It is that time of year again. (For A Happy Halloween 2022, click here) A time when many of us gentle parents are wondering how Halloween got to be front yards full of doll heads and clowns with knives. When my children were young, they loved to dress up and of course enjoyed the treats, … Continue reading A Happy Halloween 2023
We are all storytellers. It is something that I often need to remind parents of young children and those in the lower grades. We don't need to meticulously memorize stories written by other adults. We can gather the impulse of these stories in our hearts and retell the story in a way we know will … Continue reading Storytelling: A Simple Autumn Tale
One thing I love about Steiner education is the gentle unfolding of the curriculum. We are in the midst of a science block, focusing on the head. Starting in grade one, stories are brought to children to paint a picture of the archetypal human being. These stories continue through the elementary years, but deeper looks … Continue reading The Gentle Unfolding
