Waldorf education

Olympic diver knits while awaiting his turn
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58047795

Tom Daley knits while watching Olympic springboard final Twitter is deluged with images of the Olympian knitting a "purple concoction" in the stands in Tokyo.

A number of Waldorf schools have sadly shut their doors during the COVID-19 crisis, but there are a few stories of new initiatives emerging as well, this one in South Australia.

Port Lincoln Steiner School interest continues to grow People behind the establishment of a Steiner School in Port Lincoln are moving ahead with registration and finding a home to be open in 2022.

Interesting bio of Waldorf alumni/ae Albert Watson

Albert Watson: From a tiny Dundee flat to life through a lens with Alfred Hitchcock, Mick Jagger and Kate Moss Photographer Albert Watson went from living on omelettes in a tiny flat in Dundee to snapping Alfred Hitchcock, Kate Moss and Mick Jagger.

Squamish Waldorf teacher and school co-founder Christine Martin reflects as the class she has been with for eight years graduates.

Graduating with her students

Waldorf school in Arizona has just weeks to find a new home

SOCSD gives Running River 60 days to leave - Sedona Red Rock News Running River School is looking for a new place to call home. The school, which was created in 2013, has been leasing space for the past six years at its current location — the Sedona-Oak Creek School District’s Dr. Nancy Alexander Administration Building and former Brewer Road school. The prope...

How will your children explore their sense of wonder and affinity for Nature today?

New Waldorf high school in Ireland!

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/home/633838/kilkenny-steiner-school-set-to-expand-to-include-secondary-education.html

Kilkenny Steiner School set to expand to include secondary education Kilkenny Steiner School is expanding and from September will provide secondary school education. The primary school has been providing a Steiner Waldorf education to children in the county for over 25 years at Ballytobin in Callan and currently has 47 students on its books. From September children w...

Cute Waldorf news from India!

For over a decade, this Hyderabadi teacher has been perfecting the art of knitting Waldorf dolls Paushyam offers dolls and these are not just any factory-produced ones. These Waldorf  dolls are handmade with love by a veteran teacher who has been poring over them for years and years now 

Waldorf-inspired school growing due to being outdoors.

City Garden School seeks to redefine education with shift to outdoor learning Long based at Calvary Episcopal School, City Garden dramatically expanded outdoor learning and is moving to a nature camp.

Tamar Valley Steiner School secures Landcare grant for native vegetation

How a former farm paddock will teach children about natives The school intends to plant a native habitat in a paddock.

Researcher Michaeleen Doucleff traveled, with her then-3-year-old daughter, to meet and learn from parents in a Maya village on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico; in an Inuit town in a northern Canadian territory; and in a community of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. During her outings, she witnesses well-adjusted, drama-free kids share generously with their siblings and do chores without being asked.

There’s a Better Way to Parent: Less Yelling, Less Praise When Michaeleen Doucleff met parents from around the world, she encountered millennia-old methods of raising good kids that made American parenting seem bizarre and ineffective.

Two key practices that parents, all around the world, use to teach children to be helpful and cooperative

Are We Raising Unhelpful, Bossy Kids? Here's The Fix In some cultures kids roll their eyes when asked to do chores. In others, they'll pitch in without even being asked. Researchers have identified two key practices to raise helpful children.

Here's how to help kids build resilience during the pandemic | CBC Radio The pandemic is testing the limits of kids' resilience. But there are proven strategies that can help children cope, even if caregivers and parents feel they’re not coping so well themselves.

An interesting research project on reducing stress amongst kindergarten teachers during the COVID crisis.

"During COVID-19, 1 out of 3 Ontario teachers considered retiring or changing professions due to pandemic-induced workplace stress." — CBC News

What else can we do to help our teachers as they give their everything to guide the children through this challenging time in history?

Alleviating Kindergarten Teacher Stress — Joseph Baroud January 2021Alleviating Kindergarten Teacher StressContext: 3-month project with individual and team contributions (team of 4 Master of Design students)Scope: Business model and systems innovation proposalKey activities: Stakeholder analysis, persona development, experience mapping, ideation, busine...

Once used widely to explain the struggle to read and write, dyslexia is being questioned by science. What do you think - does dyslexia exist? Or should we just be doing better at teaching literacy?

The Battle Over Dyslexia It was once a widely accepted way of explaining why some children struggled to read and write. But in recent years, some experts have begun to question the existence of dyslexia itself.

Nice little story of Cape Cod school finding a permanent home.

Cape's Waldorf School Thrives At New Home On a rise at the top of a short driveway on a quiet section of Tupper Road in Sandwich sits a large ranch-style house surrounded by more than three acres

Just 1 month in greener play areas could boost children’s immune systems

A forest-based yard improved the immune system of daycare children in only a month - Luonnonvarakeskus An experimental study coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland …

Waldorf Spanish teacher wins national teaching award for leadership in foreign language education!

Watauga High School Foreign Language Teachers Recognized for Awards Two Watauga High School foreign language teachers were recognized at the January meeting of the Watauga County Board of Education after being awarded with statewide and national honors for prowess in their area of expertise.

Another great and longstanding Waldorf school is closing.

