Waldorf Skill: Storytelling One reason the parent/teacher tells the story is so (s)he can adapt it to his/her class. If you are telling a fairy-tale from Germany and all the kids have names like “Hansel” and “Gretel” but you live in a culture where everyone is named “Serjito” or “Maria” you might consider changing the […]
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Order Your Books Before the Holiday Rush!
Holiday Shopping and Shipping Happy holidays, Waldorf Books subscribers! We have many wonderful gift options from both Waldorf Books and Earthschooling. If you purchase a physical item please keep in mind the time it will take for your item to arrive! We send out packages twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. […]
Logik of the Heart and the Renewal of Waldorf Education
Waldorf Co-ops & Classrooms Would you like Earthschooling to be part of your Waldorf school, public school, private school, or Waldorf inspired charter school curriculum? Earthschooling works with many teachers and schools around the world. Mark Riccio Titles The Logik of the Heart Waldorf Schools and Classrooms Administrative Explorations Economic Explorations A […]
Tales of Limindoor Woods and more gentle gnome books
Wonderment is the first step to learning. Wonder-filled experiences inspire creative thinking, enhance the child’s senses & heighten the child’s ability to learn about the world from different perspectives. The Wonder-filled child, when young, is enthralled by the world. And as they develop, if they are imbued with principles of wonderment they will meet the world with curiosity, rather than with mind-closing assumptions. “Ah!” grows into “Why?” Horizons […]
Mohsina Mandil, LMSW
Mohsina (Mosi) Mandil is president and owner of Waldorf Books, Assistant Dean at Earthschooling, and instructor and development consultant at Des Moines Community College. She earned her Master of Social Work at the University of Iowa with a focus in integrated practice. Mosi has decades of educational experience in Waldorf, Montessori, and public schooling as both […]
Aurogole’s Journey, Across Five Novels
Feature Author Shirley Latessa The author tells me she created The Auragole Quartet with teenagers in mind. I agree that teens are likely to love these stories. I would like to add that I believe adults will, too — I was barely able to put my copy down once I started reading. This is the […]
Crafting and Gifting for Holidays and Special Occasions
Creative Freedom and Personhood The school taught that we are truly [human], not because of our large brain, but because our hands are freed from supporting us, are redeemed from the earth realm and its survival imperatives and can work for the world. The hands are truly the organs of giving or serving – they […]
Little Fairy Stories and Adventures in the Lands of Enchantment
Fairy Tales, Fables, and Stories in Early Education As a graduate of Anthropology with a minor in Linguistics, I took many classes on folktales, fairytales and fables. The one thing that all cultures have in common is that they tell stories to their children from the time they are born. —Kristie Burns, The BEarth Institute’s […]
Music and Circle Time Books for the Beginner and the Expert
Music and Education Playing music has a more positive impact on the brain than any other human activity, by engaging both halves of the brain equally. — Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Music’s Power on the Developing Brain and Beyond Resources from Waldorf Books Music Mountain: Digital Edition 33 Sun Songs: Digital Edition Choirs of […]
Amplifying Native Voices
Feature Partner Native Voices In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Native American Heritage Month (U.S.) I would like to feature 7th Generation Native Voices Books, one of our partners. It is inspiring to work with a publisher “dedicated to publishing quality fiction and nonfiction titles for children and young adults;” furthermore, supporting and collaborating […]
Waldorf Education and Pedagogy
Steiner Philosophy Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives. The need for imagination, a sense of truth, and a feeling of responsibility—these three forces are the very nerve of education. ― Rudolf Steiner Shop Teaching books HERE Waldorf Teaching […]
Path of Discovery Curriculum Guides in Print and Digital Formats
Eric Fairman is a delightfully creative (and amazingly well-organized!) Waldorf grade school teacher in Australia who has done us all a great service by publishing the lesson notes he has kept through the years. In this as in all the Path of Discovery books, you will find suggested lessons, examples of ways of presenting the […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
