Happy National Kindergarten Day! Each year on April 21, today honors the birthday of the man who started the first Kindergarten.
German pedagogue Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (April 21, 1782 – June 21, 1852) is credited with starting the very first
Kindergarten in Germany in 1837.
He laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities pertaining to modern education. He also recognized that children learn through play and experience.
Fröbel was also a student Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer Johann Pestalozzi, who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.
The first kindergarten (which means "garden for the children") was developed in Blankenburg, Germany, in 1837. The kindergarten later fostered Fröbel’s social experience for children, which would allow them to transition from home to school more smoothly.
Eventually, the Prussian government banned Fröbel’s unorthodox methods. Despite this, the rest of the world was eager to accept Fröbel’s idea of kindergarten, including the United States.
In 1856, Watertown, Wisconsin, opened the first kindergarten in America. Founded by German-born American Margarethe Meyer-Schurz, this kindergarten was a German-language class, as were many in this region.
Kindergarten eventually found its way into private English speaking institutions across the country, but it wasn’t until 1873 that it became part of any public school system.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Say thank you to a kindergarten teacher in your area. If an elementary education career is a potential career choice, consider being a kindergarten teacher.
Learn more about elementary education. If you’re a kindergarten teacher, share your experiences. Give a shout out to kindergarten teachers you know. Share your kindergarten memories using #NationalKindergartenDay on social media.
HISTORY
National Kindergarten Day honors the day Friedrich Wilhelm August Frobel was born on April 21, 1782. However, National Day Calendar® was unable to identify the founder of National Kindergarten Day.
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