The regenerative atelier Relationships, aesthetics, culture

In today’s context of profound social, cognitive, and educational change, the development of creativity and divergent thinking in children is becoming increasingly important. Within this scenario, the atelier continues to play its role as a multiplier of possibilities. It maintains its promise of plurality and connection with contemporaneity. It knows how to be, as Malaguzzi would say, a “subject–tool,” realised through a polyvalent practice capable of generating specific events and interconnections, and of acting concretely within everyday educational practice. The Regenerative Atelier: Relationships, Aesthetics and Culture is addressed to teachers, pedagogists, atelieristas, and researchers, offering a renewed perspective on the role of the atelier and the atelierista. Through theoretical contribu - tions and a multiplicity of operational insights, the book explores the innovative potential of the atelier as an educational, social, and cultural practice. It is capable of opening schools and infant-toddler centres and preschools to their local contexts and communities, fostering inclusion and outlining new knowledge policies.