The Reggio Environment

Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio approach, wrote, “There are three teachers of children: adults, other children, and their physical environment.” 

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At Cambridge Preschool of the Arts, we provide intentional, beautiful spaces that capitalize on children's innate sense of wonder and entice them into play. From the furniture in our classrooms to the activities set up by our Morahs (teachers), we choose items and materials that facilitate exploration with a purpose. During Fall, Morahs might set a table for friends to engage with seasonal items reflecting the changing  season outside our window. On a walk to the park, they might connect what they see in the shifting trees to the arrangements and drawings made earlier that morning. A stroll down the block becomes a science and art investigation as children notice and wonder together, discovering the world around them.