La Scuola International School
Silvia Bagnacani is an experienced art educator currently serving as an Art Teacher Atelierista at La Scuola International School since August 2022, while also working as a Teaching Artist at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and an Art Teacher at Art Escape since 2021. Previously, Silvia held the position of Atelierista/IB Art Teacher and Instructional Coordinator at La Scuola San Francisco from September 2012 to July 2021, where responsibilities included curriculum development, teacher training, and supervision of Reggio Emilia Approach and International Baccalaureate methodologies. Silvia's early career involved collaborative projects with Reggio Children and internships at various prestigious institutions, ultimately culminating in advanced degrees in Critic, Curatorial and Museum Studies, Management for Contemporary Art and Architecture Museums, and a Bachelor's degree in Artistic, Musical and Entertainment Disciplines from notable Italian universities.
La Scuola International School
Preschool and K-8 IB and Reggio Emilia inspired Italian Immersion International School, with campuses in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. At La Scuola we are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach; and we use the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB-PYP) and Middle Years Program (IB-MYP) as the basis for the curriculum the students are taught. This world-class education model is grounded in creative and critical thinking and is relevant to the global challenges of the 21st century. We strive to teach the whole child: mind, body and soul. We have a lively, warm and very diverse community of parents, with 34 languages spoken at the school and different family structures. Our parent body is from all over the world and includes a mix of lovers of International Baccalaureate education, the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, multi-lingual speakers, Italian-Americans, and lovers of Italian language and culture. Children and parents do not need to know Italian to be at La Scuola. Spanish language taught as of Grade 4 and up.