The First NAREA Summer Conference
Advocacy, Diversity and Alliance for the Rights of Children:
Open Dialogues Between North American Educators and the Social, Cultural and Pedaogical Context of Reggio Emilia, Italy

July 7-9, 2005
St. Paul, Minnesota

Keynote Presenters:

• Amelia Gambetti, Reggio Children
• Sandra Piccinini, Istituzione Scuole e Nidi d’Infanzia

The Second NAREA Summer Conference
Advocacy, Diversity and Alliance for the Rights of Children:
Documentation, Reflection and Transformation

July 27-29, 2006
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Keynote Presenters:

• Lella Gandini, Reggio Children Liaison in the U.S. for Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach
• Carolyn Edwards, Professor of Psychology and Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• George Forman, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Third NAREA Summer Conference
Advocacy, Diversity and Alliance for the Rights of Children: Teachers, Children and Families as Researchers

June 28-30, 2007
Santa Monica, California

Keynote Presenter:

• Carlina Rinaldi, Executive Consultant, Reggio Children & Professor, University of Modena and Reggio

The Fourth NAREA Summer Conference
Dialogues for Quality in Education: The School as a Place of Research

June 28-July 2, 2008
Boulder, Colorado

Keynote Presenters:

• Carla Rinaldi, President of Reggio Children & Professor, Universities of Modena and Reggio Emilia
• Amelia Gambetti, Project Promotion & Development at Reggio Children and the International Center Loris Malaguzzi, International Network Coordinator, International Liaison and Consultant
• Vea Vecchi, Reggio Children Consultant for the Exhibition, Publishing & Ateliers
• Lella Gandini, Reggio Children Liaison in the U.S. for Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach
• Tullio Ziini, Architect, Tullio Zini Architetto
• Daniela Lanzi, Pedagogista, Istituzione Scuole e Nidi d’infanzia of the Municipality of Reggio Emilia

The Fifth NAREA Summer Conference
Dialogues for Quality in Education: The School as a Place of Relationships and Connnections

June 27-30, 2009
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Keynote Presenters:

• Paola Cagliari, Pedagogista, Reggio Emilia Municipal Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools
• Massimo Ghirardi, Atelierista, Reggio Emilia Municipal Infant-Toddler Centers and Preschools

On the Reflection page of the Members Only Area of the NAREA website, you will find in-depth summaries of the above NAREA Summer Conferences including comments of attendees.