The early childhood educational system in the city of Reggio Emilia, Italy, provides the inspiration and principles upon which the Center is built. This method of education has been highly acclaimed as an international role model by early childhood educators. Education is based on cooperative interaction. Parents are welcomed and involved in their children's development. The environment is a teaching tool.
Instruction occurs primarily through a project approach.
Children use a wide array of creative media and activities. Children are not restricted in their activities by the clock. Consistently ranked one of the top liberal arts colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Reports , Aquinas College offers an approach to learning and living that teaches students unlimited ways of seeing the world. Founded in 1886 by the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids, the College's Dominican tradition of working, service, and life-long learning remains alive today in a diverse student body.