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Last updated 19/12/2023

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This page is being used to collect information about the history of paperfolding in Switzerland between the death of Froebel in 1852 and 1970, however, it should not be considered as being a complete history of the subject between these dates. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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1. The establishment of the first kindergartens

The Baroness von Marenholtz was in Switzerland at various times during 1856 to 1860. Here is a relevant extract from 'The Life of the Baroness Marenholz-Bulow', by her neice, Baroness von Bulow, available online here.

Baroness von Marenholtz's book 'Les Jardins d'Enfants' was published in Lausanne in 1860. It is very similar to her 1858 volume (see above).

In 1862 Edward Raoux published his own book, 'Manuel Theorique de la Reform Educative de Frederic Froebel' which contains a good summary of the spread of Froebelian ideas up to this date.

According to 'Manuel Theorique de la Reform Educative de Frederic Froebel' by Edward Raoux, the kindergartens open in Switzerland by 1862 were:

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2. The kindergarten after 1862

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3. Paperfolding as manual work

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4. Paperfolding as a means of teaching art

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5. Paperfolding as a means of teaching design

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6. Paperfolding as a means of teaching mathematics

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