‘It always felt like being a little FROEBEL family – one I never wanted to leave’

2020 was a tumultuous year for everyone – including German educators Antje and Jana, our two very first FROEBEL scholars who arrived in Australia just before international borders were shut. On top of being so far away from their loved ones during a pandemic they had to endure two lockdowns of several months in Melbourne.…

10 Years Team FROEBEL

#10YearAnniversary Jane, Sheeja and Nicki are the longest serving FROEBEL educators in our team, all three celebrating their very own 10 Year FROEBELversary on the 21st of May. We have asked them to share a couple of memories with us in our blog. By Jane Qiu What do you remember from your first days at…

“It takes a village to raise a child”

#10YearAnniversary We feel a little nostalgic here at FROEBEL these days. Another beautiful family who has been part of our FROEBEL community for many years are Geoff & Naigel with their three sons Theo, Iago and Piero. We reached out to them earlier this month and received this heart-warming message. By Geoff Tilston Our fondest…

“One of the most exciting experiences in my career”

#10YearAnniversary Some of our Sydney families, and certainly most of our FROEBEL Fitzroy North families will remember our former colleague Theresia Wollnitz who worked with us for a couple of years from 2013, first as Early Childhood Teacher at FROEBEL North Sydney, later as teacher, Room Leader and Assistant Director at FROEBEL Fitzroy North. She…

Two of our longest FROEBEL companions – the Koit and the McBride Family

#10YearAnniversary Two families, seven beautiful children who have all come to FROEBEL for many years and who have been with us since Day 1. We have asked both the Koits and the McBrides if they would like to share some memories and photos for our 10 Year Anniversary – and here is what they have…

Professional Exchange at ‘Kindergarten im Lützelsteiner Weg’

By Eva Quinn-Walters, Early Childhood Educator at the Professor Lynn Corcoran Early Learning Centre: FROEBEL Parkville) Whilst travelling through Europe this summer, I had the pleasure of visiting the FROEBEL Kindergarten Lützelsteiner Weg in Berlin. Theresia, the Director of the Centre (previously Assistant Director at FROEBEL Fitzroy North in Melbourne), was very welcoming, showing me…

5 Days in Germany – Attending the Biennial FROEBEL Leaders Congress in Wolfsburg and FROEBEL Services in Cologne

by Geraldine Zimmermann On May 3rd, I found myself on a plane heading to Germany, as I was given the opportunity to attend the biennial FROEBEL Leaders Congress. More than 250 centre directors, managing directors, members of the board and other FROEBEL partners and sector stakeholders participated in this event which was held at the…

Reflections on technology as a meaningful tool for early learning

By Joyce Lam Prior to attending Early Childhood Australia’s Live Wires Forum in Melbourne, I reflected on how I worked in promoting STEM experiences and activities at FROEBEL. I realised that whilst Science, Engineering and Mathematics were strongly presented through everyday experiences, Technology was not as actively implemented. I slowly began to realise why: I…

Simon’s Journey to Bilingualism

By Lucie Maucher When you’re planning to move overseas with children, one of the questions you’ll surely have is “How long will it take the children to learn the language?” Although my son Simon was born in Sydney, we moved to Switzerland just before his first birthday. While we were in Switzerland, Simon had hardly…

Study Tour to Germany – A FROEBEL Scholarship for two of our Centre Directors in Australia

In May 2017, Kerri Smith (Centre Director at FROEBEL Fitzroy North) and I (Ivonne Yuliana, Centre Director at FROEBEL Alexandria) were given the opportunity to go to Berlin to gain a more in-depth understanding of FROEBEL as an organisation. After a comprehensive introduction day 1 at the FROEBEL Head Office at Berlin Alexanderplatz, we had…