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Experts agree that high-quality early childhood education promotes the healthy cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of young children. Decades’ worth of evidence shows that the highest quality early education is child-centred and play-based. And yet, in many places, early childhood education today is dominated by skills-based, academically-oriented, test-focused teaching.We seek to change that.As an…

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IFS 2012 Conference Summary

The 5th Biennial International Froebel Conference: Froebel College of Education, Dublin, 12-14 April 2012. The 5th Biennial International Froebel Conference was held in Froebel College of Education, Dublin, Thurs April 12th – Sat. 14th with the theme of “International Perspectives on Froebelian Theory and Practice”. The conference was opened by Marie McLoughlin, President, Froebel College…

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A marvelous time in Maynooth: Our 10th Biennial IFS Conference (15-17 June 2023)

The Froebel Trust, a longtime institutional supporter and collaborator of the International Froebel Society, has published on its website a wonderful summary of the International Froebel Society’s 10th Biennial Conference. The summary, written by Sacha Powell, the Trust’s CEO, begins:  ‘Participants travelled from around the globe to Ireland for the 10th Biennial conference of The International…

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Dr. Knechtel and Prof. Dr. Schmid

Transfer of the Knechtel Collection (Gera) to the Fröbel Research Centre Professorship Schmid at the University of Erfurt

On 10th November 2023, the Fröbel Research Centre Professorship Schmid at the University of Erfurt received the materials from Dr Erika Knechtel’s collection. This unique collection of material on Friedrich Froebel is the culmination of the life’s work of Dr Erika Knechtel, a renowned Froebel researcher in the former German Democratic Republic. At the age…

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11th Biennial International Froebel Society Conference 2025: Preliminary Info

We are very pleased about the many submissions for and lively interest in the IFS conference ‘Froebelian Pasts, Present & Futures’ 2025 in Erfurt, Germany! Here is some preliminary information regarding the conference. Soon, this and other information will also be available on the conference website.The conference will take place from 31.07.-02.08.2025 (Thu.-Sat.) in Erfurt.Location: Radisson Blu Hotel The conference…

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