Fröbel's Kindergarten - The Origins of Early Childhood Education

In 1838, the German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel laid the foundation for modern pedagogy when he opened the Play and Employment Institute. He soon called it kindergarten, reflecting his belief that young children should be nurtured and cared for "like plants in a garden." A decade later, the changed political climate led to a policy that completely prohibited the operation of kindergartens - Froebel had to close the doors of his institute. What followed was a personal crisis for the passionate educator and a diaspora of young kindergarten teachers who left Germany and opened centers for early childhood education all over the world. And then the story takes an interesting turn. Special thanks to our Patreons: Avigail, Badrah, Cedric Wang, David Markham, Denis Kraus, Don Bone, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, John Zhang, Julien Dumesnil, Mathis Nu - and all the others!! You make these videos possible! If you want to support us, go to: /Sprouts You can read the full script here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k0Zrx2rn0LH9kcnbmJ8P_306ujs0vb6Z6QjL5ocmcow/edit?tab=t.0 Sources: Friedrich Froebel - Wikipedia biography https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Fr%C3%B6bel Kindergarten - Wikipedia overview https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten The Prussian kindergarten ban of 1851 https://www.fröbelweb.de/index.php/friedrich-Fr%C3%B6bel-leben-werk-wirkung-nachwirken/zum-preussischen-kindergartenverbot Frank Lloyd Wright - Wikipedia biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright Original: "Sprouts Germany" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.

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