NZCER Press has just published a new book by esteemed Froebelian historians and early years experts (and former IFS President) Helen May and Kerry Bethell entitled Growing a kindergarten movement in Aotearoa New Zealand: Its people, purposes and politics. This excellent volume traces the history of the nation's kindergarten movement from the earliest days of contact with Froebe...

The 8th International Froebel Society Conference will be held from 6-8 September 2018 in Hiroshima, Japan. The conference is organized by the Japanese Society for the Study of Pestalozzi and Froebel and co-organized by Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University. The 2018 conference theme is Education for peace: Froebelian contributions at global and local level. The call for papers ...

The Kindergarten Heritage Collection of New Zealand was launched in late 2016 and is a vibrant, ongoing history project of the country's national kindergarten organizations. The items selected for the launch are exemplars of the kind of material intended for preservation and collection. (more…)

The Trust is a charitable body which promotes the advancement and understanding of Froebelian principles of education in learning within the UK and internationally, especially in the interest of children under age 8, their families and educators in the early years and primary sectors. To find out more about the Trust and its work, visit www.froebel.org.uk.  The Froebel Trus...

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