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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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12th Biennial International Froebel Society Conference 2027
Children, Relationality, and Place: In Dialogue with Froebel 25 - 27 November 2027 University of Auckland | Aotearoa New Zealand We are pleased to announce the launch of the conference...
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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IFS-Webinar Recording: "Wallowing Towards Understanding: Making sense of Froebelian Philosophy and Practice as a PG Student Researcher"
https://ifs.euvideocdn.com/player/index.html?id=6a82d620ba5b33e424321af7
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Helge Wasmuth @helwasmuth.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social will host its 2nd webinar on June 17, 2026, 7 pm GMT. We have invited two junior scholars who are working on their thesis and PhD to present their interests, methods & approaches, as well as challenges in an informal setting. Please register!
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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IFS-Webinar Recording: "Froebel and Democracy"
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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You can now find IFS on Bluesky and Mastodon.
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...
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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Update: IFS webinar: Froebel and Democracy
On 22 January, the International Froebel Society (IFS) hosted its inaugural webinar, titled "Froebel and Democracy." This virtual event featured three insightful scholarly presentations delivered by academics from Germany, the...
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Save the date for the Frobel Trust’s 2026 online conference, Involving, Informing and Inspiring: A celebration of Froebel Trust funded research and practice development projects! 🌿 📅 Saturday 25 April 🕖 9am – 12.30pm GMT (breaks included!) 💻 Zoom
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New post: Save the Date: IFS-Conference 2027 international-froebel-society.org/2…
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New post: You can now find IFS on Bluesky and Mastodon. international-froebel-society.org/2…
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New post: Test international-froebel-society.org/2…
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Helge Wasmuth @helwasmuth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social will hold its first webinar in the series: Connect, Collaborate, and Share Insights. The Topic is "Froebel and Democracy." Date and Time: January 22, 2026, 7 pm GMT See the attached flyer. You can register here: mercy.zoom.us/mee.../regis... Hope to see you!
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“For every interaction that we have, consider the ripple effects that have led us to that moment and where they might lead to next.” – Rachna Joshi Watch Rachna’s keynote speech on our website as she reflects on identity, relationships and the wider world through a Froebelian frame. 🤩
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Reinaldo A. Vargas @reinaldovargas.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
No novo artigo da série Grandes Educadores, @p4ulavargas.bsky.social revisita o legado de Friedrich Fröbel, o criador do conceito de jardim de infância. Uma leitura inspiradora sobre como o brincar, a natureza e a liberdade ajudam a criança a florescer. 😉👇 universonerd.net/portal/todas...
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Flâneuse | mallow era @wertvollel.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Die deutsche Einwanderin Margarethe Meyer-Schurz gründete 1856 in Wisconsin den ersten Kindergarten in den USA. Inspiriert von Friedrich Fröbel setzte sie auf das freie Spiel. Inzwischen geht es um Buchstaben, Zahlen und hohe Beiträge der Eltern...
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Kitas in den USA: Bald nur noch frühkindlichle Bildung für reiche Kids?
Kindergärten sind eine deutsche Erfindung. Es gibt sie auch in den USA. Statt ums freie Spiel geht es dort zunehmend um Buchstaben, Zahlen - und um viel Geld.
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Did you catch our latest podcast episode? 🎙️ "Everything about Froebel […] helps me to meet the needs of my children and helps me to get it right for them and think about what's important for them and put them at the heart of everything we're doing." – Donna Kilpatrick
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EECERA @eecera.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Children and technology - a topic that we're asked about often and one which we'll be unpicking at EECERA 2026 in Madeira - while you wait.... buff.ly/ld3MLy9 A new booklet in the Froebel Trusts Research Series by Prof Rosie Flewitt and Dr Sandra El Gemayel #Froebel #Technology #EarlyChildhood
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Join us for this special online event that will bring together the book’s editors and authors to share their insights and experiences about the power of Froebel in Scotland. 🌿 Learn more about the event and how to book your free place on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/4q8JU6x #FroebelianPractice #Webinar
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Webinar: The Power of Froebel with Lynn McNair and Luke Addison
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Learn all about Elinor, her Treasure Baskets and how you can introduce these into your Early Years setting on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/46WGqMs #Froebel #Froebel #FroebelianPedagogy #TreasureBaskets #ElinorGoldschmied #FroebelianPractice #EarlyYears #ECEC #EarlyChildhood #BabyRooms
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Elinor Goldschmied & treasure baskets
Elinor Goldschmied (1910-2009) had a pioneering impact on early years policy in both the UK and internationally. Her main professional innovations included the Treasure Basket, Heuristic Play and the…
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
For example, did you know that singing can help encourage handwashing? Learn all about this and more in our latest pamphlet, Singing with Young Children. Available FREE on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/4hHIkWx #Froebel #FroebelianPrinciples #SingingwithChildren #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation
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Pamphlets and guides
Play and creativity are integral to child development and learning. Our free to download pamphlet series and resources explore themes and activities closely associated with Froebelian practice today.
