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International Webinar: Why does Froebel matter in the 21st century?

A free webinar brings together eight educators from around the world to discuss the relevance of the ideas of Friedrich Froebel, the inventor of Kindergarten, for today’s Early Childhood Education.

Hosted by the Froebel Trust (London) and Mercy College (New York).

Hear from eight educators about why Froebel matters in the 21st century. Speakers include Lynn McNair (Scotland), Jan-Erik Johansson (Norway), Christina Macrae (England), Ceci Maron-Puntarelli (USA), Tansy Watts (England), Maria Cooper (New Zealand), Helge Wasmuth (USA), Nicola Kemp (England).

This international webinar coincides with the publication of 12 articles about Froebel’s influence in a special issue of the international journal, Global Education Review, edited by Mercy College.

Finding Froebel: National and Cross-National Pedagogical Paths in Froebelian Early Childhood Education (Part 1) Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022) is now available on the Global Education Review website (published on 19 March 2022) www.ger.mercy.edu.

The webinar will be chaired by Teresa Aslanian (Norway).

Please note the start time is 7.00pm (British Summer Time).

May 4, 2022 07:00 PM in London