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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm August 1782-1852. German educator who established the first kindergarten (1837), where he hoped to make learning a spontaneous, enjoyable experience for children.
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- n. German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852)
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_Herford_, The Student's Froebel; _Froebel_, Education of Man; _Quick_,
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See Bowen's "Froebel," p. 26, for the full report of the visiting commission.
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[67] A report that Froebel drew up for the Princess Regent of Rudolstadt in 1809, giving a voluminous account of the theory and practice pursued at Yverdon (Wichard's "Froebel," vol. i., p. 154).
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It is given in full in Lange's "Froebel," vol. i., p. 401.
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She happened to be the owner of See Line, the gallery that represents Eamon O'Kane, the artist behind the installation: "A History of Play Froebel Eames Studios."
Alla Kazovsky: Broodwork's: It's About Time and Talking to Strangers
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"These are inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mondrian, and Charles Eames who all played with Froebel blocks as children," she replied.
Alla Kazovsky: Broodwork's: It's About Time and Talking to Strangers
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Not only the shapes, but the proportions of Froebel blocks are very different than Legos.
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The second-level windows reveal the influence of one of the Froebel Gifts, that of rings and circular segments, three years before the famous Coonley Playhouse (S. 174) windows.
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In the fall of 1856, Margarethe Schurz opened a kindergarten in her living room for Agatha and four young cousins, teaching them the songs and games she had learned from Froebel.
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The value of education is something that Froebel championed, through plastic modes of play.
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