REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Britain’s Princess Catherine made her first overseas trip since announcing her cancer was in remission, traveling to Italy on Wednesday for a two-day tour focused on an early childhood educational approach that was developed here and exported globally.The princess, commonly known as Kate, was received by huge cheering crowds as she arrived in Reggio Emilia in northern Italy to learn about its eponymous child-centered approach to early education. The trip is part of what her office called an international “fact-finding mission” to explore different approaches to supporting young children and their carers.The princess, who spent a gap year in Florence when she was younger, spoke a few words of Italian to a group of preschool children, introducing herself as Caterina. “Parlo un po’ d’italiano,” she said, explaining that she spoke a little Italian. She then asked their names in Italian and added: “Io sono Catarina” (I am Catherine.)
The Reggio Emilia approach is based on the idea that young children have many different ways of thinking, understanding and expressing themselves, and that teachers need to work with their students to help them learn.
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