Click below to view our series of short films about exemplary Froebelian practice at Cowgate nursery in Edinburgh, including translations into other languages, or scroll below for access to all our fims, including our webinars.
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An immersive look at a uniquely Froebelian approach to nature-based learning and play at Cowgate Under 5s, Edinburgh. Download the free Froebel Trust pamphlet “Re-engaging with nature” here.
View the whole series of films including Block Play, Storytelling, Music, Clay, Nature Kindergarten and Food here.
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An introduction to block play at Cowgate Under 5s, and its central role in our Froebelian pedagogy – supporting unity, cognitive ability, freedom and the unfolding symbolic life of our children. For a free Froebel Trust pamphlet on block play, click here.
View the whole series of films including Block Play, Storytelling, Music, Clay, Nature Kindergarten and Food here.
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Part of the Froebelian Futures in conversation series – Dialogic pedagogy is underpinned by an attitude towards teaching that gives value to the contributions of all learners, irrespective of age, ‘abiity’ or culture. Based on the premise that dialogue is learning, dialogic pedagogy pays attention to all forms of language, including those that differ from our own. Download slides here.
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A short film about how Froebelian pedagogy takes shape in the way children and staff play and engage with food at Cowgate Under 5s nursery in Edinburgh.
View the whole series of films including Block Play, Storytelling, Music, Clay, Nature Kindergarten and Food here.
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Head of Cowgate Under 5s, Lynn McNair OBE, and Professor John Davis (Strathclyde University) discuss the history of Cowgate – Scotland’s national Froebelian practice hub.
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Professor Spyros Spyrou, European University of Cyprus, on how children’s silences can be pregnant with meaning…
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Early years practitioner, Rebecca Innes, researches the connections between clay, nature and freedom with guidance in her Edinburgh setting. Read about Rebecca’s work in more depth here.
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Collaborative Writing With/in and Across Race In The Study of Early Childhood. Read more about this work at our blog.
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Webinar (in conversation, presentation and Q&A). Which images of the child dominate practice in today’s neoliberal world, and what alternatives might help bring about transformative change?
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Aline-Wendy Dunlop narrates a brief history of Froebel in Scotland: from the late 19th century to the present day – and the challenges it has faced along the way.