Our new digital toolkit on CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION is now available to work through with your ELC colleagues. Check it out and let us know how you get on at froebel.ed.ac.uk/childrens-part… Froebel Trust Lynn McNair Children's Parliament cisweb Early Years Scotland

GENDER DIVERSITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. We've sorted out gender discrimination and stereotyping, right? Disagree? Then join us Weds 27 Sept @TRACScot Storytelling Centre to make new stories possible... Free. bit.ly/3PfUUhG @ZTScotland

Join us as 5 inspirational humans speak for just 6 minutes each in front of 20 images that capture a new or powerful idea about play and children’s rights. With Lynn McNair @Theresa12250478 @CriticalEYears Elizabeth Cripps 🌍 Donna S Green 💕 Free, Weds 27/09, 6pm bit.ly/463Ee4o

A huge thank you to the children, families, politicians and practitioners who've attended the We Play Festival so far - sharing their play, stories and hopes for better spaces and ways to grow together... @TRACScot ScotGov Childcare Froebel Trust Natalie Don-Innes MSP 5 more days to go!

I just love this quote from Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Another one to add to the list of reasons why play is such a wonderful and necessary thing.

Be inspired - our brand new film about Froebelian leadership is now online... froebel.ed.ac.uk/audio-video/fr… With Lynn McNair Froebel: Falkirk Network Alison Hawkins Sharon Imray Rosamund Coyle-Bennett Thanks to Froebel Trust

5 inspirational humans, 6 mins each, new ideas about children’s rights. Lynn McNair (Ditch the curriculum), @CriticalEYears (Champion anti-racist play), @Theresa12250478 (Value disability), Elizabeth Cripps 🌍 (Defend children's futures), Donna S Green 💕 (Slow down). tinyurl.com/yan7b476

Tickets for this essential gathering of Scottish educators and early childhood practitioners are on sale now. With Prof Alison Clark Froebel Trust Lynn McNair and you! Places limited, from £23, book with EARLYBIRD code til end of Feb for 15% off. tinyurl.com/froebel-confer…

Practitioners unite. 2 weeks left to grab EARLYBIRD tix for the childhood conference with a difference. Inc Froebelian ideas of inclusion, leadership, anti-racism, our governing bodies, Froebel in schools, music, family learning & more. Share it at tinyurl.com/froebel-confer…

To celebrate the work of our educators in ERC, there will be a showcase of cardboard box displays at the Netherlee Pavillion on Saturday 9th March 10am – 3pm. This FREE exhibition is open to anyone who would like to find out about Froebelian principles.

UNBOXING CHILDHOOD Webinar: In the aftermath of Covid, we've seen a return to standardised assessment and “universal” milestones. How should Froebelians respond? Join Wendy Lee (New Zealand), Marlies Kustatcher (Scotland) and others to reflect and act. tinyurl.com/un-box

Inspire leadership in your teams - listen to Lynn McNair speaking with Kathleen Tuite Early Childhood Ireland on the power of practitioner inquiry in the early years tinyurl.com/565s887v, then download and share our free tools to support it tinyurl.com/ff-tools

How can communities and community-based organisations (NGOs) create better opportunities for young children to play? Join our webinar next Weds 15 May to discuss and learn more... tinyurl.com/playinpublicsp…

Reflections from Saturday’s froebelianfutures conference as I begin my week Prof Alison Clark proposes we “liberate childhood in the spirit of Froebel” along with key messages from Lynn McNair Marion Burns Aline-Wendy Sacha Powell Edin Froebel Network Froebel Trust & Prof Alison Clark …

Are you a Froebelian working with post-nursery age children? Join the next Froebel Teachers Network meet-up this Weds 26 Jun 4pm as we celebrate another year of committed practice and challenge... Sign up and get the link here forms.office.com/e/dkHkbB7x8U

As Froebelian Futures comes to an end - with huge thanks Froebel Trust - check out our final newsletter including 2 brand new films on Planning & Assessment and The Spread of Froebel in Scotland... then go and play at something new. tinyurl.com/msyd587a