosity, and Communication
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The 1st NAREA Fall Conference
November 13–14, 2020 | Livestream
Listening as a Pedagogical Strategy: A Way of Thinking Of and With Others
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Fundamentals Of The Reggio Emilia Approach
2021—2022
The Spring 2022 Fundamentals Series
Livestream
April 8, 2022 | April 22, 2022 | May 6, 2022
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The Fall 2021 Fundamentals Series
Livestream
September 10, 2021 | October 1, 2021 | November 5, 2021
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Brick By Brick Series
2014—2022
36 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2020
April 29, 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thinking Through the Artist’s Lens: Interpreting, Learning, and Communication through the Languages of Material
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35 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2020 | New England
February 29, 2020 | Portland, Maine
Inspiration from the Words of Loris Malaguzzi and the Ongoing Work of New England Educators
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34 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Winter 2020 | New England
February 29, 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Happy Birthday Loris Malaguzzi—The Impact of His Life and Work
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33 The Brick By Brick Series: Fall 2019
November 8–9, 2019 | Jackson, Wyoming
Creating Rich and Responsive Environments for Young Children
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32 The Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2019
May 11, 2019 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
When Teachers Gather Together to Think and Learn
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31 The Brick By Brick Series
November 10, 2018 | Asheboro, North Carolina
The Role of Teacher as Researcher
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30 The Brick By Brick Series
October 30, 2018 | Atlanta, Georgia
Education as Individual and Group Construction
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29 The Brick By Brick Series
October 13, 2018 | Bloomfield Township, Michigan
The Relationship Between the Pedagogy of Listening as a Process of Individual and Group Construction
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28 The Brick By Brick Series
May 19, 2018 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
Making Children’s (and Educators) Intelligences Visible
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27 The Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2018 | New England
March 2–3, 2018 | Burlington, Vermont
Education as Relationship: Exploring the role of continuity and long term relationships among children, adults, materials, and the natural world
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26 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
November 4, 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts
Wondering and Learning Together…
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25 The Brick By Brick Series
October 21, 2017 | Cumberland, Maryland
Relationships in Teaching and Learning Finding Connection Reggio Inspired Classrooms
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24 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
October 21, 2017 | Omaha, Nebraska
The Environment: Inquiry and Documentation of Children, Teachers, and Families
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23 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
October 14, 2017 | Dearborn, Michigan
The 100 Languages of Children: The Vocabulary, Grammar, and Potential of Materials as Strategies for Learning
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22 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
June 3, 2017 | Providence, Rhode Island
Examining the Role of the Teacher through the Language of Clay
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21 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
May 12, 2017 | Flint, Michigan
A Study of the Principles of the Reggio Emilia Educational Project and “WOL-HLC” Exhibit
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20 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
April 22, 2017 | Amherst, Massachusetts
Reflecting on the Multiple Potentials of Documentation
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19 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
February 4, 2017 | Columbus, Ohio
The Joy of Learning Together: Listening to and Documenting the Experiences of Very Young Children
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18 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
November 8, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia
Teaching and Learning in Ireland and Sweden: Valuing a Strong Image of the Child
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17 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
October 29, 2016 | Brookline, Massachusetts
Reflecting on the Multiple Potentials of Documentation: How Documentation Supports Education as Research and the Development of Relationships
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16 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
October 22, 2016 | Dearborn, Michigan
A Study of the Principles of the Reggio Emilia Educational Project and “WOL-HLC” Exhibit
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15 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
April 9, 2016 | Providence, Rhode Island
Reggio-Inspired Practice in Diverse Contexts and Diverse Communities
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14 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
January 30, 2016 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Collaboration and Co-Participation: Learning How to Work Together in Small Groups
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13 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
November 14, 2015 | Charlestown, Massachusetts
Reggio-Inspired Practice in Diverse Contexts and Diverse Communities
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12 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
October 31, 2015 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families
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11 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
May 2, 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri
Exceeding Expectations and Addressing Standards through the RE Approach: Infants through Age 8
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10 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
March 28, 2015 | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reflections on the Role of the Educator in a Learning Community
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9 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
March 7, 2015 | Atlanta, Georgia
Learning as a Process of Individual and Group Construction
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8 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
February 28, 2015 | Boston, Massachusetts
Sharing Reggio-Inspired Practice in New England
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7 NAREA Brick By Brick Series
February 12, 2015 | Calgary, Alberta
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6 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2
January 31, 2015 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families
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5 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice (rescheduled)
January 10, 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri
Exceeding Expectations and Addressing Standards through the RE Approach, Infants through Age 8
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4 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice
November 11, 2014 | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reflections on the Role of the Educator in a Learning Community
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3 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice
October 25, 2014 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families
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2 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice
October 18, 2014 | Atlanta, Georgia
Learning as a Process of Individual and Group Construction
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1 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice
October 11, 2014 | Brookline, Massachusetts
Sharing Reggio-Inspired Practice in New England
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