Kindergärten

He then lectured on the subject in several towns. In Dresden and Hamburg, where he already found kindergärten conducted by some of his former pupils, he opened classes for ladies, which were well attended. Many of these ladies availed themselves of the opportunity of practically applying the system in the kindergärten placed for this purpose at Fröbel’s disposal.

It acts upon the conviction that the training of children too young for the schools forms an important part of the general education of the people, and recommends, in accordance with the best views of medical and educational authors, the kindergärten as an institution carrying out its own aims.

The total number of pupils six years old was 6,711, and the total enrollment in the kindergärten was 5,543, the average number belonging to the kindergärten being 3,147.

The school connected with the normal was made a model for other kindergärten, a school fee of 1 yen (99.7 cents) a month was charged, and the following schedule of study was adopted.