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Helge Wasmuth @helwasmuth.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@intfroebelsociety.bsky.social is having its first webinar in January 2026 on "Froebel and Democracy". We want to spark conversations about what Froebel means today. If interested, please contact @amand8.bsky.social or me, and see the flyer. @froebeltrust.bsky.social #Froebel
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Find guidance about introducing or enhancing block play into your setting by downloading our free pamphlet, Froebel’s Gifts and Block Play Today. It features real-life examples and practical steps you can take. 🌿 📽️ bit.ly/3XeZG3q 📖 bit.ly/3KObZkr #Froebel #FroebelTrust #BlockPlay #EarlyYears
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Froebel Trust Autumn Lecture 2025
This year's Froebel Trust lecture explored how we can nurture children’s creativity and autonomous learning with practice examples from New York. It took place on Tuesday 7 October 2025. A recording…
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The event focused on the importance of block play. You can now watch the full lecture for free on our website. You can also download the list of further resources suggested by the presenters. Head over to our website to watch the lecture online. 💻
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Froebel Trust Autumn Lecture 2025
This year's Froebel Trust lecture explored how we can nurture children’s creativity and autonomous learning with practice examples from New York. It took place on Tuesday 7 October 2025. A recording…
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Donna Green @donnagreenx.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Absolutely delighted to have had the opportunity to attend the International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social 11th annual conference in Erfurt. So many amazing experiences & opportunities with wonderful people & places 💗🍃 @froebeltrust.bsky.social
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Falkirk Froebel Network @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Falkirk Froebelian’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @donnagreenx.bsky.social & @wpsdonna.bsky.social had such a wonderful time in Erfurt, Germany 🇩🇪 for the annual International Froebel Society conference with many other fabulous Froebelian’s from across the world. 🌍 @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
We’re looking forward to seeing Froebelian colleagues in Erfurt for @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social Conference taking place tomorrow until Saturday. 🎉 This year’s theme is Froebelian Pasts, Present and Futures. Froebel Trust Travelling Tutors will present on a range of engaging topics, incl... (1/4)
Erfurt university with red flowers in the foreground. A red overlay includes the event details - IFS 11th Biennial IFS Conference Froebelian Pasts, Present and Futures
University of Erfurt July 31st - August 2nd 2025
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The 11th Biennial IFS Conference is in <2 weeks! We can't wait to see many of you in Erfurt (& on the excursions to various Froebel-related sites in the region, too)! We're looking forward to lots of 'a-ha!' moments from presentations & conversations. What are you looking forward to most?
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Read Amanda Burton Smith's first blog, Nurturing Connections with Nature from a Froebelian Perspective, written at the outset of her engagement with the Outdoor Learning module at the University of Chichester. buff.ly/8mMnnl8 #Froebel #EngagingWithNature
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
"Thinking with Froebel can't give us any simple answers. But it can help to ask the right questions." If you missed our webinar on ‘Freedom with Guidance’ with @helwasmuth.bsky.social, you can now watch the recording on our website. www.froebel.org.uk/training/fil... #Froebel #EarlyYears
Helge Wasmuth presenting.
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Universität Erfurt @unierfurt.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Dafür beschäftigen wir uns an der Uni Erfurt heute mit den Ideen Fröbels. Und zwar an der Fröbel-Forschungsstelle unter Leitung von Andrea Schmid. 📆 Und vom 31.7.-2.8. geht's bei der 11. Biennial IFS Conference um "Froebelian Pasts, Present & Futures" ➡️ www.uni-erfurt.de/erziehungswi...
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Moray House School of Education and Sport @morayhouse.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🌱 Interested in early years education? Join our Froebel in Childhood Practice course and explore how Froebel’s ideas can support children’s learning today. Perfect for practitioners and those supporting professional development. 🗓️ 18 July - 23 July & 25 Oct - 7 March 🔗https://edin.ac/4iLBjme
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The New Art School @thenewartschool.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#Education should be a calling, not a conveyor belt. I wrote about Froebel, Ruskin, and a new vision for soulful, human-centred learning. The New Art School starts here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/souls-...
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The Soul’s Work: Reimagining Education with Froebel and Ruskin
“The appreciation of the worth of the child… is one of the greatest facts of our time.” — Denton J.
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds our Froebelian practice-based research on children’s Deep Level Engagement with Nature using one of the four inter-connected lenses explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. Context: Space/Time/Seasons. buff.ly/bHD4kwJ
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Read our guidance paper which foregrounds Froebelian practice-based research using one of the strands explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. The complexity of play and its place in networks of developing learning is the focus of this paper. buff.ly/hMM3fAs
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Catriona Gill @lintonlass.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Delighted to be giving a keynote at the 14th Edinburgh Froebel Network & Froebel Trust Conference on 8th Nov 2025. #Froebel Booking is now open www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-...
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Edinburgh - Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging
Discover how Froebelian principles support inclusion, identity, and belonging in early years through inspiring talks and hands-on seminars.
