Exploration, Revolution, and Handwork
Online International Handwork Conference
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February 18, 19, 20, 2023
Registration $300 USD. See below for info on financial aid
If you have already registered, participants may click the link below to access the conference materials page.
Online International
Handwork Teaching Conference
Exploration, Revolution, and Handwork
We will be diving deep into the 7th and 8th grade curriculum and exploring innovative ways to connect handwork to what the students are learning in their history and geography blocks.
From the Age of Exploration to world revolutions, handwork connects us to history and cultures around the world bringing learning to life in our hands.
We will explore Native American pine needle baskets, Japanese Origata (the art of wrapping precious things), African mud cloth, the revolutionary history of pockets in womens’ clothing, and more as we circumnavigate the globe.
3 days, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday, February 18, 19, & 20th, 9am - 3pm pacific time, for anyone who self-identifies as a handwork teacher in a Waldorf setting, school or homeschool.
Live teaching and renowned guest speakers.
Balance the outpouring of the school year by reconnecting with colleagues and rediscovering balance, passion and purpose as we deepen the foundations of teaching handwork.
Registration $300 USD
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For information on how to apply for financial aid click below.
Internationally Renowned Keynote Speakers
Betty Staley
Author, international speaker, founder of Rudolf Steiner College in California, 50+ years of experience in teaching students and teacher trainees
Kevin Avison
Editor, TheTasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum (2014) Author, Introduction to the new edition of Steiner’s Curriculum for Waldorf Schools
Clarissa M. Esguerra
Curator of Costume and Textiles at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), she holds degrees in Textiles and Women's Studies
Inspiring Handwork Projects
African Mudcloth
The Good Brown Earth and the Warmth of the Sun: Painting with Mud in the Motor City
Japanese Origata
Origata: Roots for Origami, School of Wrapping Precious Things
Pocket Explorations
Refining and Augmenting 8th Grade Construction and Sewing Skills
Native American Pine Needle Baskets
Honoring Native American Traditions with Modifications for Middle School Success