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Theme: Froebel 2020: Visions of social justice, equity and integrity
Social justice, equity and integrity are terms that often appear in twenty-first-century discussions of early childhood education and care (ECEC), but what do they mean and how might they be enacted in specific settings, particular locations, individual cultures and nations? What answers might be gl...
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New: Irish Froebel Network
Colleagues at Maynooth University's Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood are working to create an Irish Froebel Network to promote Froebelian practice in Ireland. Practitioners in Early Childhood and Primary sectors are especially welcome to participate. For information and updates, please contact Séamie Ó Néill at seamie.oneill@mu.ie.
Bursaries for Student Presenters at IFS 2020: Apply by 8 March.
The Froebel Trust has allocated funds to enable students to present papers at the International Froebel Society’s Biennial Conference, which will be held in Edinburgh from 3-6 June 2020.
If you are a student (full-time or part-time) and will present a paper (or other refereed contribution) at the IFS conference in Edinburgh, you may apply for a bursary from The Froebel Trus...
POSTPONED: IFS 2020 Conference in Edinburgh
(17 March 2020) To all IFS conference participants, colleagues and friends,
It is with regret that we announce the postponement of the 9th Biennial Conference of the International Froebel Society, which was scheduled to take place in June 2020 in Edinburgh. The IFS Executive Committee has taken this decision in view of the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. We plan to...
Archives Spotlight: The Ida Seele Archive (Dillingen/Donau, Germany)
'Froebelian Work Schools' circa 1930. (Wikimedia: Manfi.B. CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Ida Seele Archive in Dillingen an der Donau in southern Germany was founded in 1993 and has been developed ever since as an incomparable archive of Froebelian education. A private, volunteer-run archive, it was founded and compiled by a coalition of individuals and organizations representing many f...
Podcast: Froebel’s Gifts on 99 Percent Invisible
Gifts for our Future 11: Valeria Scacchi on Edinburgh Froebel Network’s September 2019 Conference
I arrived in Edinburgh on a very warm September day while one of the biggest Climate Change global strikes was in full force. As soon as I stepped out of the train station, after a very scenic journey through the length of England, I felt excited for what was to come. I have never been that far north (geographically) before, a very good friend of mine came to Edinburgh not lon...
Save the Date: IFS 9th Biennial Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland (June 3-6, 2020)
Our next biennial conference will take place June 3-6, 2020 at the University of Edinburgh, in beautiful Edinburgh, Scotland. The conference theme is 'Froebel 2020: Visions of social justice, equity and integrity', and the call for papers and further details will be posted on this site in the third week of November 2019. Watch this space! (Update: our 2020 Conference CfP is no...
Edinburgh Froebel Network Conference 21 Sept 2019
Froebel: Gifts for our future 11, Looking Inwards, Looking Outwards, Looking Forwards
The Edinburgh Froebel Network conference, sponsored by the Froebel Trust will be held on 21st September 2019 at the University of Edinburgh.
Places are limited to 300, so please book early to avoid disappointment. For further information and to download a booking form, plea...
Froebel in Childhood Practice (Midlothian): Results from the First Cohort
Report by Jacqueline Matthew
The first cohort of Froebel in Childhood Practice students in completed their course in May 2018 receiving their certificates from Lynne McNair, OBE and Jane Whinnet, MBE at an enjoyable ceremony held in the historic Scottish Mining Museum.
As part of their final assessment, the students each designed a poster describing and illustra...