Many Waldorf homeschoolers express their difficulty or even discomfort with what is known as the Man and Animal block traditionally presented in fourth grade. I have had a hard time myself with some of the concepts some…
If you’ve always wanted to plan a Lantern Festival for your family but don’t know where to begin, read on! Fall is here and it’s time for a lantern walk! And I have everything you need to…
My husband and I used to have an argument every fall. I would be dreading the approach of Halloween because I was worried about the quantity of candy the children would collect. Because the rest of the…
Day Seven in Steiner’s teacher training is really all about middle age. A time of soul development. “If you observe a newborn child…you will get a picture of the human body. However, you will have a complete…
Restlessness. Worry. Fear. Driven by these emotions, we end up in a heap. Unable to make decisions or follow through. Restless, irritable, and discontent. Or, we go through the motions of our day feeling irritable and discontent….
Michaelmas is a fall celebration that takes place in many Waldorf schools and communities all over the world. The themes of this holiday include gathering strength and courage for the coming darkness, banning together, and facing our…
This lively discussion on Day Six of Steiner’s lectures to the first Waldorf teachers is about reading stories to children. And it integrates fully with what I believe about learning! My partner here, Alison, agrees wholeheartedly. This…
The balance is what draws me in. Exactly equal amounts of light and dark. Only for a moment, though. A time to embrace celebrating the Equinox with children. We celebrate a moment of perfect balance when day and night,…
All kinds of thoughts float in and out of our heads all day long. So why do some seem to stick around longer than others? Often I’ll wonder something, like maybe “why can’t we ever get started…
Rudolf Steiner tells the teachers in training on Day Six (August 27, 1919) that they will not only be teachers in the new school but also advocates for Waldorf education. He highlights this: “inward is the path.”…
