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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 14h

Book for £45 today and receive lunch, refreshments and a certificate of attendance.

Book your tickets ➡️ bit.ly/46P2KZD

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Being & Belonging Conference

Saturday 8 November 2025 "Gifts for our Future 14: Being and Belonging" Edinburgh Froebel Network & The Froebel Trust

www.froebel.org.uk

Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 14h

Speakers Donna Green and Shirley Couser will be hosting a workshop dedicated to slow pedagogy with examples of how taking time and considering pace and the rhythm of the day can offer something for everyone.

PLUS, additional workshop sessions available and keynote speeches to enjoy.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 14h

Want to learn more about slow pedagogy? Join the Edinburgh Froebel Network and Froebel Trust at the Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging conference.

📅 Saturday 8 November
📍 John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

Featuring real-life examples and practical steps you can take to introduce block play into your early years setting. 🌿

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/48JWKTp

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Pamphlets and guides

Play and creativity are integral to child development and learning. Our free to download pamphlet series and resources explore themes and activities closely associated with Froebelian practice today.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Lecture this evening! If you’re feeling inspired by Jane Clarke’s speech and want to introduce block play and Froebelian principles into your setting, download our free pamphlet Froebel’s gifts and block play today!

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

If you’d like to know more about introducing woodwork into your setting or developing your practice in this area, download our pamphlet, The wonder of woodwork by Pete Moorhouse, who chaired tonight’s webinar.

➡️ bit.ly/4pQqJzb

#Froebel #EarlyYears #WoodWork #FroebelianEducation #EarlyLearning

Pamphlets and guides

Play and creativity are integral to child development and learning. Our free to download pamphlet series and resources explore themes and activities closely associated with Froebelian practice today.

bit.ly

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

Our guest presenter tonight, Jane Clarke explained the role Caroline Pratt played in embedding this in the curriculum at City and Country School in New York and the influence this has had on early education globally.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

It was fantastic to see the importance of teaching woodwork in schools throughout history highlighted in our autumn lecture this evening.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

Tell us about your thoughts on the lecture in the comments section!
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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this wonderful image from the City and Country School archive showing children engaging in uninterrupted play through the use of blocks from 1951. Next to it is a more contemporary image of a 4 year old at the woodwork bench.

Two boys engage in uninterrupted block play in 1951.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

"[City and Country School] archives remind us of the value of uninterrupted play” – Jane Clarke
The past and present has come into play as our Autumn Lecture guest speaker, Jane shares the continuing legacy of the City and Country School in New York and its founder, Caroline Pratt. 🌿

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 1d

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our Annual Lecture tonight with guest speaker, Jane Clarke – a progressive educator with over 40 years’ experience of specialising in early childhood teaching. 🤩

Let us know what you’re most looking forward to ⬇️

#FroebelianPrinciples #FroebelianEducation

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 5d

Get your FREE tickets today ➡️ bit.ly/4mtLSMM

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Froebel Trust Autumn Lecture 2025

This year's Froebel Trust lecture explores how we can nurture children’s creativity and autonomous learning with practice examples from New York. Join us at 7pm GMT +1 on Tuesday 7 October 2025.

www.froebel.org.uk

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 5d

Jane will share a brief history of the school and, with examples from her own teaching, she will illustrate how Caroline's pedagogical beliefs continue to be central to the curriculum for young children.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 5d

Time is running out to get your tickets to the Froebel Trust annual lecture on block play! 💥

It will be presented by guest speaker Jane Clarke, former head of early years at the City and Country School in New York - the birthplace of Unit Blocks, invented by the school's founder, Caroline Pratt.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 7d

Listen to Episode 18 of the Froebel Trust podcast and download our latest pamphlet today.

🎙️🔗 bit.ly/3IfQ2Kh
📖 🔗http://bit.ly/4pGE2SM

#EarlyYears #FroebelTrust #FroebelianPedagogy #FroebelianPrinciples #FroebelianPodcast #FroebelTrustPamphlet

Our podcast

If you've always wanted to know more about a Froebelian approach to early education - and how you might set out to develop practice in your school or setting - then the Froebel Trust podcast is for…

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 7d

PLUS, in the podcast, we also hear from Froebel Trust Trustee, Fufy Demissie, senior lecturer in early years education at Sheffield Hallam University who shared her co-design approach to holistically supporting families in her nursery setting. ✨

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 7d

Linked to our latest pamphlet, Connecting with parents, families and communities: a starting point, the podcast offers a deeper insight into building relationships using a Froebelian approach.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 7d

Froebel Trust Travelling Tutor, Rachna recently joined our podcast, alongside fellow tutor Holli Williams to explore the importance of connection. 🤝

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 7d

“I just don’t think you can do your job as an educator if you don’t spend the time to get to know the children, because that’s where you’re teaching from,” - Rachna Joshi

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 13d

Find out more on our website: bit.ly/46igpbv

#EdinburghFroebelConference #FrobelTrust #EdinburghFroebelNetwork #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #BeingAndBelongConference

Being & Belonging Conference

Saturday 8 November 2025 "Gifts for our Future 14: Being and Belonging" Edinburgh Froebel Network & The Froebel Trust

www.froebel.org.uk

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 13d

Sharing stories from her life, research and the wider world, Rachna will explore the ripple effects of how individuals become who they are through relationships with others and the world around them.

Book today for £45, which includes your ticket, lunch, refreshments & certificate of attendance!

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 13d

Join Rachna Joshi, Early Years Educator and Writer at the Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging this November!

📅 Saturday 8 November
🕘 9.30am - 4pm
📍 John McIntyre Centre

Rachna will talk about identity, relationships and the wider world through a Froebelian frame.

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 16d

Download our pamphlet and listen to Episode 18 of the Froebel Trust podcast today.

🔗 Download Episode 18: froebel.org.uk/training-and...
🔗 Download free pamphlet: froebel.org.uk/training-and...

#FroebelTrust #TravellingTutor #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #Connection #FroebelianPrinciples

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Froebel Trust @froebeltrust.bsky.social · 16d

Following its release, the duo joined us on our podcast to dive deeper the topic and they explain how a Froebelian approach starts with relationships.

They were also joined by Froebel Trust Trustee, Fufy Demissie, who shared her co-design approach to supporting families. ✨

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