Category Archives: Rhythm

Stages in Waldorf Education

Posted on by in Nature Walks, Rhythm, Waldorf Earthschooling, Waldorf Philosophy
Sofi is ten*. She is in that age where she is exploring her individuality and her place in the world. She still sees the world as a place to create and looks at everything through this point of view. Mosi, my eldest, is 14. She is at the stage where...
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The Four Temperaments in Rhythm of the Home

Posted on by in Autumn, Rhythm, Seasonal, Spring, Summer, Temperament, The Temperaments, The Temperaments and the Adult-Child Relationship Book, Waldorf Philosophy, Winter
I wrote these four articles for Rhythm of the Home Magazine. They are nice little vignettes about the temperaments that we wrote that explore in a unique and seasonal manner. Note that the original links to the online magazine are broken and we have not been provided with new links...
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Don’t Forget Your Hands!

Posted on by in Inner Work, Inner Work, Inner Work, Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Rhythm, Teachers, Waldorf Philosophy
As parents and teachers using Waldorf-inspired methods we learn about the importance of making sure there is a balance between the head, heart and hands* in daily education. Steiner teaches that this balance is essential to learning and that when a child is engaged and balanced on all three levels...
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The Rhythm of Learning

Posted on by in Organization, Organization, Parenting, Planning, Planning, Rhythm, Teachers, Waldorf Philosophy
“Life in its entirety is like a plant. The plant contains not only what it offers to external life; it also holds a future state within its hidden depths. One who has before him a plant only just in leaf, knows very well that after some time there will be...
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