How Handwork WORKS in Waldorf Education Sitting in class circles or at school desks with friends on either side, let the collaboration, conversation and handwork begin. Handwork has been an integral part of the Waldorf curriculum since the late 20th century and is deeply rooted in whole child development principles which help our students to … Read more
As Mother Nature prepares the earth and all her cohabitants for her magical autumnal change, we are blessed with the gifts that she leaves along her journey. Crisper mornings with the peaceful rustle of drying leaves reset our inner clocks and urge us to take a moment to be still, reflect and feel gratitude. We … Read more
In third grade, the child begins to develop a basic awareness for practical applications of mathematics. Measurement of all types is covered: length, weight, volume, money, and time. All of these measurement systems are put to use in practical activities by the children themselves. In the study of time, money, and measurement, the historical background … Read more
“Middle school science is most essentially about bringing students to think in an entirely new way. This new way of thinking requires that we set aside assumptions we have lived with since our own earliest science lessons, assumptions of which we are mostly unconscious. It requires that we see for ourselves the patterns the world … Read more
Geometry is all around us, particularly in the natural world. Geometry can be found in the stars and orbit of planets above, in the formation of crystals in the depths of the earth. It is found in leaf formations or in the petals of a flower, in the work of animals such as the honeycomb, … Read more
