Avondale in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2024
1. Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School Marker
On this site stood the Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School
Pioneer in the training of teachers of young children and the establishment of Mothers Clubs. Founded in 1880 and merged in 1926 with the University of Cincinnati as a part of the teachers college.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 39° 7.914′ N, 84° 29.902′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Avondale. It is on Linton Street west of Reading Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the south side of First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 536 Linton St, Cincinnati OH 45219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cincinnati Ford Assembly Plant (approx. Ό mile away); Albert B. Sabin, MD (approx. half a mile away); Lane Theological Seminary / The Lane Seminary Debates (approx. 0.6 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.6 miles away); Walnut Hill Salutes Black Inventors (approx. 0.6 miles away); Daniel Drake, M.D (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Regarding Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School. From the University of Cincinnati Libraries:
History of the Cincinnati Kindergarten Association The kindergarten movement in Cincinnati began in privately with the establishment of separate German-language and English-language kindergartens. By 1879, a group of wealthy women became concerned that the children in Cincinnati in most need of a kindergarten education, the poor, were unable to access such an education. These women, who included Mrs. Alonzo Taft and Miss Annie Laws, formed the Cincinnati Free Kindergarten Association. The association opened the first free English-language kindergarten and a training school for kindergarten teachers in March of 1880. The association later organized three other kindergartens in various parts of the city and agreed to supervise kindergartens established by various organizations throughout Cincinnati.
In 1905, the Cincinnati School Board began supporting kindergartens with public funds. Then in 1906, the Cincinnati Kindergarten Training Schoolbegan an affiliation with the University of Cincinnati and its College for Teachers. Graduates of the Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School's two year certification program could continue their education at the University of Cincinnati and earn a four-year degree. The training school later became part of the University of Cincinnati, College of Education.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 20242. Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
