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Welcome to today’s giveaway–sponsored by Christopherus Homeschool!
From Kelly at Christopherus:
“Human beings are beings of thinking, of feeling and of willing. We need to think, consider and understand the world; we need to warm our thoughts with compassion and love; and we need to act in the world with clarity and purpose.
Waldorf education seeks to foster qualities in the child so that as she nears adulthood, her capacities of thinking, feeling and willing are strengthened so that she can find her place in the world.
We at Christopherus are dedicated to providing the resources and support you need to bring Waldorf education into your home.
We provide full curriculums through grade 5 and FREE rough guides for 6th-8th grades.
Our monthly newsletter includes news about publications and materials on the website as well as links to articles on the Homeschool Journey blog.
We also have a Christopherus Homeschooling Families group on Facebook monitored by our Consultant, Barbara Benson.”
The prize
Christopherus is excited to offer a Do It Yourself Starter Waldorf Package ($225 value) to one lucky Simple Homeschool Reader!
The package includes the following three books and audio program:
- The Christopherus Waldorf Curriculum Overview for Homeschoolers
- Living Language – a language arts curriculum for Grades 1-5
- From Nature Stories to Natural History- A Holistic Approach To Science For Families
- And an audio: Educating the Human Being for the Future
“Whether you are using our curriculum or taking a “do it yourself (DIY)” approach, these books are an essential part of any Waldorf homeschooler’s library.
Each book places its subject into the larger context of Waldorf education, thus helping you to understand the holistic thread which weaves together the methodology of Waldorf education.”
How to Win
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To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering this question: How old are your kids, and what appeals to you about these resources?
(If you’re reading this via email or reader, you must click here to leave your comment on this post at Simple Homeschool. Comments or emails left elsewhere don’t count as entries.)
Note: This giveaway IS open internationally–though overseas winners will need to pay shipping.
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Special Offer
Christopherus Homeschool Resources is offering Simple Homeschool readers 15% off their curricula through Feb. 27th! Use the coupon code SH216 at checkout.
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What a great giveaway!! My kids are 8 (2nd grade), 6 (kinder), 3, 1, and #5 due in May! We’ve just started working with Waldorf education this year and LOVE it!!
This is an incredible give-away. My kids are 11 and 8. Christopherus resources have been such a gift to our homeschool. These are wonderful resources for shaping our own Waldorf curriculum.
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My son will be in 2nd grade & we’ve just decided to use Christopherus, what a great resource! Thanks for the chance to win!
ages 12, 9, 2 and 1.
I love the arts and the stories of this curriculum.
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My creative 4yr old starts homeschooling in the fall, this would be great for her.
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My daughter is 4 and we love natural learning and through living ????
My children are 9, 8, 5 and 1. I have always been curious about Waldorf and would love to check out the curriculum!
My kids are 6, 4 and 8 months. I love Waldorf inspired homeschool. It makes for a beautiful childhood and is great for mom too
2,5 and 8. The stories!
My kids are 6 and 14 months. I have always been intrigued by the waldorf philosophy and tools. I like the organic feel of the curriculum.
My son is 6. We have just made the decision to homeschool and know this would be a great resource. I love the idea of an integrated exposure to education.
Head heart and hands. Integration. Whole to parts. As I grow on my love and understanding of Waldorf education I am more deeply convinced it is the best for my daughters ages 10 and 8. Thanks for the opportunity to win a curriculum.
My kids are newborn, 6 and 9 years old. We have been homeschooling since Kindergarten and using a virtual school. Next year I want to change things up and find a better fit for our family. Christopherus package would be a perfect start to changing our homeschooling to a more Wolforf experience which is exactly what I want to do!
My children are 7 & 5 and they are starting out on the Waldorf journey, wonderful resources like this will help to guide their journey smoothly and help me to make sure I’m not missing vital parts of the Waldorf program 🙂
My kids are 6 and 9, I love the holistic, natural approach and would definitely like to learn more!
Hi, My girls are 8 and 11 and we love this curriculum!! It is perfect for homeschooling Waldorf.
My kids are 8, 7, and 3. We’ve been slowly converting to a Waldorf inspired homeschool and we’re wanting to do a lot more Waldorf next school year. These books would be perfect!
My children are 7,4,3 and 1. I love that Waldorf places a high importance on emotional health in the education process.
My kiddos are 6, 10, 14. This would be great for my youngest! Thanks.
