Waldorf Without the Box: Creating Your Custom Homeschooling Journey

Episode 229

Ever felt like you’re drowning in curriculum overwhelm? The secret to Waldorf-without-the-box is creating a custom curriculum for your homeschooling journey.

You are not alone!

Many homeschooling parents purchase one curriculum after another, desperately trying to follow someone else’s plan only to feel perpetually behind and increasingly frustrated.

Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education, never wrote a standardized curriculum. Instead, he encouraged teachers to observe their students and craft lessons specifically for them.

When we embrace this freedom rather than trying to follow someone else’s plan, our homeschooling journey truly transforms.

A “boxed” curriculum can be a wonderful and necessary resource, but only if you embrace the key principles of your homeschool approach, understand the natural rhythm and needs of your family, and lean into simplicity and flexibility.

“As long as the teacher feels in harmony with the principles, and with the methods employed, he/she must be given the freedom in his/her work instead of being tied to fixed standards.”

~Rudolf Steiner

Waldorf Without the Box: Creating Your Custom Homeschooling Journey

• Why you don’t need a curriculum to homeschool your children [0:40]
• Why I might be the only homeschool mentor who does NOT recommend curriculum [2:01]
• The child IS the curriculum [3:22]
• Understand the key principles of your approach [4:36]
• Understand the rhythm and needs of your family [5:12]
• Understand how to weave it all together [5:43]
• Waldorf without the box [6:25]
• How to simplify and stay flexible [7:34}
• Why it’s so overwhelming to follow someone else’s plan for YOUR homeschool [10:29]

A Resource for You

For over 10 years, I have been leading homeschooling parents like you through my guided planning process, Plan It Out.

This six-week planning program is held LIVE every summer within the Inspired at Home membership. You can join in for the live round or work through the program at your own pace, anytime.

Rein in your overwhelm, get intentional about the homeschool planning process, get feedback from a supportive and engaged homeschooling community, and get the specific guidance you need to make homeschooling work for you!

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