“Students in kindergarten through fourth grade, for the most part, go home without any homework assignments. And that helps them retain what they’ve heard, Waldorf educators say. “They’ve absorbed so much after a full day of learning, and we need …
Mom: Why I don’t want my son to read in kindergarten
Jessica Smock is a former teacher, teaching fellow and curriculum coordinator with a doctorate in educational policy from Boston University. She is also the mom of a toddler and a five-year-old son who is about to enter kindergarten. She says, …
“One Human Family” by the Dalai Lama
Recently the Dalai Lama shared this article with the media, Why I’m Hopeful About the World’s Future. He says, “There are solutions to many of the problems we face, new mechanisms for dialogue need to be created, along with systems …
Famous Waldorf Alumni and Parents
Todd Murray, M.D., parent and board Chair at Waldorf Sarasota, created a slideshow to capture many of the outstanding achievements of Waldorf graduates, as well as the many successful people who have chosen Waldorf education for their own children. Find …
What Does It Mean to Raise a Spiritual Child?
The link below is a fascinating story on NPR, about Lisa Miller’s new book, The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving Miller is careful to distinguish between spirituality and religion, and gives a broad …
Waldorf Education and the Use of Technology
Waldorf education continues to eschew informational technology as a tool in educating children under the age of 14. Read why in this article from Vicki Larson, Waldorf educator and administrator, Waldorf Education and the Use of Technology.
Educating Children For The Journey
Jack Petrash discerns the three essential needs of children with humor and insight. He explores what this means for education today and into the future. Our world is changing at a rapid and dramatic pace. Every decade brings technological advances …
Let the Kids Learn Through Play
David Kohn is a freelance science writer based in Baltimore. Kohn discusses some of the research that supports play-based kindergartens. Those seeking independent schooling for their children, read on, there are compelling reasons Waldorf kindergartens are and will remain play-based. …
Anti-Screen? No…Pro Human Relationship? Yes
This article is an extract from The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm and Calm Guidance. From Toddlers to Teens (Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House. 2015) by Kim John Payne. How a parent handles the influence of …
Behold the Humble Block
Waldorf schools nurture the development of creative thinking through a variety of hands-on activities, including playing with “old fashioned” toys such as wooden blocks. Many of these activities ask the children to collaborate and problem solve using their individual resources. …