Missoula Community School is a Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool serving children ages 2-6. The Reggio approach is a play-based, inquiry-led educational philosophy rooted in viewing children as competent, capable citizens from birth. At MCS children and teachers are co-constructors of learning — engaging in long-term projects following the children’s inquiry, tackling real world problems that are relevant to the children’s lives, revisiting documentation as a group to inform future learning, and building skills in advocacy along the way.