Meet Your Ukulele Teacher Dan Prindle! Posted in: Our Teachers, Teachers - The wonderful Dan Prindle is now offering three levels of Ukulele classes for students of Earthschooling.com. You can find descriptions of his classes within the listings for Ukulele Level One, Ukulele Level Two, and Ukulele Level Three. Feedback on these… Read More >>
Music’s Power on the Developing Brain and Beyond Posted in: Guest Blogger, Music, Music - By Anne Marie Daniolos Upon discovering this statement an intense search commenced to learn more on how music education impacts the whole developing brain. The findings were astounding. These are a short list of findings to share. Physician, professor of… Read More >>
Studying Government in Waldorf Education Posted in: Waldorf Earthschooling - Question: With all the politics surrounding us this year I want to integrate political studies into our curriculum. How can I do that? Answer: Students study actual government structures in high school Earthschooling classes since that is the way the Waldorf curriculum… Read More >>
Earthschooling is Easy, Enriching, and Engaging! Posted in: About Earthschooling - Have you seen the NEW updates we have made in August 2020? These updates make the curriculum easier to use and even more engaging! See Free Samples Here Purchase Curriculum Here 1. NEW! Living Lessons! We have been the leader… Read More >>
What is a Living Curriculum? Posted in: Curriculum, Waldorf Earthschooling - We offer our curriculum online for many reasons. Some of those are: the ability to provide numerous video tutorials, mp3s, and extra resources; the ability to host member galleries; the potential for saving paper (many members use at least some… Read More >>
What is Holistic Homeschooling – Earthschooling? Posted in: Curriculum, Inner Work, Inner Work, Planning, Planning - By Kristie Burns (Scroll down to the bottom to download the chart) When I think of education, I always remember my favorite story about a wise men who travelled the country teaching people. One day it was announced that this… Read More >> Interview with Kristie About Earthschooling – Podcast Posted in: Articles ABOUT Us - Meaghan from Joyful Mudpuddles Podcast writes... Thanks so much for being a guest on my podcast Kristie! Here is a link to the blog post: http://joyfulmudpuddles.blogspot.com/2020/08/interview-with-kristie-burns-of.html The Podcast is at www.joyfulmudpuddles.com/podcast or on all major podcast stations/players The YouTube is https://youtu.be/MJOq936XzHg Read More >>
Starting the Earthschooling Year Posted in: Earthschooling Members, Organization, Organization, Planning, Planning, Skills: Planning - As we all gear up to start the school-year I thought I would send everyone some encouragement from Alan Whitehead and some “Earthschooling hints” that can make the curriculum more flexible for you… Alan Whitehead, Waldorf teacher and previous director… Read More >>
What is Your Homeschooling Style? Posted in: Organization, Organization, Planning, Planning - What is Your Homeschooling Style? GUIDE: Guides you pedagogically through the curriculum. Insights into the ‘why’ of what you teach each year. Inspires you with ideas on how to create your own lessons. PLANS: Lays out plans for what you… Read More >>What is Your Homeschooling Style? Posted in: Organization, Organization, Planning, Planning - What is Your Homeschooling Style? Purchase Golden Beetle Curriculum Guides Here Purchase Earthschooling CORE Curriculum Bundles Here Purchase Earthschooling Curriculum Packages Here Enroll at The BEarth Academy Here GUIDE: Guides you pedagogically through the curriculum. Insights into the ‘why’… Read More >>
Summer is on it’s Way – Parenting the Young Child – Birth to 7 Posted in: Guest Blogger, Parenting, Summer - By Allison Reznik, MS The young child is in a natural state of joy and movement. How can you as a parent support that joy through the days of summer? The young child is busy - walking, running, climbing,… Read More >>
Ten Reasons to Shop at WaldorfBooks.com Posted in: Planning, Planning, Waldorf Books - Ten Reasons to Shop at Waldorf Books Before we took on the project of managing WaldorfBooks.com I did not realize a lot of the facts on the list below. I purchased my books from Amazon, not realizing the damage it… Read More >>
Free Energy Exercise from Healaura Academy Posted in: Meditation, Naturopathic Healing, Space Clearing - You can follow Healaura on Facebook HERE Or visit their website HERE Healaura Academy uses the Earthschooling curriculum and has recently shared this beautiful healing energy video with us to share with our members and on our blog. Thank you… Read More >>
Should My 7-year-old Student Be in First or Second Grade? Posted in: First Grade, Grade Placement, Reading - Question: My 7-year-old child is coming from the public school system and already knows how to read and write. I'm worried he won't find the Waldorf first grade curriculum challenging enough. Answer: You are correct, the language part of the first grade curriculum may… Read More >>
Can I homeschool my child after they attended public school? What about sending them back afterwards? Posted in: Grade Placement, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Teachers, Waldorf Earthschooling - With so many current unknowns in the public and private school system we have been receiving multiple questions every week about parents wanting to transition into homeschooling but wondering if that is even possible. The most popular question we have… Read More >>