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Used alongside our Reflection with Guidance toolkit, The Layers of Play helps you decide what you are observing & how you might support & extend the child’s development & learning. bit.ly/3EOYvCe Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.
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Falkirk Froebel Network @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Anyone else attending the @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social 💗🍃⬇️
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Some of our team presented the work of the Froebel Partnership at the Froebel Networks Gathering 2025 - Strong Foundations for Growth on Saturday. Take a look at our Reflection with Guidance toolkit if you missed it: buff.ly/L13yyPN #Froebel #unity #connectedness #community @gnsfc.bsky.social
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Moray House School of Education and Sport @morayhouse.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Explore how the Froebelian approach can deepen your early years practice with our Froebel in Childhood Practice course. 📅 Summer Course: 18–23 July 2025 (no session on Sun 20 July) 📍 In-person teaching over 5 days in Edinburgh 🔗 More info & apply - edin.ac/4iLBjme
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jordiETE @jordiete.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🖼️ Sewing C.K.T.S. (Kindergarten material based on the educational theories of Friedrich Froebel) 🎨 Ella Steigelman 🏛️ + info: www.moma.org/collection/works/145075
Sewing C.K.T.S. (Kindergarten material based on the educational theories of Friedrich Froebel)
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BBF | Bibliothek für Bildungsgeschichtliche Forschung des DIPF @bbfdipf.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#Archive30, Day 10: This paper-weaving from a Froebelian kindergarten teacher's exercise book is definitely an #ArchiveAnimal. But what kind of animal is it? A dog, a lion or a horse? #EduSky #PaperArt #FriedrichFroebel #Froebel #kindergarten
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Want the latest on int'l Froebelian research & practice, + a chance to connect with early childhood practitioners & experts from around the world? Join us at our IFS 2025 Biennial Conference in Erfurt, Germany this summer. Book at www.conftool.net/ifs2025/; conf details here:
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Falkirk Froebel Network @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#FroebelianPrinciples 💕
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Fiona - Play Scotland @fiplayscotland.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Erumpent perfectly captures the energy of spring and the way children burst into play and learning when we give them time, space, and trust. Budding with curiosity, blossoming with ideas, now that’s erumpent! #ScotEduSky #EduSky #EYSky #Childdevelopment #Froebel #earlyyears #playmatters #MorePlay
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Alison J Hawkins @alisonjhawkins.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Spring has sprung! Buds outdoors &wound yarn buds on our seasons wall…spring cleaning our resources. Looking after our environment:life skills. @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @ruthswailes.bsky.social @danwuori.bsky.social @fiplayscotland.bsky.social @playinpoppies.bsky.social @sallycave.bsky.social
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Here's a gentle reminder to register at the early bird rate by 29 March. The full programme is on the website now, too, including presentations/workshops & excursions. 🤩 #froebel @froebeltrust.bsky.social www.uni-erfurt.de/erziehungswi...
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99% Invisible @99pi.org · 05/03/2025
Friedrich Froebel created kindergarten, shaping an era of Modern architecture and design. If you’ve ever looked at a piece of abstract art and thought “my kindergartener could have made that,” well, that may be more true than you realize. By @kurtkohsltedt
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Froebel's Gifts - 99% Invisible
In the late 1700s, a young man named Friedrich Froebel was on track to become an architect when a friend convinced him to pursue a path toward education instead. And in changing course, Froebel…
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Helge Wasmuth @helwasmuth.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Dear worldwide #Froebel community, @marcellatowler.bsky.social and I have been talking about the idea of creating monthly informal meetings in which we could talk about new Froebel articles and books, share ideas, or just talk about our work regarding Froebel. The idea is to make it very informal
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Wendy Russell @wendyrussell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Oh wow. This CfP for a proposed Special Issue on Playing with Borders: Young People’s Mediated Cultures and Digital Worlds looks amazing. If you research children's digital lives and play, then this may be for you cjc.utppublishing.com/cjc/call-for...
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Call for Papers | Canadian Journal of Communication | Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC)
Canadian Journal of Communication is seeking new insights on special topics to publish in an upcoming issue. See if this CFP is the right fit for your research.
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International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 11th Biennial International Froebel Society Conference in Erfurt, Germany! Visit www.conftool.net/ifs2025/ to book your early bird place by 29 March 2025. Conference details here: (English version in the works!) www.uni-erfurt.de/erziehungswi...
Save the Date. International Froebel Society (IFS) 11th Biennial IFS Conference. Froebelian Pasts, Present & Futures. Unviversity of Erfurt
July 31st - August 2nd 2025.
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Linden Groves @lindengroves.co.uk · 09/02/2025
Excited to be kicking off the Gardens Trust's Places to Play series on 12th February, doing a skip through the history of children's outdoor play. Tickets are a snip at £8 - do join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/places-to-...
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Places to Play
A new series exploring organised recreation in designed landscapes, Weds @ 6pm from 12 Feb, all 5 for £35 (GT members £26.25)
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