Keene Waldorf school closing as another Waldorf school opens Keene’s Monadnock Waldorf School is closing at the end of the school year after years of decline in enrollment and tuition payments, said Nell Wiener, head of programs for the

How a Waldorf school in New Zealand saved the local stream.

How a school saved a stream - NZ Herald A Tauranga school has improved water quality & produced environmentally aware students.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/22/experience-i-learned-to-play-piano-without-a-piano

Experience: I learned to play the piano without a piano I Googled the dimensions of a keyboard, drew the keys on to a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk

Look what this school in Slovenia did! Love it! 😍

https://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/13/kindergarten-kekec-by-arhitektura-jure-kotnik/

Kindergarten Kekec by Arhitektura Jure Kotnik | Dezeen Slovenian studio Arhitektura Jure Kotnik have completed this colourful extension to a Kindergarten in Ljubljana. Called Kindergarten Kekec, the building has rotating vertical shutters over the glazed facade, painted in bright colours on one side and plain wood on the other. More buildings for educat...

Stuck inside with the children over the holidays? Give these a try!

Waldorf schools are struggling. Some have shuttered. We can help. With a vulnerable school in Guatemala, I organized a training program to keep teachers safe, employed & better prepared than ever for the children.

I'll match your donation & keep you informed of our progress.
Please read, share & donate! Blessings!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/liftupaschool

Let's revive this great Waldorf school!, organized by Ryan Lindsay I'm supporting a great little Waldorf school in Guatemala that, due to COVID-19 … Ryan Lindsay needs your support for Let's revive this great Waldorf school!

Waldorf Academy: How to encourage kids to focus on making human connections during lockdown

https://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/how-to-encourage-kids-to-focus-on-making-human-connections-with-jennifer-deathe/

How to encourage kids to focus on making human connections with Jennifer Deathe With a lockdown in place, sometimes the kids end up on their devices for longer than we want. Jennifer Deathe from the Toronto Waldorf Academy joins us with some amazing device-free activities your kids can do to encourage human connection.

Residential school survivor graduates high school at 61, says it's never too late for education | CBC News A residential school survivor who received his high school diploma last week says he hopes to inspire others to believe in their education goals.

This looks amazing. And perfect timing, just as shutdowns are beginning again.

New archery range opens at Nelson Waldorf School - Nelson Star The range has been in the works for over a decade

This is DEEPLY concerning. I know firsthand that this is also taking place in Guatemala as well, in the community that has a wonderful Waldorf school.
We are going to set up a fundraiser to support the teachers of that school so they can stay ready to teach the children and keep them engaged, while also boosting the local economy.
Would you be willing to donate? Give us a like and we'll reach out once the campaign is ready!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/world/asia/covid-19-india-children-school-education-labor.html

As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health.

Who's got great photos of outdoor classrooms?
Let's see them!

We don't often promote activities in local spots, but this available to people everywhere and prescient at this difficult time.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waldorf-parent-support-classes-learning-at-home-during-covid-19-tickets-116638517947

Waldorf Parent Support Classes: Learning at Home During Covid-19 Learning at Home During Covid-19 Three-Week Course Held Via Zoom, Beginning September 1, 2020, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30pm-9pm PST

The number one way to help developing countries is to invest in girls attending school. Especially Waldorf schools! 😃
Leave a comment or like if you'd like to help girls attend Waldorf schools!

Opinion: How impact investing can help girls shatter the glass ceiling There is currently more than $21 billion in existing impact investments relevant to the school-to-work transitions in emerging markets. Investing in the success of girls and young women makes economic sense and is also a smart way to maximize social impact.

Waldorf schools have a long history of getting kids outside and including the outdoors in their learning. Now - especially this fall - is the time for Waldorf schools to lead by example, that we can have kids in school, implement precautions and keep the kids safe all the while ensuring they continue to socialize, learn and develop.

How Toronto schools adapted to a health crisis a century ago: open-air learning | TVO.org Medical wisdom held that sunshine and fresh air could aid in the fight against tuberculosis. So, in 1912, the city opened its first forest school.

The Children Who Grow Up in 'Book Deserts' In many high-poverty urban neighborhoods, it’s nearly impossible for a poor kid to find something to read.

The Overprotected Kid A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution.

Are Helicopter Parents Ruining a Generation? “Initially, helicopter parenting appears to work,” says Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult. “As a kid, you're kept safe, you're given dire...

https://psmag.com/social-justice/books-home-strongly-linked-academic-achievement-82144

Books in the Home Strongly Linked to Academic Achievement Test scores from 42 nations provide evidence of the benefits of having a home library.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/12/13/close-grandparent-grandchild-relationships-have-healthy-benefits/kxL8AnugpVBKknDuzHZDKO/story.html

Study: Close grandparent-grandchild relationships have healthy benefits - The Boston Globe The study found that emotionally close ties between grandparents and adult grandchildren reduced depressive symptoms in both groups.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-best-parts-of-your-childhood-probably-involved-things-today-s-kids-will-never-know

The Best Parts of Your Childhood Probably Involved Things Today’s Kids Will Never Know Like exploring the neighborhood whenever you wanted ... and reading books.