Reggio Emilia, December 2023 – On the 13th, 14th, and 15th of December, the different partners of the Widespread School project gathered for the first time in Reggio Emilia. This meeting proved to be highly engaging as we had the opportunity to witness first-hand the experiences carried out in the city related to the EOC (Education Outside Classroom) pedagogy. We discovered that the roots of the Widespread School project are none other than the “Scuola Diffusa” initiative, which originated during the COVID-19 pandemic as an emergency solution to keep education active despite the imposed restrictions.
During our stay, we visited several cultural spaces used for these educational experiences, including the Ariosto Theatre, Spazio Mendes, Spazio Orologio, the Loris Malaguzzi International Center, Palazzo Magnani, the Ariostio Theatre, the Cloister of Saint Peter, and the Prospero Cloisters.
Over the course of these three days, we had multiple working sessions where we shared experiences and ideas, and began to shape the project from each of the different work packages.
