The IFS mourns the loss of Yordanka Valkanova, who passed away on 18 August 2022 in her native Bulgaria. Yordanka - known to many as Danna - was a deeply committed scholar and educator who published numerous works on Froebelian education, the history of childhood and Soviet and Jewish education (among other topics). In addition to her role as Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Chri...

The IFS is pleased to republish here (with copyright holder permission) Working for children and social change: Tracing the endeavours of three Scottish lady teachers who immigrated to New Zealand in the early 20th century (2021), by Kerry Bethell and Helen May. (Download the full-text version here.) This freely downloadable open access book - also available in hard copy - ...

Our 9th Biennial Conference, originally planned for June 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland, took place in June 2021. The conference's online format made it accessible to a greater diversity of participants than ever before, with over 150 researchers and practitioners from dozens of countries around the globe logging in to hear live presentations and join in online conversations. The...

From the publisher's website: "This book considers the origins of Froebelian early childhood education providing context to the development of his theories and ideas, critically examines the key themes of this philosophy of education and explores the relevance of Froebelian practice today. Tina Bruce reflects on central aspects of Froebelian philosophy of education: the import...

Call for Papers: Finding Froebel: National and Cross-National Pedagogical Paths in Froebelian Early Childhood Education Editors: Dr Lynn J. McNair, Cowgate Under-5s Centre and Edinburgh University, Scotland; Dr Teresa K. Aslanian, University of South-Eastern Norway and Dr Sacha Powell, The Froebel Trust, England. In recent years, there has been an international resurgenc...

A project by Kerry Bethell and Helen May The International Froebel Society (IFS) conference planned in Edinburgh for June 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic including the shut down of international travel and the ‘lockdown’ of countries. (( http://www.ifsfroebel.com [retrieved 25th March 2020] Day one of NZ national lockdown )) As long-time attendees ...