Where are these foundational skills being learned? Are we assuming they are being taught elsewhere, perhaps in kinder or in morning lesson?

At this time of year, Waldorf communities everywhere are preparing celebrations of the seasonal festivals. In the Northern Hemisphere,...

We would like to hear from you: In a recent handwork teacher training weekend discussion, we delved into the temperaments. Each small...

Why is it so difficult to work with and through other teachers’ work? Why do we feel so isolated when we teach,?

In any classroom, we have a wide variety of skill levels, learning styles, and social and emotional needs. It can feel like a juggling act.

No one likes to be disoriented. But children are particularly vulnerable when it comes to feeling lost and unsafe.

Just about every expert expounds on how we must stay calm in the face of bad behavior. Good advice, but how?

In teaching, you have to start somewhere. The trick is to know what you’re starting from & why.

Should we follow a checklist? Or be guided by developmental needs, local culture and community, and cross curricular connections?

As we work to support the healthy development of our children & young people, we also work on ourselves.

We appreciate the artisans of Mali and their willingness to share techniques with us. May our hands unite in the joy of making.

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Henry Thoreaux

To teach children, it is essential to see & experience, to attend, to them.

Teachers spend most of their time preparing for the classroom; prepping lesson plans, materials, and contemplating the needs of the...

Handwork is an integral part of the Waldorf educational curriculum and philosophy which is based on educating the whole child: head,...

Taking handwork to a deeper level by engaging the 12 senses

Is it to ensure that every child is capable of knitting a square? No, it is so much more than that.

Rudolf Steiner mentioned that handwork is gymnastics in miniature. He also spoke of the hands as the eyes of the rhythmic system. What...

We are so pleased and delighted to be doing this work, and so grateful to our participants for joining us, and for sharing photos of some...

We have all heard about the problem of microplastics in our oceans. Tragic images of whales caught in plastic fishing nets or turtles...