Inventing Kindergarten
Inventing Kindergarten by Norman Brosterman, published by Harry N. Abrams on April 23, 2002, is a comprehensive exploration of the original kindergarten concept, developed in the 1830s by German educator Friedrich Froebel. This edition, consisting of 160 pages, delves into the revolutionary educational program that became a global institution by the late 19th century. Through extraordinary visual material, the book reconstructs the origins of a system designed to teach young children about art, design, mathematics, and natural history.
Readers will find a detailed examination of Froebel’s innovative approach, which combined activities such as singing, dancing, and storytelling with play using the Froebel gifts—an array of educational toys that included building blocks and origami papers. Brosterman also discusses the influence of this educational framework on abstract art and modern architecture, highlighting how it shaped the work of notable artists who experienced kindergarten. This insightful book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of education and artistic development, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the history of education and its cultural impact.
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This is the first comprehensive book about the original kindergarten, a revolutionary educational program invented in the 1830s by charismatic German educator Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) that grew to become a familiar institution throughout the world by the end of the 19th century. Using extraordinary visual material, Inventing Kindergarten reconstructs the origins of the most successful system ever devised for teaching young children about art, design, mathematics, and natural history. Kindergarten – a coinage of Froebel’s combining the German words for children and garden – involved not only singing, dancing, nature study, and storytelling, but also play with the so-called Froebel gifts. This series of 20 educational toys, which included building blocks, parquetry tiles, origami papers, modeling clay, sewing kits, and other design projects, became wildly popular a century ago. In a section of the book devoted to the origin of abstract art and modern architecture, Brosterman shows how this vast educational program may have influenced the course of art history. Using examples from the work of important artists who attended kindergarten – including Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, P
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