📖 You can find our free downloadable Research Highlight on risk and challenge in play on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/4fX6ih8

Research Highlights

A Froebel Trust series created to support educators in their work with babies and young children. Free to download. Each Research Highlight summarises recent early childhood research. The series…

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🔎 Resource spotlight: Risk and challenge in babies’ and toddlers’ play. 🌿 Explore how play that involves risk and challenges allows even the youngest children to experiment with problem-solving, discover their individuality and understand themselves in relation to the world. 🌍

Why adopt a Froebelian approach in your setting? 💡 In this clip from our latest film, Froebelian Practice Across Primary, we hear from Executive Head Teacher at The Federation of Blenheim Road and Coed Eva Primary Schools talk about the relevance of Froebel today. 💚

To mark the release of Froebel and Social Justice, author Rachna Joshi, shares how Froebelian principles influence and shape her practice and inspired her new book. 💚 #FroebelTrust #FroebelandSocialJustice #AuthorBlog #SocialJustice #EarlyYearsDevelopment

Some Falkirk Froebel Family loved attending the fantastic Edinburgh conference. Enabling continued professional development that nurtures your soul. Adding depth & reflections to support living the principle of Knowledgeable Nurturing Educators. Looking forward to ongoing network discussions …💕🍃 ⬇️

Donna Green@donnagreenx.bsky.social · 4d ago

Reflecting on an amazing day at the Edinburgh Froebel Conference in partnership with the @froebeltrust.bsky.social So much to love, reflect on and take away. Thank you 💖

The children asked to make bread for snack, they used “flour, banana oil and water” “it needs to cook for a really long time” participating in real life experiences which is developing their understanding of quantity, measure and concepts of print through following a recipe.

The countdown is on for the Gifts for our Future 15: Two Hundred Years of Froebel’s Writing Conference! 🎉 On the day we’ll be joined by many Froebelian educators, including keynote speakers, Pete Moorhouse and Lynn Taylor who will be delivering talks on sustainability and AI.

We are extremely blessed @woodlandselcc.bsky.social to have the amazing Callendar Park offering 170 acres of beauty including Callendar House & a 235 acre woodland which feels like an extended garden right on our door step for rich learning experiences. #Community #Nature #LocalHerritage #History

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 2w ago

In our woodland space the children have been noticing changes to the season “I know autumn is when the leaves fall to the ground” gathering their natural treasures and using their foraged brambles, leaves, conkers and sticks for different purposes to support learning back at nursery ✨🍃

Today we welcomed a group of Falkirk council educators to the hub for Nurturing Nature training lead by Jane from @ltlnews.bsky.social, a great opportunity to deepen our skills and share our ideas with others as we find ways to promote family learning in nature 🍃✨

We would like to wish Tracy Lindie & our Falkirk and wider colleagues good luck as they begin their Froebel in Childhood Practice course at the University of Edinburgh today. 🙌💖

Falkirk Froebel Network@falkirkfroebel.bsky.social · 2w ago

Wishing all Falkirk Educators beginning their studies today with Froebel in Childhood Practice Course – Academic Year 2026~27 at the University of Edinburgh a wonderful morning of learning.💕🍃 education-sport.ed.ac.uk/professional...

Wishing all Falkirk Educators beginning their studies today with Froebel in Childhood Practice Course – Academic Year 2026~27 at the University of Edinburgh a wonderful morning of learning.💕🍃 education-sport.ed.ac.uk/professional...

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The Froebel in Childhood Practice course considers how a contemporary analysis of Froebel’s work can provide practitioners with insights into how they can observe, support, and extend children’s learn...

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The countdown is on for the conference Gifts for our Future 15: Two Hundred Years of Froebel’s Writing. ✨ During a 1-hour workshop, Judith Thomas and Megan Porter will explain the importance for young children of outdoor learning through nature and sustainable practices. 🌿

Listen to our latest episode on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/4xFDpMc There you can access the book, Froebel and Social Justice available both online and, as of today, in hard copy. #Podcast #NewEpisode #Froebel #FroebelTrust #Inclusion #InclusiveEarlyYears #EarlyYearsLearning #EarlyYearsEducation #EDI

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Tune into our new podcast episode - Equality, diversity and inclusion in early years settings! 🎙️ To celebrate the launch of the book Froebel and Social Justice, written by Rachna Joshi, we have a brand-new podcast episode exploring how a Froebelian approach can help educators practice inclusion💚

Hear from Executive Head Teacher, Paul Keane and staff across the schools about how they use a Froebelian approach alongside the schools’ STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) curriculum. ✨ Watch the full film on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/4h6ovIl

Froebelian Practice Across Primary School

How can a Froebelian approach be used to support children’s learning right the way through primary? Join us as we visit The Federation of Blenheim Road and Coed Eva Primary Schools in Wales to see…

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"This curriculum is for the modern age." New film alert! 🚨 Froebelian Practice Across Primary School. 🌿 Join us as we visit The Federation of Blenheim Road and Coed Eva Primary Schools! #Froebel #FroebelTrust #FroebelianFilm #PrimarySchool #EarlyEducation #FroebelianOccupations

Don't miss the next session of ‘LfS Connect’ - Community of Practice ➡️Tuesday, 29 Sept 4pm. This session will have a focus on ‘Learning for Sustainability and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle’ with input from Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, Education Scotland. tinyurl.com/225ue5je

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Froebel Trust@froebeltrust.bsky.social · last mo.

