Nicholas Andrea now resides in the lush woodlands of northern Delaware with his family after spending the last six years teaching at the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina as a grades, music, and aftercare teacher. Nicholas earned his Waldorf Elementary and Music certifications at Sunbridge Institute in Spring Valley, NY. He is passionate about the Waldorf curriculum and believes in its ability to raise capable, compassionate, and creative human beings. After the birth of their son last October, Nicholas and his partner Cassie wanted more time at home with their baby which has led Nicholas to finding Earthschooling.
Nicholas is also passionate about music, speech arts, and history. Known in other circles as “The Bard,” Nicholas’s lifelong love of music has led him to a variety of instruments including world percussion, dijeridoo, flutes of various kinds, and Irish and Scottish bagpipes. He is also a published poet, and he spends his spare time plumbing the mysteries of world history in order to understand how we got where we are and where we go from here.
Mr. Andrea has provided Living Lessons for 5th, 6th, and 8th grade. You can find some of his individual lessons by linking below…
Eighth Grade Individual Blocks
You can find ALL his lessons by visiting the Living Lessons Curriculum page.
You can get to know him by watching his 5th grade introductory video below…
WELCOME and Introduction to Fifth Grade with Mr. Andrea (for Students)
Hello Mr. Andrea,
This is Rima Kaddissi, mom of Omar Syriani, he is currently in grade 6.. we’ve been following your living lessons since grade 5.
We feel blessed to have met you, virtually though, in our homeschooling journey..
Omar would love to join your zoom sessions, starting in few hours.. i hope he can still make it and it is not too late.
Looking forward to hearing back from you..
Warmly,
Rima
Dear Rima, I have forwarded this message to Mr. Andrea. Thank you!
Mr. Andrea is the best of the best. He is SO good at storytelling, explaining concepts, and providing really well rounded lessons that include math practice, poems, cultural songs/footwork, stretches, and music that tie in so beautifully with each lesson. His ability to guide a completely hopeless soul through some really fantastic art projects restored my faith in myself, as well as my kids’ faith in their own ability to ‘art’. I have been astonished countless times that “I did that?!”
I will enthusiastically buy any bit of content that he creates, and I really really hope he continues to work through High School living lessons. I would love to eventually see US geography and US history blocks from him because as far as face to face Waldorf content goes, the internet is severely lacking. I didn’t know he has live zoom lessons, but I would love to find out more about that, as well as any other ways to milk information from him, such as podcasts or voice recordings like Donna over at Christopherus does. I would love to see some book lists of recommended reading from him (as he seems to be a Scotland enthusiast, I would love to know if he has come across any fascinating historical fiction novels that would be kid-appropriate, like Outlander but for kids)?
All in all, I just wanted to say a very big thank you for the quality of each lesson, and that it really has made a huge difference in our homeschooling journey. I am new to the Waldorf concept so it is so helpful to have access to a teacher who is actually good at this method of presentation (as I am NOT).
Thank you thank you thank you!
-Kayleigh & Kids.