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                   Welcome to

RIVET 2.0
Reggio Inspired Vermont EarlyEducation Team

Inspired by the values and principles of the Reggio Emilia approach, RIVET strives to create opportunities for Vermont early educators to collaborate and support each other and to nurture and give voice to view of children, families and each other as

relational, resourceful, and resilient.

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RIVET initiatives include~

Convening RIVET gatherings...

where early childhood educators come together for inspiration and collegial support

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RIVET 2024-25 Three-Part
in-person Series
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Celebrating the uniqueness of every child and nurturing their multiple and diverse literacies

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November 16, 2024   9:00 -12:00 Camp Meade, Middlesex, VT

February 15, 2025   local early childhood program - TBA

 March   29, 2025   local early childhood program - TBA

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Organizing and Promoting Learning Opportunities...

where early childhood educators are introduced to multiple interpretations of the principles and values of the Reggio Emilia approach

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Clay in Early Childhood Classrooms:

Let's Play!​​

VTAEYC Conference:

October 28, 2024

​Facilitated by RIVET members Cecelia Puleio and

Heidi Smith, with Jerry Geier, Vermont Sculptor

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What does it mean to be Reggio-inspired in a Vermont Early Childhood program?
 

Northern Lights Community of Practice 

6 Part Series:

Nov 6 &11; Dec 11, 2024;

Jan 8 & 22; Feb 5, 2025

Facilitated by RIVET Steering Committee members Cecelia Puleio and Jeanne Goldhaber

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Developing Reggio-inspired Hubs of Study and Practice...

to serve as resources and support for area Early Childhood educators, families, administrators, and policy makers         ​​

Current Initiatives

Early childhood programs in Addison, Chittenden, and Washington Counties are currently engaged in the RIVET initiative to develop Reggio-inpsired hubs of study and practice across the state of Vermont.

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        NAREA Study Group

        Reggio Emilia, Italy

 

               May 26–29, 2025       

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​Learn More

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for more information contact Jeanne.Goldhaber@uvm.edu

Organizing a Vermont Delegation to participate in...

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Bringing to Vermont...

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Mosaics of Marks, Words, Materials

Exhibition and Atelier

summer - fall 2026

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Reggio Children

in collaboration with NAREA

Mosaics of Marks, Words, Materials

Exhibition and Atelier

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Learn More

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In collaboration with colleagues across Vermont,  RIVET is in the process of researching possible venues for the Mosaics of Marks, Words, Materials Exhibition and Atelier for the summer/fall 2026. 

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Please reach out to learn more. We’ll respond as soon we can.

                          
                           RIVET 2.0
  Reggio Inspired Vermont EarlyEducation Team

  We currently "reside" within the early childhood
  programs throughout Vermont.

  Steering Committee:
 
Naomi Alfini, Katlyn Bullis, Jeanne Goldhaber,
  Christine Hertz Hausman, Rose Lovett, Samara Mays,
   Cecelia Puleio, Chelsea Reynolds, Susan Torncello
 

 Email: RIVETvermont@gmail.com
Tel: 802-238-7958 Susan

 

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