“Autism is not a disease but a challenge”
April is the month of autism awareness. The aim is to raise the attention on this disability, which is growing rapidly (1 child out of 50 suffers from this disease), […]
The listening in children’s education
Researches, reports, and insights, from Montessori onward
Mario Lodi: a teacher of Peace
This year we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Mario Lodi, a special teacher and man, one of the greatest exponents of Italian pedagogy, whose name is remembered alongside […]
Ocarina is more and more “Circular”
The (re)Player Program At the beginning of spring 2021 Ocarina launched the new (re)Player Program, in Italy and France, through which we enhance the refurbished Ocarina Players.To date there are […]
Music and autism
Music has an interactive dimension that provokes pleasure and makes people meet and share emotions.This is what Ettore Caterino, child neuropsychiatrist, musician, promoter of many educational projects that aim to […]
The importance of the Read-aloud for children
In September Ocarina participated in the Festivaletteratura di Mantova with two events for children entitled Che Mai Sento? (What do I feel?). Two reading sessions of unpublished fantastic stories interpreted by the actor Pino Costalunga and accompanied […]
Ocarina goes to school
This year the bell will also ring for Ocarina. With the beginning of the school, the new Ocarina (re) Player project starts in schools ; a non-profit project in which Ocarina provides refurbished […]
English Rhymes – Singing with Sarah
Learning English by singing and playing. This is possible thanks to Nursery Rhymes, rhymed songs, nursery rhymes, refrains from the English tradition that all English-speaking children listen to from the cradle. […]
Music and sound as an educational experience
Listening as awakening to sound and music can be an educational experience that promotes self knowledge, of the others and of the world. The sounds that we perceive affect our […]
Maria Montessori: “the great narrator of truth”
Maria Montessori was born on August 31st, 1870: educator, child neuropsychiatrist, scientist, philosopher, creator of the method bearing her name, mother of a timeless pedagogical thought, which has become a legacy […]
Chiropractic and sensory development in children
Sébastien Cras, can you talk about your profession? I am a chiropractor based in the Basque Country, in Bayonne. Chiropractic is an excellent remedy to identify and combat spinal problems, […]