We're delighted to announce a new series of free books for educators, in partnership with Bloomsbury Academic. Froebel in Practice is a series of short and accessible guides which explore a Froebelian approach in Early Childhood Education and Care. 🌿

It was lovely to connect & meet Falkirk Forth Valley College Early Learning & Childcare Students today. Good luck starting your nursery placements we look forward to welcoming you & hope you are all inspired to begin. 💕🍃

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 4w ago

It was lovely for Donna, Emma, Annie & Anthony to connect with the new Early Learning and Childcare students at Forth Valley College at the end of the day to share some examples of Froebelian Principles & approaches. #EngagingWithNature #Pedagogy #RelationshipsMatter

*NURSERY* We are currently in Week 1 of our new Stupendous Story The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Ladybird. Our wee ones have been enjoying retelling the story with the props and building trip trap bridges. 🐐 🐐 🐐 🌳 #repeatedreading

Join us on 29 Sept 4pm for the next session of ‘LfS Connect’ - Community of Practice. This session will have a focus on ‘Learning for Sustainability and the Curriculum Improvement Cycle’ with input from Ollie Bray, Strategic Director, Education Scotland. tinyurl.com/225ue5je

Your chance to join free Work Discussion groups, facilitated by Roehampton University’s Peter Elfer and Ruth Seglow, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. 🙌 This November and December, early years educators are invited to join three free Work Discussion groups.

It was lovely for Donna, Emma, Annie & Anthony to connect with the new Early Learning and Childcare students at Forth Valley College at the end of the day to share some examples of Froebelian Principles & approaches. #EngagingWithNature #Pedagogy #RelationshipsMatter

Thank you to Falkirk Froebel Family educators who connected with the new Early Learning and Childcare students & tutors at Forth Valley College sharing an introduction to Froebel & examples of Froebelian Principles happening across Falkirk. #RelationshipsMatter #KnowledgeableNurturingEducators

Such a pleasure to have Jane Whinnet MBE visit. I have learnt so much from Jane over the years in her University of Edinburgh tutor & Froebel Trust role, along with the rich professional reading she has authored in her extensive work promoting the educational principles of Friedrich Froebel. 💖🌿

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · last mo.

It was lovely to welcome Jane Whinnett MBE to Woodlands. Wonderful to enable a tour of the spaces & experiences, sharing some examples how Froebelian Principles are lived & underpin practice. 💕🍃 #EarlyChildhood #FroebelianPedagogy

What a wonderful day returning to nursery, sharing our summer stories, reconnecting with each other, we harvested some of our fruits and vegetables from our growing garden & risk assessed our campsite and remembered our offsite safety guidance 🍓✨

Educators taking the slow approach to engage with nature as the child ask questions and extend their curiosity to learn more about the egg on the leaf ✨ #beingme

#EngagingWithNature #UnityandConnectedness Sourced: Froebel Trust Outdoor Play Pamphlet (Tovey) @froebeltrust.bsky.social Froebelian Principles Poster (extracts) @ www.froebel.org.uk/training-and...

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The children are noticing and sharing their knowledge as well as asking questions to deepen their understanding of the creatures and insects they have been finding! 🐛🐜 “how do they eat when they are in there? (The egg)”

#EngagingWithNature #UnityandConnectedness Sourced: Froebel Trust Outdoor Play Pamphlet (Tovey) and @froebeltrust.bsky.social Froebelian Principles Poster (extracts) @ www.froebel.org.uk/training-and... 💝🍃⬇️

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · last mo.

Our children have been enjoying daily experiences offsite to notice changes in their environment as well the new children becoming familiar with their new outdoor space ✨ “that is a beech tree” “I was just watching that bird & that swan” allowing a connection to nature and our wider world. #beingme

#Creativity #EngagingWithNature 🌿💖

Woodlands ELC Centre & Hub@woodlandselcc.bsky.social · last mo.

Educators being creative with nature.🍃 Thank you to Annie for providing such a lovely nature experience. 🌿 Following on from taking time to observe & reflect on the continuous provision & core experiences within the garden. 🪴 #Wellbeing #EngagingwithNature #Spaces #Experiences