Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, August 29, 1995 TAG: 9508290015
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: HALE SHEIKERZ
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
In the spring, Lynn Hill, an administrator at the center, traveled to Reggio Emilia, a town in north-central Italy that is noted for its schools for young children. Hill learned that schools there emphasize aesthetic detail and create a learning curriculum that stems from the children's interests.
"It's the kind of philosophy that really feels right with the kids," Hill said. "They love it, and we love it."
As the kids play, the adults pay close attention to the themes that emerge, then incorporate those themes into lessons.
"Play is child's work, and when children are playing and engaged in something they feel good about, they are willing to take risks to learn," Hill said.
The center will conduct a half-day program using the Reggio technique this fall. Registration is open now.
There will be an open house for students at John Dalton Intermediate on Thursday, Aug. 31. Classes start Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 8:15 a.m.
Orientation for seventh-grade students starts at 9 a.m. Seventh-graders need to report to their homeroom to pick up information and schedules.
Eighth-graders can pick up their schedules at their homeroom between 9 a.m. and noon and 1 and 3 p.m. Homeroom rolls are posted in the hall near the main office.
New students need to stop by the school office to register for the school year.
For more information, call 731-3651.
Kaplan in Blacksburg will offer classes to prepare for the Oct. 14 Scholastic Assessment Test starting Sept. 7. Classes run through Oct. 12.
For information, call 552-8378.
If you have an interesting school-related item for the paper, send it to Hale Sheikerz at The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va., 24073.
by CNB