Question: What kind of parent involvement is needed for the Living Lessons? – Kaela Answer: Thank you for your question. This is a great question and really varies for each family, and even by the day within each family. The original purpose of the Living Lessons is to provide a teacher for the student so […]
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The Great Discipline Debate: Record Keeping, Responsibility, and Communication
“YOUR SECRET’S SAFE WITH ME … WITH ME … WITH ME … ” The speaker for the after- supper session of The Great Discipline Debate was Michael Roechipp, a computer whizz kid who had perfected the art of record-keeping for various security agencies. Well Michael wasn’t actually there – he had installed a two-way audio-visual […]
Compare the Different Lifetime Family Packages, Core Bundles, and Co-op/School Packages
Tuesday Tip: Lessons from a Stormy Day
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 touch of inspiration for the day. Lessons from a Stormy Day There are things to […]
Tuesday Tip: Who Will You Take on Your Journey?
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 touch of inspiration for the day. Who Will You Take on Your Journey? Find a […]
Ask a Waldorf Teacher: How Can I Share Cultural Stories?
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 past Q & A sessions. Become a member of Earthschooling to get your questions answered personally […]
Tuesday Tips: Is Gluten-Free Necessary?
For an introduction to our “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 touch of inspiration for the day. Is Gluten Free Necessary? Consider trying out “gluten free” […]
Preparing Food Ahead for College Student, Single Person or Family
Note: I’ve included our video illustrations below as 2-minute mini videos so you don’t have to watch one long video. You can just watch the little video clips you want to. However, if you do want to see the full 30-minute video you can view the complete video HERE. As a single mom with three […]
A Sensory Meditation Room For Adults & Children
Note: The computerized aspect of this experience is optional. You can use whatever tools you want to create your own sensory meditation room. Mine actually does not look like this anymore. I change it every month or so…and electronics are not always involved. I love experimenting and trying new things! As Waldorf inspired parents & teachers we […]
Book Review: How to Bake Pi: Inspiration for Teachers/Parents
In Waldorf education math for a first and second grader is a joyous experience. This continues through the lower grades with math being integrated into drawing, form drawing, art, hands-on activities, and handwork. However, as the children get older and the math becomes more challenging it becomes increasingly difficult to present continually exciting math experiences […]
Save Monarch Butterflies with Fun Educational Activities
Biology, botany, gardening, farming, conservation, civics, entomology, math, science, language, art and history – that is what children will be learning this summer while engaging in these fun monarch-focused activities. However, they will be having so much fun they won’t realize how much they are learning. I remember purchasing some bushes at a local nursery […]
Are You Being Misled by Natural Healing Articles?
A student at The Avicenna Institute brought up a good point in their paper the other day. They mentioned that a lot of studies that are done on the benefits of different foods are done by the government or by the food industry itself. They wanted to know how they could tell which studies were valid and […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
