Journey Through Wonderland Q & A Session Transcript Posted in: Photography - Chat from October 14th: Live Online Exhibit of Woodland Wonderland If you didn't make it to the live exhibit you can still visit the exhibit online HERE. KRISTIE: I will be online on Saturday, October 14th at 7pm for a… Read More >>
Ask a Waldorf Teacher: How Can I Teach Multiple Ages? Posted in: Earthschooling Members, Multiple Grades, Q & A With Waldorf Teacher Diane Power - Every Wednesday our members get to ask Waldorf teacher Diane Power questions about their homeschooling experience, Waldorf education and more. These Q & A sessions are posted on the member blog every week so you have access to all the… Read More >>
Waldorf Wildlife Education Posted in: Photography - Waldorf Wildlife Education I recently spent five days with a select group of people in Minnesota with Lynn Rodgers and The North American Bear Center. During this time our group experienced many close encounters with bears. My photos from the… Read More >>
A Journey Through Wonderland Posted in: Articles ABOUT Us, Photography - For the first time you can now see the popular exhibit "Journey Through Wonderland" online HERE. An article about this exhibit can be found below (or link to the original article here)... Read More >>
Profile of Kristie Burns in the Des Moines Register Posted in: Articles ABOUT Us - This section of the Des Moines Register focuses on getting to know local Iowa business people and introducing them to the business community. In this article they interview Kristie Burns about her work with The Avicenna Institute as well as… Read More >>
Waldorf Cultural Enrichment: Meals in the Middle East Posted in: Articles ABOUT Us, Earthschooling in the News, The BEarth Institute in the News - At Earthschooling we are dedicated to bringing Waldorf cultural enrichment to Earthschoolers and our own community. A wonderful friend helped me find some old articles about Earthschooling in the local newspaper. In this one I was featured teaching the kids… Read More >>
Teaching Multiple Ages: What Can I Combine? Posted in: Multiple Grades - Are you teaching multiple grades or ages? In my classes, in general I find that there are certain subjects in any curriculum that are easily integrated. Here are some quick ideas: Storytelling is easily integrated with the two ages. Fairytales… Read More >>
Teaching Multiple Ages: With a Toddler Posted in: Multiple Grades - A very popular question I get is, “What do I do with my toddler(s) when we are homeschooling?” I have have three children and was very happy with the method I learned from our first Waldorf parent-child teacher years ago.… Read More >>
Teaching Multiple Grades Together: G4 & G6 Posted in: Multiple Grades - Question: I am teaching my 4th and 6th grader this year. What tips do you have for me using the Earthschooling curriculum that will help me be more efficient? - NF Answer: Learning tricks to combining the lessons and how to… Read More >>
Invitation to Embrace Your Journey & Follow Mine Posted in: Detoxification, Herbal Healing, Naturopathic Healing, Nutritional Healing - I invite you to join me on this new and exciting journey! After 31 years in business I have realized that the two most frequent transformational tips I have shared with clients over the years are not my favorite diets,… Read More >>
Siwa Village Girl: A Photography Story Posted in: Photography - This story is part of my "photo story" series. See the end of this post for where you can find more photo stories. Even back in 1990 it was hard to find a place on earth that has been untouched… Read More >>
Questions About the Lifetime Family Curriculum Package Posted in: FAQs - We are frequently asked the following questions about the Lifetime Family Package. If you have questions that are not listed below please e-mail us at: CustomerService@TheBEarthInstitute.com. What Does "Lifetime" Mean? We offer the Family Curriculum Package to our customers as… Read More >>
The Stargate: A Photography Story Posted in: Photography - Want to hear more photography stories and learn how to take great photos? Join our photography class HERE - it runs all year. The class includes a personal evaluation of all of your assignments and a student forum… Read More >>
Art Therapy in Waldorf Education Posted in: Arts, Crafts & Handwork, Guest Blogger - Thank you to our guest blogger this week, Katelyn Green, for this wonderful article on art therapy. I am so happy she has shared this with us because art is an everyday part of the Waldorf/Earthschooling curriculum. When you… Read More >>
Transforming Free Public Worksheets into Waldorf Inspired Lessons Posted in: Animals, Carschooling, Field Trips, Nature Walks, Science, Wildlife Education - How to Plan an Earthschooling Educational Excursion: Part Two All photos copyright Kristie Burns On our recent educational excursion (see part one here) we visited many wildlife preserves. One of the preserves, the Lee County Manatee Park, had a great… Read More >>
