At the beginning of an amazing Shabbat in an amazing place, there was a sacred place. This Shabbat we pause, we disconnect to connect, we move from action to reflection and back from reflection to action. Talking about storytelling we create a good fairytale:
“Once upon a time there was a kingdom. There lived an unknown family. And one day this family which was a group of great educators realize that they are really lonely. So they decided to go walking around the kingdom Reggio Emilia. They saw so many beautiful places and families and smiling kids. They went home and it was time for Havdala. They embraced themselves, they started singing and became aware that they are the amazing family with a perfect mission and that in the name of their kids they will do everything to have a good future!”
So this good family started their journey in the kingdom wisdom understanding that “When the adult is there – the child never forget”. They started organizing different places for their kids, they started to listen to the kids, they started to teach the kids to have a dialogue. They talked about the essence of childhood and taught that it’s the nature, play, songs, smile and freedom of being.
And then the amazing family went to the most special place in the kingdom – The Malaguzzi International Center and have one long, educational, understanding and at the same time a confusing day, full of strong sessions that gave them a lot of information how to work with kids. And the family became more united because they have a nice dinner talking about what they learned and what are their worries. Gelato was good ending of this long day. Have a good night, sweet family! ~ Beti Gershon, Director Gan Balagan, Sofia, Bulgaria
