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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 9d

Since embarking on an outdoor learning module on a cold, damp Saturday in February, Amanda Burton Smith has contemplated her own connection with nature and considered how she can nurture connections between children and nature.

In this final blog, Amanda reflects on her learning.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 23d

Helen, Anne, Sara and Sally were there on behalf of the Froebel Partnership to present our work - Being and Becoming: A Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice.

During our time we had the privilege of visiting Keilhau and Bad Blankenburg, sites where Froebel created his school and kindergarten.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 23d

At the end of July, the Froebel Partnership went to Erfurt, Germany to the International Froebel Society biennial conference. We enjoyed 3 days of thought-provoking presentations, visits and networking opportunities.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · 28d

Amanda Burton Smith's fifth blog considers the opportunities for nurseries and schools to create wildlife friendly environments in ways that could conserve nature while enabling children to feel connected as part of it.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Aug 28

Read Amanda Burton Smith's fourth blog in which she discusses her childhood fascination with ponds and her interest in finding out more about how schools can use ponds safely to enable children to observe and care for pond life in what could be termed, ‘pond pedagogy’.

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#Froebel

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Aug 12

Read Amanda Burton Smith's blog which considers whether being connected to nature correlates to conserving it and if so, how an educator might engage with larger organisations in order to nurture positive attitudes towards conservation in children.

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#Froebel #EngagingWithNature

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Aug 1

The ‘biophilia hypothesis’ of Kellert and Wilson (1995) made Amanda Burton Smith curious about whether children who have developed a connection with nature and saw themselves as part of it, would be more inclined to play a role in protecting it.

Read her blog to find out more: bit.ly/4ks0dbp

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 15

Read Amanda Burton Smith's first blog, Nurturing Connections with Nature from a Froebelian Perspective, written at the outset of her engagement with the Outdoor Learning module at the University of Chichester.

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#Froebel #EngagingWithNature

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jul 4

Routledge Education will be publishing a book about The Froebel Partnership's work - 'Being and Becoming a Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice' by Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram, Sally Cave, Sue Bennett, Tina Bruce, Anne Denham and Helen Lyndon.

Coming in Autumn 2025!

@crecuk.bsky.social‬

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 26

Unlock the secrets to loving your work with young children!

Join Sally Cave—national expert in Froebelian pedagogy—for 90 mins of inspiring dialogue and discover new ways to reignite your passion

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‪@beynetworks.bsky.social‬ ‪@gnsfc.bsky.social‬

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 24

Ever more commonplace within early childhood practice is a focus on measurable outcomes and performativity; through this practice guidance we foreground the breadth of transformations experienced by children, their families, educators and researchers within The Froebel Partnership.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 18

Read our guidance paper which foregrounds Froebelian practice-based research using one of the strands explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. The complexity of play and its place in networks of developing learning is the focus of this paper.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 13

Read our guidance paper highlighting the development of Froebel’s Occupations within our settings in England & New Zealand in collaboration with CREC researchers.

The collective wisdom evolved as children’s learning stories were analysed using our Reflection with Guidance tool.
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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Jun 3

Read our guidance paper which foregrounds our Froebelian practice-based research on children’s Deep Level Engagement with Nature using one of the four inter-connected lenses explored across three years by the Froebel Partnership. Context: Space/Time/Seasons.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 30

The Froebel Partnership engages in practice-led research which is grounded in Froebelian principles:

🌸 Freedom with guidance
🌸 Unity, connectedness and community
🌸 Learning through self-activity and reflection

You will find all of our practice papers on our website here: buff.ly/APAzMNG

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 28

Thank you to Professor Tina Bruce for attending our annual Froebel Festival on 17th May. What an honour it was to host her at our York Road site!

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 20

Used alongside our Reflection with Guidance toolkit, The Layers of Play helps you decide what you are observing & how you might support & extend the child’s development & learning. bit.ly/3EOYvCe

Developed at @gnsfc.bsky.social with guidance and support from Professor Tina Bruce.

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 16

Pop along to Guildford Nursery School's Froebel Festival!

📅 Sat 17 May 10am-12pm at Hazel Ave & York Rd
🔨 See Froebelian principles in practice
💰 It's free! Drop in for a short time or stay for the whole festival
🥰 Bring the whole family, friends & neighbours. All welcome
☕ Refreshments available

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 13

Lens 4 of our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asks, “How do we capture transformations, the impact on all actors, and the changes apparent over time?”

Take a look at our case studies which demonstrate how to capture transformations for children, adults, practice and pedagogy here: bit.ly/3FJebqR

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 6

Our Reflection with Guidance toolkit asserts that it is important to explore how play makes use of and is part of networks involving the everyday experiences of a child’s life.

Take a look at our case studies here: thefroebelpartnership.co.uk/toolkit/netw...

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to two members of the team at Guildford Nursery School, Tess and Chantal, on becoming endorsed Froebel Trust tutors! Very well done to you both and also to our ex-colleague Jan and Guildford Nursery School's newest governor Amanda on becoming tutors too.

#Froebel

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Apr 28

Some of our team presented the work of the Froebel Partnership at the Froebel Networks Gathering 2025 - Strong Foundations for Growth on Saturday.

Take a look at our Reflection with Guidance toolkit if you missed it: buff.ly/L13yyPN

#Froebel #unity #connectedness #community @gnsfc.bsky.social

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Apr 22

One of Froebel’s most quoted phrases ‘everything connects’, succinctly summarises the concepts of interdependence, interactions & interconnections. Observing & analysing connections between children & adults helps us better understand each actor’s experience.

Read our case studies: bit.ly/4j0LK5Y

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our Reflection with Guidance toolkit states that all actions & interactions occur in a context. The context in which the learning and teaching occurs has a number of dimensions.

Explore our case studies on how context impacts children's development, learning & transformations here: bit.ly/41ME0im

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The Froebel Partnership @froebelpartnership.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our Reflection with Guidance toolkit helps educators improve their understanding of children & themselves through reflective observation and discussion. It includes case studies demonstrating how educators can the toolkit's prompts to discuss & reflect.

Find the case studies here: bit.ly/409EVJh

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