Wildflower Montessori School & NEK School The program does not push the child, and tries to teach things through song andstories, said Ms. BakerCohen. waldorf method supports the use of imagination http://www.bartonchronicle.com/stories/preschool.html
Extractions: Two preschools offer an alternative by Jayson Sargent The Northeast Kingdom has two alternative preschools: a Waldorf school and a Montessori school. Michelle Wildflower operates a Montessori School from her home in Westmore, taking children ages three to six. She began the school last fall and now has seven students. Montessori is a method that grew out of a social movement that took place in Italy in the early part of the twentieth century. Led by Maria Montessori (1870-1952), Italy's first female doctor, the movement pressed for economic justice for children and families and a better, more personal education system. The first Montessori school was founded in 1907. "She had such phenomenal results with her first school, which was for poor, disadvantaged kids from the slums of Rome, that she wondered what results she might have with regular kids," said Ms. Wildflower. What happened next revolutionized education in Italy. There are now over 4,000 Montessori schools in Europe. One of Montessori's tenets is that children learn through movement, Ms. Wildflower said. Children need to touch and move in order to learn, and to have free access to many stimulating endeavors which they can choose from however and whenever they please. In the Montessori method, the environment is tightly controlled. There are play stations that teach different facts and sciences through puzzles, maps and games. But no attempt is made to control the children's activities. This system is called a "prepared environment," said Ms. Wildflower. "It's not abandonment, though. The children use the materials in the way they are intended to be used." That is where adult guidance comes in.
Is Waldorf Education Christian? Education as education toward freedom. The waldorf method is so While a waldorfteacher, as a student of search as a teacher affect what you teach my children http://www.awsna.org/renchristian.html
Extractions: Waldorf schools seek to cultivate positive human values of compassion, reverence for life, respect, cooperation, love of nature, interest in the world, and social conscience, as well as to develop cognitive, artistic and practical skills. The soul life of the child is affirmed and nourished as the ground for healthy, active thinking. Because of this, Waldorf schools sometimes are mistakenly perceived as religious, or, in particular, as Christian schools. Nevertheless, parents of various religious views and ethical philosophies-Catholics, Jews, Buddhists, Protestants, Sufis, Muslims, eclectic seekers, and agnostics-choose Waldorf Education for their children. They do so knowing that Waldorf schools are based on a spiritual view of the human being and of the world. However, no religion, including Christianity, is promulgated in a Waldorf school. The fundamental tone of this worldview-which is not a religion-is in harmony with many world religions and philosophies. It stands in opposition, however, to the powerful, contemporary cultural currents based on materialism. In our culture a form of psychological conditioning occurs on an unprecedented scale through the cumulative impact of the 20,000 commercials that the average American child sees each year. Unchallenged assumptions about human nature convey reductionist views of the human being. These strongly influence how children form their fundamental "image of Self," their view of the essential nature of the human being. This is distinct from the individualized self-image each child also forms.
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Extractions: We Recommend: How-To Book for aspiring Waldorf Doll makers Baby Dolls and Their Clothes: Dozens of Projects to Make These soft, cuddly baby dolls are simple to make, fun to personalizeand impossible to resist! A basic doll pattern shows you how to stitch several styles of baby dolls, plus knitted dolls and even small plush animals. Vibrant, close-up photos illustrate each technique step by step, from sewing doll bodies to adding lovely tresses, beautiful costumes, and simple accessories that will help to create a doll that's as unique as its maker. Color Inspirations Color Dance Some of Our Favorites! Elsa Beskow Books Tomtens! Pippi Longstocking! "When a child comes into this world, he is exposed to things from which we must protect him through our teaching. Otherwise he would flow too actively into the world. A person always has the tendency to become weak and stunted in soul, to make his limbs rachitic, to become a gnome. And in teaching and educating him, we work at forming him." We sense this formative activity best if we observe the child making a drawing, then we smooth it out a bit so that the result is not what the child wants and not what we want either, but the result of both. If I can do this, improve what the child scribbles with his fingers, in merging my feelings that I must protect from the child from being absorbed too strongly by the outer world. We must see that he grows slowly into the outer world and not let him do it too rapidly. We constantly hold a protecting hand over the child."
