Appreciation of the first kindergarten created by Friedrich Fröbel in Bad Blankenburg in 1840
“Kindergarten Day” is primarily celebrated in the USA - it is intended to commemorate the birthday of the German educator and inventor of the modern kindergarten, Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (1782-1852). He was a student of the famous Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827).
Froebel recognized that the Early childhood is of central importance from a pedagogical perspective - he put his theoretical findings into practice and developed a system of employment opportunities, songs and so-called toys that were intended to promote the development of children at an early age. Despite initial resistance, his ideas soon spread internationally.
Early Childhood Education: Play = Learn
The Educational value of play had previously been completely underestimated from the perspective of educators at the time - Fröbel, however, saw it as a typically childish form of life and expression. He developed, among other things, special activity aids and songs that were intended to prepare toddlers for the world of adults in a playful way.
So that people have patterns and relationships in the truest sense of the word "understand" For example, he had three-dimensional basic shapes such as spheres, cubes and cylinders made from wood - today mostly made of plastic, these are still popular Toys and learning materials for toddlers.
Kindergartens as an international successful model of child care
In 1840 the first German kindergarten was founded in Bad Blankenburg (Thuringia). Froebel established it “General German Kindergarten” as a modern pedagogical alternative to the pure ones of the time “Children’s institutions” based on a balanced triad of education, upbringing and care.
Fröbel's life's work was continued by his students after his death in 1852. Despite a temporary ban in Prussia, the idea soon spread worldwide. Fröbel's pedagogical teaching is still enjoyed today, especially in Japan, Korea, Austria, Russia and the USA high reputation. Fröbel students founded their own kindergartens in the USA as early as the 19th century. In 1856, Margarethe Schurz founded the first Froebel kindergarten in the New World, in Watertown in the US state of Wisconsin, which then served as a model for other establishments in America.
Other special events on April 21st (selection):
- According to legend, in 753 B.C. The city was founded by Romulus on seven hills in XNUMX BC Rome founded.
- The Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes lands on the Mexican coast near the present-day city of Veracruz in 1519.
- In 1847, violent clashes broke out at the Gendarmenmarkt and Molkenmarkt in Berlin as a result of skyrocketing potato prices (“Potato Revolution”).
- Australian stonemasons and building workers fought for victory in Melbourne in 1856 world's first eight-hour day.
- In 1960, the new capital of Brazil, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, Brasilia, inaugurated.
- In 1970, the Australian farmer Leonard Casley declared his large property independent to the federal government and the state of Western Australia “Hutt River Province”.
In our POLOLO “Cordel” barefoot shoes with rubber soles or POLOLO slippers with non-slip soles made of cotton, leather or Seaqual Yarn, the little ones are well equipped for kindergarten.
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