Every year, after the Taproot weekend has wrapped up, we send out a feedback survey to all of the participants. So we can gather input and improve our event year after year. This year, I wanted to…
What is Taproot? It’s a Waldorf homeschool training, personal retreat, and the joy of new friends you meet at summer camp all rolled into one. That’s right. A mash-up of training, retreat, and summer camp. I’m so…
What exactly is involved in homeschool planning? And how do I begin planning my Waldorf homeschooling year? In my experience, we tend to fall into an illusion that once we choose our curriculum, we’re done! But the…
I always love reviewing the feedback surveys from Taproot. These are honest and heartfelt reviews by participants of our time together at this annual live event, a weekend training experience for Waldorf homeschoolers. Here are some Taproot Teacher…
Resources for Putting Together Your Waldorf Homeschooling Plans Are you starting a new Waldorf homeschooling year? Perhaps you’re wondering how to pull together your lessons and activities. And looking to get organized and enthused. Here are links to…
When I helped my oldest child create his first main lesson book almost 25 years ago, I was totally intimidated. The intention behind a main lesson book is an artistic experience that becomes an alternative to the…
It’s a Q&A day with Rudolf Steiner at the very first Waldorf teacher training in 1919. A Wednesday afternoon at the Teacher’s Seminar, when the teachers-in-training ask questions and Steiner offers his comments. Steiner wants teachers to…
Taproot 2023 marks the 17th anniversary of the Taproot Teacher Training for Waldorf Homeschoolers. A few years ago, I asked Barbara Dewey, the founder of Taproot, to share the story of how the Taproot Teacher Training got…
In lecture twelve from The Foundations of Human Experience, Rudolf Steiner talks about the wonder of the human being. He explains that “If we want to understand the interactions between human beings and their physical surroundings, we…
What did Steiner say about teaching lessons on plant classification? “You can actually show the children the whole external plant world as a picture of a developing child’s soul.” Lecture Eleven from Discussions with Teachers suggests a…
