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Loris Malaguzzi wrote in the introduction of the book Fountains:"Carrying out a project means predicting and anticipating ideas and facts (which may be modified due to chance or intentionally during the course of the project) in view of reaching an objective. It is a rigorous and hypothetical game that the children know how to confront as a group with a high level of concentration and often with incredible ability.
"All the children in the class participate in the general consultation, even when the project, which has precise aims for exploration and study of productive and cooperative abilities, will be entrusted to a single and small group of children (four to six) who sometimes volunteer and other times are chosen by the adults. There is always, however, a continuous flow of information between the children who are directly involved and their classmates.
"The choice of the project content is almost always suggested by the facts, discussions, and interests that emerge from the children's own experience, thus ensuring that the ideas are positively received and that interest and motivation are high.
"The theme of the project that emerges from the initial consultation, along with the intermediary objectives and procedures, will be the subject of other preliminary ...