What is National Kindergarten Day?
National Kindergarten Day is held each year on April 21st. The man who started the first kindergarten is remembered each year on April 21st. Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (April 21, 1782 – June 21, 1882) is credited with founding the very first Kindergarten in Germany in 1837. Johann Pestalozzi, a German teacher and a pupil, was Frobel, a German teacher and a student. Frobel established a foundation for modern education, acknowledging that children learn through play and experience.
In 1837, the first kindergarten (which means a garden for the children) was established in Blankenburg, Germany. The kindergarten supported Frobel's social development for children. It also helped them to move from home to school in a streamlined manner.
Eventually, the Prussian government outlawed Frobel's unconventional methods. However, the United States and the rest of the world were eager to accept Frobel's idea of kindergarten, including the United States.
In 1856, Watertown, Wisconsin, opened the first kindergarten in the United States. This kindergarten, as many in the area, was a German-language class, as were others. Kindergarten found its way into private English-speaking schools around the country. However, it wasn't until 1873 that it became part of any public school system, but it wasn't until 1873 that it became part of any public school system.
National Kindergarten Day is a way to honor a kindergarten teacher you know. There are other ways to commemorate the day.
