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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New post: You can now find IFS on Bluesky and Mastodon. https://international-froebel-society.org/2026/02/16/you-can-now-find-ifs-on-bluesky-and-mastodon/

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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!

“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. 🤩

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

@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

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

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. 💻

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

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

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)

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?

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

"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

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...

🌱 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

#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-...

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

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

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-...

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.

Anyone else attending the @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @lintonlass.bsky.social 💗🍃⬇️

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

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

🖼️ Sewing C.K.T.S. (Kindergarten material based on the educational theories of Friedrich Froebel) 🎨 Ella Steigelman 🏛️ + info: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/145075

#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

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:

#FroebelianPrinciples 💕

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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-...

GER is having another special issue that should be of interest to early childhood educators, this time on using ECEC values to navigate an uncertain future. It's co-edited by the wonderful Denisha Jones and myself. We hope you are considering submitting a proposal. #earlyyears

@glasgowfroebel.bsky.social Do you: * work in a Glasgow ELC setting * hold the Froebel in Childhood Practice qualification Yes? Let us know if you would like to join our network meeting on Thursday 6th February. We would love to connect with Glasgow Froebelians 🫶

Historians of Froebelian education, take note!