You Have Heard of Montessori, How About Froebel? While many Mississauga Parents have heard of Maria Montessori, you may not have heard of Friedrich Froebel, but doubtless you have heard of his invention. Friedrich Froebel, inventor of the Kindergarten, is experiencing a renewed surge in recognition and notice in today’s education circles. Froebel’s word kindergarten is German for “a garden of children”. It was his influence that first brought the idea of early childhood education to our Ontario School system. An education system modeled after good parenting, his ideas were well ahead of his time and continue to be on the forefront of educational thought. Time and time again research bears out the importance of creativity as a partner to learning and drawing out the child’s own initiative.
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