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Diversity in Waldorf Education

Diversity in Waldorf Education: CultureALL is a Des Moines organization that encourages cultural diversity and understanding in classrooms around Iowa. Kristie Burns’ class, The Middle East Marketplace (part of the Fifth Grade Ancient Cultures Block), was featured in the Des Moines Register this week. See the article and pictures below… The “Middle East Marketplace” is […]

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The Rhythm of Learning

“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 flowers and fruit also on […]

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A Waldorf Main Lesson Book: Where are the Worksheets and Exams?

How Main Lesson Books Are the Solution to Problems with AI Learning Imagine a world with no quizzes, textbooks, or worksheets. That sounds like a dream school for most children! This is what it is like in a Waldorf school. In fact, Waldorf education engages students in the learning process in ways that worksheets or […]

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Waldorf Handwork: Easy Knit Slippers

Just found a bunch of un-matched slippers from the “old days” and it inspired me to start knitting some of these again. My kids LOVED these and so did all the friends and family I knitted them for – even the guys! They are SO super easy I almost felt guilty for the thank-you’s 😉 […]

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A Story of Thankfulness

If your family has a story to share about how you share your thankfulness for the earth please share – I would love to be inspired by you all – I know so many of you and you already inspire me. I will be reading the stories you send to my children this Thanksgiving. One […]

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Easy Healthy Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Every year somebody asks me to publish this recipe again. Ever since I discovered it my kids don’t even like the “regular” pumkin pie anymore! This is SOOOOO easy and tastes like a pumpkin pie with a thin crust – the recipe actually makes its own crust. Hope this helps your life be less hectic […]

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Education Through Volunteering

We have been discovering the joys of volunteering this autumn! Mosi, my 14-year-old (will be 15 in one month!) has been learning about a number of volunteer opportunities from a volunteer club in our community. This club puts out announcements about opportunities so you don’t have to go search for them or wonder “Do they […]

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Living My Life in Costume

I have not posted a lot lately because I’ve been so busy. I auditioned for the Nutcracker, the Ballet Dracula and I am a fairy at the Renassaince Festival again this year (my third year). The Renassaince Festival started last weekend so I worked for three days from 10am to 6pm every day as a […]

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Fashion Design with Big Brother

My mom went to run some errands with Mosi (she is my big sister, age 14) yesterday and Sunii and I got bored so I started cutting up some of my old clothes and making new fashions out of them. I am so excited because my mom has boxes of clothes in the basement she […]

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Costume Making with Sofi

I’m making some of my costume for the Rennassaince Faire this Autumn. I work as a fairy all day at the Faire – we are actors in the fairy battle with the pirates and we do many jobs around the Faire for three entire weekends. I work from 9am – 6pm each day. This year […]

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Free Waldorf Inspired Play-stands!

When I attended the Waldorf parent-child class with my eldest daughter (now almost 14! WOW) I immediately fell in love with the playstands. I wanted one so badly! I was so envious of my friend who had a husband who was so good at making them he even donated a couple to a new initiative! […]

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Mulberry Ink with Sofi

After our walk today I asked my mom if she had any ink. I bought a really cool feather pen at the farmer’s market yesterday and wanted to use it. She said that we could make some from the mulberries. I wrote a card to my dad with the mulberry ink and the feather pen. […]

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