Written by Donna Ashton of The Waldorf Connection Waldorf is a living, breathing form of education that Rudolph Steiner, its founder, wanted to provide as an antidote to modern times. Waldorf honors the whole child – body, mind and spirit – through music, arts, handwork, sculpture, stories and …
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The important influence of the not-parents.
Written by Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. Last week, our 10-year-old surprised us at dinner when she said, “I memorized something. Want to hear it?" And then she recited The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in its entirety, without missing a word. I was …
Building your own curriculum under strict guidelines
Written by Dave Pommier of Bloke School. There are quite stringent guidelines about how to build a homeschool curriculum where I live. In New South Wales, Australia, everyone needs to be registered and assessed through BOSTES (Board Of Studies, Training and Educational Standards). They provide …
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How to have the best finishing feeling
Written by Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane. So this was the day math took three hours and twenty-three minutes. This was the day I thought to myself, "Today is NOT the day to write a homeschooling post." This was the day I wondered, "Why exactly am I homeschooling? Why am I so enthusiastic about …