30–31 Oct 2026 · METT Singapore
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Indicative programme. Session topics will be updated as confirmed.
30
Oct
Day 1
Friday, 30 October 2026
Opening — welcome addresses, keynotes and optional school visits
8:30 AM→ 9:00 AM
Registration
Doors open — collect your conference materials and settle in before the programme begins.
9:00 AM→ 9:25 AM
GUEST OF HONOUR ADDRESS
Mr Goh Pei Ming · Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development
9:25 AM→ 10:00 AM
Welcome addresses
H.E. Dante Brandi · Ambassador of Italy to Singapore
Bipasha Minocha · CEO, Reggio Emilia in Asia for Children (REACH)
10:00 AM→ 11:00 AM
Opening Keynote
The values of the educational project of the Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia
Annalisa Rainieri and Valentina Violi · Reggio Children
11:00 AM→ 11:30 AM
Break
Morning tea break
11:30 AM→ 12:30 PM
Conference Resumes
The image of the child and the value of differences
Annalisa Rainieri and Valentina Violi · Reggio Children
12:30 PM→ 1:30 PM
Break
Lunch buffet
1:30 PM→ 3:00 PM
Conference Resumes
Design-based thinking (design, observation, interpretation, and documentation) through an experience in the preschool
Annalisa Rainieri and Valentina Violi · Reggio Children
3:00 PM→ 3:15 PM
Closing
End of day reflections — an intentional closing moment to sit with the ideas of the day.
Ainhoa DeSola and Jessica Deeprose · REACH
3:15 PM→ 3:30 PM
Break
Afternoon tea break
3:30 PM
Optional
Bus departs for school visits
For participants who have registered for the optional school tour — a curated visit to a participating school where the Reggio Emilia Approach is lived in everyday practice. Schools will be announced closer to the date.
31
Oct
Day 2
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Dialogue and practice — project discussions, Q&A and closing reflections
8:30 AM→ 8:45 AM
Registration
Doors open
8:45 AM→ 9:00 AM
Welcome Address
Opening the second day and setting the tone for a morning of deeper dialogue and project discussions.
Atima Joshi · Group Head of Pedagogy, EtonHouse International Education Group
9:00 AM→ 10:30 AM
Conference Resumes
Growing Together: beyond birth, the infant-toddler centre as a place for encounter
Annalisa Rainieri and Valentina Violi · Reggio Children
10:30 AM→ 11:00 AM
Break
Morning tea break
11:00 AM→ 12:30 PM
Project Discussions
Educators from Singapore and the region share projects and pedagogical enquiries from their own contexts — a conversation across borders about what this philosophy looks like in practice.
Speakers to be announced
12:30 PM→ 1:30 PM
Break
Lunch buffet
1:30 PM→ 4:00 PM
Conference Resumes
The democratic value of the participation of adults and children together
Annalisa Rainieri and Valentina Violi · Reggio Children
4:00 PM→ 4:30 PM
Q&A & Reflections
An open exchange with the speakers — a space to bring the questions that have gathered across the two days and reflect together on what this means for our practice.
4:30 PM→ 5:00 PM
Wrap Up
Final reflections and closing of the conference.
5:00 PM
End of Conference
Optional add-ons
29 October · Pre-conference
Ateliers
Hands-on atelier sessions that bring the Reggio Emilia approach to creativity and materials alive. An immersive complement to the conference presentations.
+ SGD 120/pax
30 October · After Conference Day 1
School visits
A curated visit to one participating Singapore school — see the Reggio Emilia Approach in everyday practice. One tour per participant. Schools announced closer to the date.
+ SGD 150/pax
30-31 October · At Venue
Hotel at METT Singapore
Stay at the conference venue for a seamless experience. Email the METT Singapore team to book.
+ SGD 299/night
* Indicative programme. All timings and session details are subject to change as the programme is confirmed.
Reggio Emilia Conference Singapore 2026
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