•  Born on April 21, 1782 in Weinmar, Germany
•  Studied at University of Gottingen.
• His areas of study were Mathematics and Languages.
  
• Taught at school in Frankfurt known as progressive school          which was advocated by the Swiss Educator Johann          Heinrich Pestalozzi.
  
• Opened his own school at Griesheim in Thuringia.
  
• Died on June 21,1852
  

He recognized that every child has own unique needs and capabilities which should go through progressive education while working and learning as a student from Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. Hence he came with idea of opening a school where they can develop and put intellectual learning to practice and he laid the foundation of modern education today.

 

• Humans are creative beings.
  
• Play is way that takes to learning.
  
• Children learn at own pace only when they are ready.
  
• Education leads to knowledge.
  
• Kindergarten as prepared environment.
  
• Activity is an engine that drives to child’s inner world.
  
• Math work  emphasize order its not just for instruction.
  
• Teaching must be fun, joyful and easy.
  

                               Ø  Toys were used for creative play.                   

Ø  CHILDREN USE TO OBSERVE PLANTS AND SEE HOW THEY GROW TO GET AWARENESS OF NATURAL WORLD.

                                           

• Play had highest influence and was called free expression of one’s soul.
  
• He developed interactive gardens in his kindergarten to see different phases of growing, harvesting, and preparing nutritious, seasonal produce.
  
• Systematic categories and gift series.                                            

                                                 

Following are his theories focusing on-

Value

Knowledge

Human nature

Learning

Transmission

Opportunity

Consensus 

• Brought kindergarten movement.
  

• Focused that self activity and play are essential in child’s education.
  

• Games and activities-Occupations.
  

• Gifted –toys.
  

• Later John Dewey adopted his ideas for experimentation.
  

• Kindergarten that focused on play with using materials and activities.
  
• He believed highly in UNITY which impacted on multicultural (Anti bias approach)
  
• Nursery rhymes/songs still in practice.
  
• Published collection of mother-play .
  
• He contributed education. That is   why our curriculum  includes: Learning  through play,learning outcome activities and outdoor time as well as circle time.
  
• Children learn size dimensions and relationships through toys with focus on math.
  
• Brought Imagination,physical activity and creativity to play as he believed in self activity with purpose.
  
• Family or parents as part of program.we just did international mud day at our center and parents collaborated with us to make it successful .Involvement of parents is vital
  

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