Froebel College is one of the four constituent colleges of the University of Roehampton.
| Froebel College | |
|---|---|
| University of Roehampton | |
| Location | Roehampton, London, England |
| Established | 1892 |
| Named for | Friedrich Fröbel |
| Website | https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/colleges/froebel-college/ |
History edit
The college was founded as a women's teacher training college in 1892 by followers of Friedrich Fröbel. The Froebel Society had been formed in 1874 and in 1892 Julia Salis Schwabe led an initiative to found a college for training teachers. It was imperative that the trainee teachers should be allowed to practice whilst they were learning so a school/nursery was established in parallel.[1] The college became co-educational in 1965.[2]
Emilie Michaelis (1834–1904) was the First Principal of Froebel College serving from 1892 until 1901.[3] She was succeeded by Esther Lawrence (1862–1944) who led for over 30 years finishing in 1932.[4] The third Principal was Eglantyne Mary Jebb MA (1889–1978) who led until 1955[5] when she was replaced by her friend Molly Brearley.[6]
Brearley created courses where teachers could gain diplomas and the college became involved in cross-curricular Bachelor of Education courses. In their first year, students would learn about child development, while simultaneously learning about subjects like maths and science. The college's ideas were contained[6] in, Fundamentals in the First School, which was a book that Brearley and Raymond Bott edited and published in 1969.[7] Brearley retired in 1970.[6]
In 1975, the college became part of the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education, which became Roehampton University in 2004.
People associated with the college edit
Notable alumna edit
- Christie Ade Ajayi (born 1930), Nigerian specialist in early childhood education[8]
Notable alumnae of the kindergarten edit
- Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982) was a doctor and a pioneer in birth control[9]
- Margaret Lowenfeld (1890–1973) was a pioneer in child psychology and psychotherapy[9]
References edit
- ^ Froebel College, Aim25.ac.uk, Retrieved 5 September 2015
- ^ Weston, Peter (2002). The Froebel Educational Institute: The Origins and History of the College. London: Roehampton University. p. 91. ISBN 1902743458.
- ^ "Emilie Michaelis (1834–1904), the First Principal of Froebel College (1892–1901) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Esther Ella Lawrence (1862–1944), the Second Principal of Froebel College (1901–1932) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Eglantyne Mary Jebb (1889–1978), MA, the Third Principal of Froebel College (1932–1955) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/54766. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54766. Retrieved 27 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Brearley, Molly; Bott, Raymond (1969). Fundamentals in the First School. Basil Blackwell.
- ^ Philomena Osazee Esigbemi Fayose, Nigerian Children's Literature in English, AENL Educational Publishers, p70
- ^ a b Cathy Urwin, ‘Lowenfeld, Margaret Frances Jane (1890–1973)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 4 Sept 2015
External links edit
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