Branches Atelier

06/17/2026

More Zoom Workshops coming up in July

🌿 Environment as the Third Teacher Back By Popular Demand Four Online Reggio Inspired Environment Design Workshops Time: 6:00–8:00 PM (2 hours each) PSTFormat: Live onlineCost: $50 per session or $175 for all 4 Presenter: Patricia Hunter McGrath REGISTER Designed for infant, toddler, and preschool educators seeking to create intentional, beautiful, and meaningful environments that support curiosity, creativity, responsibility, and deep engagement....

🌿 Environment as the Third Teacher Back By Popular Demand Four Online Reggio Inspired Environment Design Workshops Time:  6:00–8:00 PM (2 hours each) PSTFormat: Live onlineCost: $50&…

06/15/2026

Branches Atelier – Early Summer Workshop Series

We have 2 more workshops coming up as part of our four part series. One online and One at BranchesAtelier A Deep Dive Into The Hundred Languages of Children: Bringing The Hundred Languages Into Your Classroom Early Summer Workshop Series Register Here A FOUR-PART (2 left) ONLINE AND IN PERSON BRANCHES ATELIER WORKSHOP SERIES WITH PATRICIA HUNTER-MCGRATH, CHRISTINA BIANCHI AND OUR BRANCHES TEAM OF EDUCATORS…...

We have 2 more workshops coming up as part of our four part series. One online and One at BranchesAtelier A Deep Dive Into The Hundred Languages of Children:  Bringing The Hundred Languages In…

06/03/2026

Branches Atelier - Clay Workshop This Saturday
11359 W Washington Blvd. Culver City 90066
9am - 3pm

Our second workshop of this Four-Part series is this Saturday, June 6th 9am-3:00 pm PST In person, hands-on Worksop at Branches Atelier 11359 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90066  #3 …

06/01/2026

Online workshop tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd.

Our first workshop of this Four-Part series is Tomorrow, Tuesday evening, June 2nd 6pm-8:30pm PST This workshop will be Online Via Zoom #1 Graphic Materials & Drawing Tools:   Explori…

05/29/2026

Our first of 4 workshops is this Tuesday Evening June/2 at 6pm pst.

Our first workshop of this Four-Part series is this Tuesday evening, June 2nd 6pm-8:30pm PST This workshop will be Online Via Zoom #1 Graphic Materials & Drawing Tools:   Exploring th…

05/21/2026

Branches Atelier – Early Summer Workshop Series

A Deep Dive Into The Hundred Languages of Children: Bringing The Hundred Languages Into Your Classroom Early Summer Workshop Series Register Here A FOUR-PART ONLINE AND IN PERSON BRANCHES ATELIER WORKSHOP SERIES WITH PATRICIA HUNTER-MCGRATH, CHRISTINA BIANCHI AND OUR BRANCHES TEAM OF EDUCATORS For more than 18 years, Branches Atelier has developed an innovative program using expressive media and materials as tools of the mind....

A Deep Dive Into The Hundred Languages of Children:  Bringing The Hundred Languages Into Your Classroom               &nbs…

05/21/2026

100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application – 2026

"Applications must be complete and submitted by Monday, May 25th, 2026, at 5 pm PST." 100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application - 2026 Now more than ever, children need opportunities to find and use their voices. In this moment, we are reminded of the power of self-expression, the kind that transforms, connects, and surprises. Loris Malaguzzi, the visionary behind the Reggio Emilia approach, referred to paints, pencils, clay, light, movement, and more as "the hundred languages of children." These materials are not just tools, but essential means through which children communicate their thoughts, emotions, and theories about the world....

“Applications must be complete and submitted by Monday, May 25th, 2026, at 5 pm PST.” 100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application – 2026 Now …

05/13/2026

In Ambar’s ongoing exploration of color, we are also thinking carefully about the creative and technical skills children develop through materials. This week, we introduced very small canvas boards — a shift from the large collaborative work the children have been creating — inviting opportunities for precision, patience, and small motor development.

Using tiny collage pieces, scissors, beads, ribbons, sequins, and treasured materials from home, the children explored layering, composition, and aesthetic decision making.

As the work unfolded, each child approached the invitation in their own unique way. Some seemed to begin with a clear vision, while others discovered new ideas through the process itself.

In Reggio-inspired spaces, we believe materials are more than materials — they are languages for expressing thinking, emotion, identity, and relationship. The children’s work becomes a small window into how they see and make meaning of the world.

05/07/2026

100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application – 2026

100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application - 2026 Now more than ever, children need opportunities to find and use their voices. In this moment, we are reminded of the power of self-expression, the kind that transforms, connects, and surprises. Loris Malaguzzi, the visionary behind the Reggio Emilia approach, referred to paints, pencils, clay, light, movement, and more as "the hundred languages of children." These materials are not just tools, but essential means through which children communicate their thoughts, emotions, and theories about the world....

100 Languages of Children Access Program Branches Atelier Scholarship Application – 2026 Now more than ever, children need opportunities to find and use their voices. In this moment, we are r…

05/07/2026

What begins as material exploration often grows into deeper thinking.

After weeks of learning the language of clay — rolling coils, pinching pieces, flattening, scoring, and attaching — the children in Mulberry began using clay to represent their ideas about sunflowers.

As the children returned to this work again and again, the teachers wondered what continued drawing them back to sunflowers. Perhaps part of the answer lives in the joy of having time, materials, and an attentive community to bring ideas to life.

In Reggio-inspired spaces, children’s ideas grow through relationship, attention, and the feeling that their thinking matters. 🌻