Kitafahrten (
fahrten means "trip" or "wanderings" and
Kita is short for
Kinder tagesstätte or "children's daycare center") is an annual multi-day
camping trip for
Germans kindergarten children, designed to increase responsibility for self and others by placing them in nature and away from their parents.
A teacher supervises the
children during the camping trip and contact with parents is only allowed in
emergencies. The concept and the word itself were created by Friedrich Fröbel in the 19th century.
He also created the concept of
kindergarten.
[froebelweb.org Friedrich Froebel created Kindergarten] It is popular in
Berlin but not throughout all of
Germany.
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