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...

We hear a lot about mending these days, it seems to be a moral imperative – “Mend that hole, save the world!” But how many of us really...

Waldorf education is not something you can buy, plug in, or put on a table with a lovely plant-dyed silk. It’s a daily practice, and an...

I can look back on the seeds I have sown by teaching basic handwork skills to children, teachers, and parents, I can see how they have...

Our sense of touch connects our bodies to the outside world. Humans use this sense to gather information about our surroundings and as a...

Textiles convey meaning in a strong and enduring way that can impact us in a silent, subtle way. So much in our work as handwork teachers...

Listening to stories together can synchronize heart rhythms in the listeners; this is more effective when the listeners are able to...