Froebel USA Conference: Back in Boston

The theme of the conference is “Back in Boston,” where the original Kindergarten Movement began almost exactly 150 years ago. Attendees will experience hands-on exploration of Froebel Gifts and Occupations guided by teachers who have integrated these methods/materials into public, private, parochial and home-school K-12 educational classrooms. Click here for more information.

PRESENTERS

• Barbara Beatty — “Early Kindergarten Pioneers in Boston”
• Julie Bennett — “Froebel Gift Play Techniques”
• Norman Brosterman — “Kindergarten: The Lost World”
• Scott Bultman — Preview of The Garden of Children documentary film series
• Alicia Carroll — “Early Childhood STEM”
• Jenna Frye — “Kindergarten for Freshmen: Adapting Froebel’s Philosophy to the First Year College Experience”
• Tiffeni Goesel — “Connecting the Froebel Gifts”
• Kristina Lamour Sansone — “Rhoda Kellogg’s Child As Designer”
• Rachel Larimore — “Nature-Based Preschool Today”
• Peg Oliveira — “The Witness, Not the Judge: Inspiring Wonder in Child Observation with The Gesell Institute of Child Development”
• George Stiny — “Froebel Gifts & Shape Grammars”
• Cathy Topal / Lella Gandini — “Beautiful Stuff from Nature”
• Tucker Viemeister — “Blocks = Prototyping: Tools for Young Designers”
• Helge Wasmuth — “How Kindergarten Came to America”