Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center GREDC

Malaguzzi

Named after the founder of the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the Malaguzzi classroom is for 4-yr old preschoolers. Children in this room are using all the experiences in the previous classrooms to navigate their relationships, their feelings, their community, and the world all while becoming even more independent!

Meet the teachers

Rihab Abdelhadi

Rihab Abdelhadi

Mentor Teacher

Aaliyah Chilton

Aaliyah Chilton

Protege Teacher

Michelle Lopez-Arreola

Michelle Lopez-Arreola

Teacher

Pattie Palasek

Pattie Palasek

Teacher

Recent studies

Recent Study: 101 Uses for a Paper Plate

Recent Study: 101 Uses for a Paper Plate

2024-01-25

Observation and Documentation One day Max brought a paper plate mask from home. It was something that he had created as part of an activity at a birthday party he attended over the weekend. Later on in the day I observed four kids sitting around the table in our mini atelier with Max – they

More about us...

Our Story

Learn about our history, from the early days in the 1980's at Aquinas College to our current campus on Jefferson Ave, right in the heart of Grand Rapids.

The Reggio Emilia Approach

The Reggio Emilia approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education. This educational philosophy is focused on preschool and primary education and is described as child centered and constructivist.

Emergent Curriculum

The Emergent curriculum develops from exploring ideas that are socially relevant, intellectually engaging and personally meaningful to children.