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to learning by moving since 1966, gonge has been inspired by the needs of schools and children?s ins tu ons. during that me, gonge has found a unique niche, crea ng products
to enhance children?s learning by developing their motor skills. school can lead to more than just learning in 1966, a school teacher wanted to hand over his small company producing abacuses and other educa onal products to a former pupil ? karen margrethe gonge. he wanted no pay from karen margrethe and jørgen gonge as, in his words, ?you don?t deal with your dearest child?. the gonge family had to invest a lot of me and effort in learning about, and becoming experts in, their products, and it was hard work selling products that were quite new to the market. in 1967, ?skoleforlaget gonge?, as the company was then called, par cipated in the interna onal didacta fair for the first me. soon a er, a breakthrough came for the company. in 1968, a german company purchased a large quan ty of gonge products. this cemented gonge?s belief in ?products for learning? and, in around 1970, gonge started adding imported products to its range. the next step was taken in 1971, when products aimed at kindergartens were added to the learning products for schools. from pioneers to leaders one thing led to another, and gonge grew from pioneers to market leaders in products that targeted new educa onal trends. jørgen gonge listened to teachers and professionals, involving them in the product development, and gonge became part of these trends. one of the products introduced was ?tumme umsken?, a red spinning top that became a part of the gonge range in 1984. the top remains one of gonge?s best selling products, and it was displayed for an interna onal audience at the nürnberg toy fair in 1986, crea ng quite a sensa on. gonge has been present at the nürnberg fair ever since, and today exhibits its products alongside winther?s under the theme of ?learning by moving?. 76
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