In April 2011, the Froebel Education Centre of Toronto, Canada celebrated their 40 year anniversary. Read about their celebration: Froebel School Celebrates 40 Years. While the FEC once had over 100 students, the challenging marketplace for education has made it more difficult for non-traditional schools such as this. It is also often hard to explain Froebel’s philosophy, as evidenced by the reporter’s attempt at explaining it.