Upcoming Events:
JUNE 7th RIVET gathering at Fairbanks Museum,
St. Johnsbury, VT.
10:00 -1:00 free/3 PD hrs. reduced admission
to museum all day
MAY 6th Steering Committee Meeting 6:30-8:00
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25-29th RIVET Delegation - NAREA Study Group
Reggio Emilia, Italy
APRIL 1st Steering Committee Meeting 6:30-8:00
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MARCH 4th Steering Committee Meeting 6:30-8:00
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26th Annual Vermont Kindergarten Conference
29th POSTPONED til 6/7 RIVET gathering at Fairbanks Museum St. Johnsbury
10:00- 1:00 reduced admission to the musuem
FEB. 4th Steering Committee Meeting 6:30-8:00
5th Final class Community of Practice
15th RIVET gathering at Spring Hill School 9:00-12:00
https://springhillschoolvt.org/
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
RIVET 2024-25
Gatherings and Events
Made in Vermont/Reggio Inspired!
Stories of Courage, Discovery, and Collaboration
2025 Vermont Kindergarten Conference
March 26, 2025
Doubletree by Hilton, So Burlington, VT
Hear stories told by Vermont educators that illustrate the ways in which the guiding principles of the Reggio Emilia approach have influenced their classroom design; the materials they make available to children; and the role that observation and documentation plays in their curriculum planning. This session is designed to be one filled with discussion and collaboration and we hope, laughter!
Facilitated by RIVET members Jeanne Goldhaber and Susan Torncello and featuring Vermont Early Childhood Educators!
RIVET 2024-25 Professional Development Gatherings
Celebrating the uniqueness of every child
and nurturing their multiple and diverse literacies:
A three part series
Join RiVET for an energizing and affirming three-part series as we celebrate the authenticity and joy found in how children express their thoughts, emotions, and creativity. Through interactive workshops and collaborative discussions, we will broaden our definition of literacy beyond reading and writing and will explore the concept of the 100 Languages of Children. Together we will listen for and honor the diverse languages children use and empower each child’s unique voice. This will be an opportunity to deepen your understanding of literacy and foster a nurturing environment that values both expression and connection.
November 16, 2024 Camp Meade, Middlesex, VT
February 15, 2025 Spring Hill School, Waitsfield
March 29, 2025 Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury
The Development of a Network of Reggio-Inspired Hubs of Study and Practice
Funded by a Turrell Landon Award, RIVET launched a pilot program in 2023 in Addison County to serve as a prototype toward the creation of a Vermont Network of Reggio-Inspired Hubs of Study and Practice. Specifically, Mary Johnson Children’s Center, the Addison County Parent Child Center and Bristol Family Center served as its community partners. In 2024, RIVET received a Building Bright Futures grant to work with 5 programs in Chittenden County (Burlington Children’s Space, The Janet Munt Family Room, Pine Forest Children’s Center, King Street Children’s Center and the Burlington Forest Preschool) and has also contracted to collaborate with the Montpelier Children’s House in Washington County.
The professional development program includes a series of in-service days, classroom visits, and on-line group discussions to begin the study of the Reggio Approach and its implications for these Vermont contexts.
RIVET plans to build on what it learns from these experiences to guide its efforts to create a statewide network of programs that serve diverse communities and missions but share a view of the child as having rights and rich in potential. RIVET plans to collaborate with other programs across Vermont to build a network that will serve as a resource and source of inspiration by changing the current prevalent narrative that focuses on young children’s needs and deficits to one that recognizes young children’s rights and potential.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE SERIES
What does it mean to be a Reggio-inspired program in a Vermont Early Childhood program?
This multi-session community of practice will provide a forum for Vermont early childhood educators to support each other’s understanding of the values/principles of the Reggio Emilia approach and to explore the pedagogical implications of concepts such as the image of the child, the 100 languages, the environment as a third teacher and the role of the teacher as researcher in their own Vermont contexts.
This community of practice series is designed for intermediate to advanced practitioners who already have a working knowledge of the Reggio Emilia approach and are interested in both deepening and contextualizing their understanding through discussion and dialogue with Vermont colleagues.
These sessions will be facilitated by RiVET Steering Committee members Cecelia Puleio and Jeanne Goldhaber and will meet 6-7:30 pm on 11/6/24; 11/20/24; 12/12/24; 1/8/25; 1/22/25; and 2/5/25.