Learning Journey Grant

About Sue Fraser

The Learning Journey Grants were inspired by Susan Fraser. Sue was a teacher, mentor, and long-time friend of the Vancouver Reggio Association. With her passing, Learning Journey Grants continue to honour her legacy and her memory.

Learning Journey Grants

We view the Reggio Emilia educational endeavour as an ever evolving, complex set of philosophical approaches and pedagogical practices that continue to provoke questions and inspiration locally and globally. Learning Journey Grants are intended to support local educators who wish to engage in an in-depth study and exploration of the underlying principles of the Reggio Emilia approach.

These principles include:

• A commitment to expand and elaborate the image of the child.
• To elevate the view of early childhood settings as places for culture production and democracy and as places for research.
• This engagement with research and collaboration propel pedagogical practices such as pedagogical documentation (narration) which makes visible the learning and thinking of children, families, and teachers. Learning is extended and deepened through curriculum that thrives on long-term projects.

For the Learning Journey Grants project, we invite applicants who are interested in exploring how the pedagogical principles of Reggio Emilia interact with our own West Coast contexts, including our history and our images of children, educators, and families.

The general timeline for proposals is: September – proposals are open | October – proposals are due and are adjudicated | November – grant recipients are notified | May or June – Learning Journey Grant recipient Sharing Circle.