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Extractions: June 15, 2002 I would have to assume that you are referring to a younger child writing, correct? In looking at this from that standpoint you need to go back to Steiner's beliefs and views about form drawing. Form drawing is the basis for for the development of fine motor skills as a preparation for writing. Remember, the movement of the hand also educates the brain. From the book Form Drawing Grades One through Four: "It is part of the evolution of art and, as such, develops the aesthetic sense and a feeling for form. It also teaches thinking but not in a non-intellectual way; it trains the intelligence to be flexible, able to follow and understand a complicated line of thought." A child experiences the forms and this develops the will forces. It is a way of "seeing" with the hands. Rudolf Steiner said "the line is the subject and not a picture of something in the outer world". This is also why when form drawing you should not allow the child to color in between the forms and lines. Children in Waldorf schools learn very significantly through the arts. In looking at work for the first grade, following Steiner's indications, we would begin with two lines: the straight and the curved. The first year is the year when the child gains uprightness - so in this posture the child actually "draws" this form with her upright body. So you see it's not just about drawing a line or letters or writing words... the reasons Steiner set forth for his specific methods of teaching go much deeper and as a Waldorf home educator you really do need to do the homework to understand completely what is going on. You must have a real understanding of coordination, movement, senses... the human ego and will forces and the soul force. Waldorf is about willing, thinking, feeling and all of this is going on in your child at all times!
Extractions: Homeschooling is a term that encompasses a spectrum of educational methods from highly structured to no structure. There are as many ways to homeschool as there are families homeschooling. Explore the various methods and choose which works for you and your child. A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal reflections on the gentle art of learning by Karen Andreola Charlotte Mason Research and Supply Company Many families who want to offer a liberal arts education to their children, including lessons in Greek and Latin, as well as formal instruction in logic, opt for the Classical Education approach. This method is based on the Trivium, an educational philosophy used in ancient Greece and Rome. Education is divided into three stages, Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric. Grammar (grades 1-6) is at the heart of the Grammar stage, as well as memorization of facts, figures, and basic skills. The Dialectic stage (grades 7-9) deal with logic, or understanding the why and how behind all the facts they learned in the grammar stage. The final stage, Rhetoric (grades 10-12+) focuses on reasoning and applied logic, explaining and using this learned knowledge to create new ideas and also applying them to real and hypothetical life situations.
:: View Topic - Are Computers Wrecking Schools? While I think the waldorf method is going a bit computers should be the centerpieceof the learning method. and those that are not intelligent enough to teach. http://www.xeebra.com/bitstream/viewtopic.php?t=2115
The Watchman Expositor: Waldorf Charter School Controversy a Christian teacher would necessarily teach students to waldorf teachers must beAnthroposophists first and teachers of teaching matter and method in Steiner http://www.watchman.org/reltop/waldorfcontroversy.htm
Extractions: SITE DIRECTORY Home Page About Watchman Fellowship Free Subscriptions Church Presentations Weekly News Subject Index Profiles State Offices Watchman Staff OVERVIEW OF CULTS Articles JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Articles MORMONISM Articles NEW AGE Articles OCCULT Articles SCIENTOLOGY Articles OTHER RELIGIOUS TOPICS Articles Vol. 14, No. 5, 1997 Articles on Other Religious Topics by John W. Morehead A group of concerned parents carried signs of protest as they picketed Oak Ridge Elementary School in Sacramento, California. Their critics described them as misguided and in opposition to an "acclaimed curriculum" ("Waldorf Hysteria," Sacramento News and Review, June 12, 1997, p. 13). The parents, and representatives from the secular group, People for Legal and Non-Sectarian Schools (PLANS), claimed the school's use of the controversial Waldorf curriculum brought religion into the public school classroom. The disagreement intensified in July of this year, when the Sacramento City schools chief recommended that the Waldorf program remain at the school, and school board trustees voted unanimously to endorse the methodology ("Schools Chief Favors Waldorf," The Sacramento Bee , July 2, 1997, B1). This caused PLANS to begin preparation for a lawsuit against the school district. (TruthQuest Institute is finalizing a Brief of Amici Curiae (Friend of the Court) to accompany the lawsuit.)
