Ochoa Elementary classroom aide Nohemy Salmeron, left, holds a flower for Aixa Hernandez to paint in Tucson, Ariz., Wednesday, April 18, 2007. The class room and activities are modeled after an educational method know as Reggio Emilia, an educational method named after the city in northern Italy where it got its start after World War II. Parents and educators in the war-torn city wanted to create a school program that would provide a beautiful, nurturing environment for children. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Greg Bryan)