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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 The Netherlands 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 the Netherlands for a few months in the Summer of 1858, when she met Elise van Calcar, by then already an established author. Thereafter, Elise van Calcar seems to have thoroughly embraced Froebelian ideas. She subsequently wrote a series of four books under the general title 'De Kleine Papierwerkers' which were based around Froebel's occupations of paper pricking, weaving, folding and cutting out, although they also included much additional material. (See separate section below.)

According to 'Manuel Theorique de la Reform Educative de Frederic Froebel' by Edward Raoux, the kindergartens open in The Netherlands 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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