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Extractions: Our Concerns about Waldorf Schools Click link below to jump to section... 1. Waldorf Schools are Religious Schools 2. Waldorf Is Based on Occult Theory 3. Publicly Funded Waldorf Programs Violate the First Amendment in the United States Waldorf schools are an activity of Anthroposophy, a cult-like religious sect following the occult teachings of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). A huge amount of literature about Waldorf education has been produced within the closed system of Anthroposophy. Much of the available information fails to describe the spiritual mission of the Waldorf school system honestly. We have found that even experienced parents of Waldorf students usually know little about the Anthroposophical principles that determine the teaching methods and the Anthroposophical doctrine that permeates the curriculum. return to top Waldorf education has never been examined critically to determine whether it lives up to its claims. Waldorf's two-year teacher training program is woefully inadequate. The first "foundation" year is an Anthroposophical seminary program, consisting mostly of the study of Rudolf Steiner's occult philosophy and leading the teacher on Steiner's path to "initiation" as described in his book "Knowledge of Higher Worlds and its Attainment." Teacher trainees also must read Steiner's "Reincarnation and Karma" and "Occult Science." As the Waldorf movement grows, there is a growing need for evaluation from outside the Steiner religious movement, which is viewed by some as a cult. Parents and school boards should be aware that the representations of Waldorf promoters are often deceptive. For example, promoters will say that Waldorf is based on child development, but Steiner's theory of child development, based on reincarnation, karma, and "the etheric body," "the astral body," and "the I" differs significantly from the consensus of child development specialists. Waldorf theory leads to some questionable practices, especially in the teaching of reading, which Waldorf educators believe will damage children if even the alphabet is introduced before the "change of teeth"; the teaching of science; and in the treatment of learning disabilities, which are believed to be a child's karma.
Fall, 1998 SMR Why dont you teach reading and writing in kindergarten SMR If you could sharewith others anything you wanted about the waldorf method, what would that http://www.celestinevision.com/smrfall.html
Extractions: For my December column of the online Celestine Journal I am looking for interesting ways that people around the world celebrate the Holidays during the months of December and January. Last year I spotlighted a woman in Sweden who celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah, a man in Denmark, another man in New Zealand, and a woman in North Carolina who celebrates Kwanzaa. This year I would love to know more about how holidays are celebrated in India, China, Japan, or the Middle East during these two months.If you have an interesting holiday that you celebrate other than Christmas and Hanukkah, please email me a couple of paragraphs. It might be something I could use for the December article.
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Extractions: This is an education feature story. Alternative education lets students 'do' ALTERNATIVE education has become an increasingly attractive choice for many parents who dislike conventional schools' rote-learning approach, which educational experts say increases stress and aggressiveness in children. Some parents opt for home schooling, but those who are unable teach their children themselves are choosing schools that encourage active learning
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Extractions: Make contact with someone who would like to be a pen-friend. If you are involved with Steiner (Waldorf) education in some way and would like to be added to this list, send me an e-mail. Pen-Friend information Contact details Date received Hi my name is Jenny. I have a 9 yr old ADHD Aspergers son who is getting lost in mainstream school. I need to find a new direction and am hoping a Steiner School will be the solution. I would love to hear from others to tell me of their experiences. Regards Jenny ajurquhart@bigpond.com 10th June 2004 Hi My name is Susan and I have 3 children age 9, 4 and 2 yrs. My daughter attends a Steiner school in Scotland and has Asperger's syndrome, she is 9 yrs old. Previously she had attended mainstream schools and found it very difficult. Her teachers at the Steiner school are amazing. I just wish I knew about Steiner education long ago. If anyone would like to be pen pals with her please get in touch as I feel this would help her enormously and socially too.