Twelve Common Misunderstandings Concerning Waldorf Education Posted in: Colin Price, Planning, Planning, Waldorf 101, Waldorf Books, Waldorf Philosophy - A Guide for Parents by Colin Price Note from WaldorfBooks: We are sharing the first chapter of this wonderful little booklet to introduce you to the amazing work that Waldorf teacher Colin Price has done. If you would like to purchase… Read More >> Grand RE-Opening – the ALL NEW Waldorf Books Posted in: Earthschooling in the News, Waldorf Books - Welcome to the new website for the NEW WaldorfBooks.com! We are so excited to continue this journey with many of you and start this journey with many more! We have been fans of Waldorf Books since the days when Bob… Read More >>
Ava’s Gift – An Easter/Eostre Story Posted in: Earthschooling Members, Easter, Holidays: Easter, Spring, Stories - Last week a friend who helps rehab injured or abandoned wildlife posted a beautiful story on her Facebook page about some small rabbits she found and how she helped them find a new mama when their mother was killed. It… Read More >>
10 COVID-19 Related Educational Activities for Waldorf Homeschooling Posted in: Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Kids Can Heal, Modeling, Modeling - I’ve been through many situations similar to this one before (see my previous post “How to Deal with Limbo During COVID-19”) but none have been so hard to shelter the children from. In the past I was always able to… Read More >>
Surviving Limbo in the Time of COVID-19 Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work - Surviving Limbo This was written on March 22nd, 2020 and is written from my own experiences. Things have been changing daily so what I write today may not apply tomorrow. And what I write from my own experiences may resonate… Read More >>
Of Pine and Palm: Mathematics Class 9 and 10: A Rudolf Steiner Approach: Prologue Posted in: Alan Whitehead, Waldorf Books - Would you like access to all 54 of Alan Whitehead's Golden Beetle Books (including this one) as we re-publish each one (daily, one or more chapters at a time)? Join the Golden Beetle Book Club HERE. Want to know more… Read More >>
Nature Walk Therapy During the Coronavirus Posted in: Nature Walks, Nature Walks - Getting Outdoors During the Coronavirus This week we are giving away our book “100 Nature Walks” to anyone for free here on our website. However, for many the nature walk itself has been brought into question. It does not need… Read More >>
Why I’m So Excited About the Spiritual Syllabus/Golden Beetle Books Posted in: Modeling, Organization, Organization, Planning, Waldorf Books, Waldorf Philosophy - As you have already read in this post here, Earthschooling has taken over publishing and distribution rights to the Spiritual Syllabus of Alan Whitehead, also known as Golden Beetle Books. Many of you may already know that within this collection… Read More >>
Golden Beetle Books Posted in: Organization, Organization, Planning, Planning - Earthschooling has purchased exclusive copyright, publishing, and distribution rights to Golden Beetle Books from Alan Whitehead and is beyond honored and excited to be continuing the tradition of spreading his wisdom for many many years to come. Alan is an… Read More >>
Introducing Waldorf Teacher Colin Price and Six NEW Books! Posted in: Guest Blogger, Holidays, Our Teachers, Planning, Planning, Teachers, Waldorf Books - We are so excited to be introducing Colin Price & Songbird Press to our collection of Waldorf books for our members and new customers! This collection is now EXCLUSIVE to Earthschooling - you will not find these books anywhere else.… Read More >>
So You Want to Needle Felt? Posted in: Felting, Guest Blogger - By Guest Blogger, Megan Hammer As a celebration for the new set of tutorials we have available on the website, Megan Hammer (the wonderful artist you will learn from in these tutorials) is sharing some of her insights on how… Read More >>
Book Review: In the Dark Posted in: Inner Work, Inner Work, Naturopathic Healing - EMFs, Artificial Light, and Jason Bawden-Smith's “In The Dark” By Catherine de Long at https://iamfortytwo.video.blog/ Electromagnetic pollution is an issue near and dear to my heart. Literally. My own approximately five month experience with a “smart” meter was a nightmare. … Read More >>
Thursday Thoughts: How to Change a Bad Habit Posted in: Naturopathic Healing - For an introduction to my “Tuesday Tips and Thursday Thoughts” series please see the article “An Invitation to Embrace Your Journey and Follow Mine.” These short thoughts/tips are meant to be a brief and efficient way to offer a quick… Read More >>
Tuesday Tip: Turn a “Failure” into a Success Posted in: Naturopathic Healing - For an introduction to my “Tuesday Tips and Thursday Thoughts” series please see the article “An Invitation to Embrace Your Journey and Follow Mine.” These short thoughts/tips are meant to be a brief and efficient way to offer a quick… Read More >>
Affiliate Program at The BEarth Institute (Earthschooling & The Avicenna Institute) Posted in: Parenting, Teachers, Waldorf Earthschooling - How to Register as a BEarth Institute Affiliate & Use Your Affiliate Number By Affiliate Anne Marie You can only be an affiliate if you have purchased Earthschooling curriculum and are a member. If you register and you are not… Read More >>
