From time to time, we are asked what philosophy of education we follow. Here is a fabulous statement of the answer. It is the symbol associated with the great German pioneer Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852).
The wooden monument stands 5 ft high and can be seen from all over the plat.
Froebel designed a range of ‘gifts’ – manipulatives – for use with children in his kindergartens. He regarded the second gift as the most important of them and as encapsulating his whole approach to education. It became the identifying emblem of Froebel and his work. His gravestone took the shape of the three solids arranged in the familiar configuration.
First gift 
Second gift 
Fourth gift 
The components of Froebel’s second gift in the iconic arrangement
We display this symbol as a school in that great pedagogical tradition.