How to Plan an Earthschooling Educational Excursion Posted in: Carschooling, Field Trips, Waldorf Earthschooling, Wildlife Education - Part One: Choosing a Location All Photos Copyright Kristie Burns When we first started Earthschooling we chose the name “Earthschooling” because we wanted to emphasize that education does not just happen at home. In fact, one of our favorite ways… Read More >>
Connecting with Children Through Literature Posted in: Field Trips, High School, Inner Work, Modeling, Parenting - Seeing Lois Lowry speak last night with my two daughters was an experience I will never forget. But it wasn’t simply because she is a famous author and writes award-winning books. The experience was special to me because Lois Lowry… Read More >>
The Benefits of the Family Meal Posted in: Cooking, Healthy Meals, Modeling, Parenting - By Nancy Jewel Poer We did not feel television was a benefit to growing, creative minds ... with TV you are taking in someone else’s story, not living your own. The only possible and logical daily gathering time was the… Read More >>Waldorf in the News: Children Have More Than Five Senses Posted in: Steiner's 12 Senses, Waldorf in the News - Waldorf Principle Explored: Steiner's 12-Senses (Additional information on Steiner's 12-senses is available HERE) Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf method of education believed that all people, including the students you teach, have 12 senses. For many people, belief in a "sixth sense" is not a big… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 108 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Eight Inner Work Meditation (Heart): Today on the nature walk I noticed that the fairy house a lady had built along the trail had been moved and reduced in size. Most likely the reason was because the… Read More >>
Connecting with Nature for Health & Well-Being Posted in: Naturopathic Healing, Nutritional Healing - By Miranda Altice The Indigo Teacher Punkee Herbals on Etsy Miranda Altice is a student at The Avicenna Institute of Natural Therapies. The following post was submitted as one of her assignments for the Nutritional Well-Being Course. We enjoyed it… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 107 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Seven Inner Work Meditation (Heart): Today I saw this little fawn all alone in the forest. But he was not scared. He seemed simply curious about me and stood up to check me out. He knew his… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 106 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Six Inner Work Meditation (Heart): As an adult, if you look at the photo of the two bugs below you can probably guess what they are doing. If an entomologist looks at the photo they will… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 105 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Five Inner Work Meditation (Heart): The squirrel signs were unmistakable - a twitching tail and loud chattering that let us know we were not welcome to approach any closer. We backed away and honored their request out… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 104 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Four Inner Work Meditation (Heart): For weeks the creek has fascinated me. It is only about ten feet from the trail we walk on yet since it is lined with trees and a drop-off nobody ever walks… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 103 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Three Inner Work Meditation (Heart): I have been working on this 365 day project for three years and although I had some photos I liked from today's walk my favorite June 11 photos may always be… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 102 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and Two Inner Work Meditation (Heart): Yesterday we talked about how it is important to take time to re-focus on your goals and try again. Today's inner work will be to focus on ways we can move forward… Read More >>
365 Nature Walks: Day 101 Posted in: Earthschooling365 - #Earthschooling365: Day One Hundred and One Inner Work Meditation (Heart): If you have been following the first 100 days of nature walks then you probably noticed I took a break from posting. I still continued to walk and take photos but unforeseen… Read More >>
Top Ten Teacher Success Secrets Posted in: Inner Work, Modeling, Organization, Planning, Teachers - When we asked teachers what the secret to their success in the classroom was their answers were varied but we chose the top ten. We've also included some links to resources we have that will help you build your own… Read More >>
Waldorf in the News: Natural Light & Outdoor Play Reduces Short-Sightedness in Children Posted in: Nature in Education, Waldorf in the News - Waldorf Principle Explored: Bringing the Classroom Outdoors & The Outdoors Inside Having students spend significant amounts of time outdoors is integral to Waldorf education. No matter what the weather is or the student's age, students are dressed appropriately and have daily time to… Read More >>
