The Environment as the Third teacher - The impact the environment can have on learning, development and creativity is profound. In the Reggio Emilia approach they refer to the environment as the Third Teacher - showing the importance they place on creating the right environment for learning and growth

"What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children's own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources" - Loris Malaguzzi, The Hundred Languages of Children