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Extractions: This portal site links you to articles and websites that deal with every imaginable facet of homeschooling. The site can be browsed by topic or searched by keyword. About's Homeschooling Links - About.com is a popular portal site, organizing information by topic and subtopic. The list of homeschooling subtopics and their respective links range beyond many traditional homeschooling sites. American Homeschool Association (AHA) - This is a service organization sponsored in part by the publishers of Home Education Magazine. Here you can join an email discussion list or subscribe to an email newsletter. The site is organized into two main areas, information on homeschooling and homeschooling resources. I particularly like the section of Book Reviews, Authors' Sites, and Book Lists that is found under the Resources umbrella. Best Homeschooling - Lillian Jones asked: "What's your best homeschooling advice?" This website details the responses she received from her homeschooling friends. You will recognize many prominent authors who write about homeschooling.
Methods How do I teach? This is a list of web pages that support one type of homeschooling. waldorf.waldorf FAQ. Principle Approach. Unit Study or Project method. http://www.waldsfe.org/Resources/Methods.htm
Extractions: Resources: General Resources Geography History Math ... Modest Clothing Stores This is a list of web pages that support one type of homeschooling. I pulls from most all methods of teaching so I enjoy these sites. The sites are in no particular order. Click on a method to go there quickly. Accelerated Approach Constructivism Charlotte Mason Classical ... World View Approach This article explain this method very clearly. This article is one of the author's daughter's take on the method. Here is a more detailed looked. In a nutshell this is the idea of active learning over passive learning. Amblesdie Online free curriculum in the CM style Penny Gardner's web site Karen Andreola 's web site Articles on the CM style of teaching. Sorry I do not know who owns this site and haven't checked much out. Queen Homeschool store I usually do not like to "promote" one online store over another, but this store caters specifically to CM homeschoolers so I couldn't leave it out. Heart of Wisdoms web page on Charlotte Mason's methods The Hadden Family The ABC's of Charlotte Mason A Well Trained Mind a great web page to start your search; and their
RAISING SMART KIDS IN A MODERN WORLD; AN ESSAY FOR PARENTS and subscribe to organic approaches to learning such as the waldorf method of education Inaddition, computer programs can also teach many valuable lessons and http://members.aol.com/CWPLACE/recipe.html
Extractions: Since 1990, the world has seen remarkable advances in technology. Technology can be destructive, but it can also be extremely constructive. As parents, we have three basic choices (or a combination of them): raise our kids with little or no modern technology, raise our kids using all technology available, or raise our kids using technology selectively. Let me give you some examples of each. Many parents are deliberately choosing to raise their children without technology. These are the people who refuse to allow a television in their home, insist that their children only play with all-natural toys, and subscribe to organic approaches to learning such as the Waldorf method of education. This is certainly a valid philosophical choice, and one that is apt to produce a thoughtful, gentle, and capable citizen. As parents, however, we need to remember not to dominate the lives of our children. We need to allow them to explore the world around them. To do this, we need to orchestrate their world; to set up their environment in a way that allows them every possible opportunity to develop their brains and to explore their world productively. Children will play with virtually anything we give them. If we only provide them with toys having educational value, they will learn to love and value education naturally. Technology is, in fact, changing the average intelligence of Americans. In the seventies, it was well-known that the average I.Q. of Americans was 100. Largely due to technology, it is now known that this average I.Q. has increased. In other words, the average I.Q. of American children may well now be 110. As parents, we can use this information to our advantage.
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