Kindergarten

Japanese: Kindergarten
Kindergarten

According to the School Education Law, it is a pre-elementary school educational institution with the purpose of "nurturing young children, providing them with a suitable environment, and promoting their physical and mental development" (Article 77), and is positioned as part of the school system. It is generally believed to have begun in 1837 when F. W. Froebel opened one in Blankenburg, Germany, and the name Kindergarten has spread to countries around the world. It means a flower garden where the buds of plants that have the potential to grow on their own grow under the guidance of an excellent gardener.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kindergarten" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…学校教育法によれば,〈幼児を保育し,適当な環境を与えて,その心身の発達を助長すること〉(77条)を目的とする小学校就学前教育機関であり,学校体系の一環として位置づけられている。ふつう,1837年F.W.A.フレーベルがドイツのブランケンブルクに開設したものに始まるとされ,その名キンダーガルテンKindergartenは世界各国にひろまった。それは,みずから発育する可能性をもった植物の芽が,すぐれた園丁の指導下に成長する花園の意である。…

※「Kindergarten」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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