University of Erfurt, Thuringia/GermanyTitle: Froebelian Pasts, Present & FuturesDate: July 31, 2025, to August 2, 2025Due date for contributions & abstracts: December 9, 2024Due date for papers to be included in the conference proceedings volume: September 12, 2025 Find more details here
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…
The 11th Biennial IFS Conference 2025 in Erfurt was a resounding success. The conference, which is held biennially, saw the participation of 85 scientists from 11 nations. The participants engaged in a three-day intensive programme, comprising lectures and excursions, during which they exchanged views on significant developments in the history, theory and practice of Froebel…
In the context of the joint application for the kindergarten idea from the Fröbel district in Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia, the International Froebel Society Germany and the Pestalozzi-Fröbel Association, an image film on the topic produced by the german Pestalozzi-Fröbel-Verband (pfv) was created and attached to the application.
“Those of us who have met Robert Nauer and spent some time with him are, of course, feeling very sad. He was a true Frobelian, and unfailingly generous in welcoming visitors to Keilhau and engaging with us so that we came away having learnt so much more about being an becoming a Froebelian than we…
Maria Cooper: “Why does Froebel matter in the 21st century?” This article first appeared in the journal The First Years Ngā Tau Tuatahi 24 (1) 2022, where it was published (and is republished here) subject to the copyright provisions of a Creative Commons (Attribution-NonCommercial) License.
Connect, Collaborate and Share Insights Date and Time: January 22, 2026, 7 pm GMTJoin the conversation for an online webinar in which invited participants will share their (preliminary)thoughts on “Froebel and Democracy” through an informal 15-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A.Today, democracy is in crisis. The long-held assumption that liberalization and democratization will never be…
The International Froebel Society, an organisation dedicated to promoting Friedrich Froebel’s educational philosophy, has expanded its online presence by joining the social media platforms Mastodon and Bluesky. These platforms give users a say in how they are run and allow people to work together and talk to each other openly. The International Froebel Society is…
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…
Join the conversation for an online webinar in which invited participants will share their (preliminary)thoughts on “Froebel and Democracy” through an informal 15-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A.Froebel and DemocracyToday, democracy is in crisis. The long-held assumption that liberalization and democratization will never be reversed and that these achievements can only become more consolidated and…