My children are 8 and 11. We use Christopherus grades 1-4. Above all else, the stories are what speak to us. No other curriculum’s stories live so deeply in us. We don’t have the books in the give-away, and they would be very helpful as we move into middle school. Thank you for e opportunity!
My kids are 6 and 11. I’ve always wanted to try the Waldorf approach and this would be the perfect way to start.
My children are 6, 4, and 1. I love the approach of using living books. Thanks for offering this giveaway.
My kids are your and six years old. We’ve been searching for a science curriculum that will work for us and “From Nature Stories To Natural History” sounds perfect!
My kids are 5, 4, and 1 and what most appeals to me is the holistic approach to science. We learn so much about history from just reading good books, but I’m looking to learn more about how to approach science in a holistic way.
Our 4th grade son has severe PTSD and problems with handwriting. Waldorf is the one curriculum that has always helped him consistently to write, develop artistically and most importantly, to heal. Hoping that we win this!
My kids are 7, 5, 3, and 10 months. I’d love to get my hands on this to use with our mosh-matched homeschool program.
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5 and 3. I feel like these resources help give our children the gift of childhood.
My kids are 9, 5, and 3. I think the use of art materials, the quality of the materials, and the ease of use is appealing.
My kids are 19, 5, 13 and 8. I love the holistic approach that Waldorf provides!
9,7,5. Learning more about nature studies.
Awesome giveaway! I’ve always thought our nature-centric approach to homeschool jived well with the Waldorf approach, but we would love additional tools for language arts as presented here. 🙂
My children are mostly grown, with the youngest of four just nine years old.
We are homeschooling our youngest. I am interested in this curriculum because my worldview has changed.
Hello, I remember reading Donna Simmon’s “Kindergarten with your 3-6 year old” two years ago and the warmth of the book filling me up. I like Donna’s lucid style of writing and presenting the concepts and stories. We are embarking on First Grade this Fall and are looking forward to continuing with Christopherus. Thanks so much.
My son is turning 4. We’ve been searching for Waldorf homeschool options, and I’d love these as resources! These books look like they’d give me a great overview of how to approach Waldorf education at home. Thank you for the opportunity!
My kids are 9 and almost 7. We’re Charlotte Mason-y unschoolers who spend a lot of time outdoors and with living books. I’d like to be more systematic in our learning, and I’m interested in the Waldorf philosophy — I think it would be a good fit for us.
My children are 5 and 2. We strive to fill our children with creativity, imagination, music and nature, and want to equip them with the skills to share beauty and kindness with the world. Waldorf fits us! We would be so blessed by this curriculum!
Aloha! My daughter is almost 4 years old and is attending a preschool here in Kona, HI while I work full time. I’ve looked in to the Waldorf charter school that we have here and love it but it is such a long drive. My other option is to stay home & homeschool next year. I am very excited about this option and was hoping there was an amazing Waldorf home school eduction curriculum out there, so glad I stumbled upon this one! Mahalo!
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We used their Kinder curriculum many years ago. Reading Donnas words was probably the first time I felt like I could truly homeschool joyfully. It would be wonderful to be able to use it again. My children are 10, 8 & 7
My kids are 3 and 5. I’m currently reading Christopherus’s Kindergarten With Your Three to Six Year Old and I love it! I’d love more Christopherus resources. My 5-year-old is named Christopher, so I like the name too. 🙂
My children are 6 years and 10 months old. I love the natural approach to education.
My kids are almost 3 years and 8 months. We are planning to homeschool and find Waldorf appealing
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My kids are 6 & 3, and this is our first year homeschooling. We love Waldorf Educations gentle approach to early childhood, and would love the chance to try Christopherus!
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My kids are 7,4 and 1 years old. We have not use any curriculum in the past. But in the fall would like to try more structure approach/curriculum. We would love to try christopherus!
My children are just about 1 and just about 5. My eldest is attending an outdoor Waldorf kindergarten but we will homeschool after next year. I would love resources to have in the home to help us maintain a Waldorf way of living and schooling. Thanks!
Three 6 year olds. All three are creative and would benefit from Waldorf approach.
My child is 8 and this is our second year homeschooling. This curriculum is appealing because it’s holistic, engaging our children not only academically but with others, feelings, and nature. This is so important!
My kids are 5, 2, and 2 months old. I was looking into this curriculum beforehand and would love to win it! I want to incorporate waldorf into our homeschooling from the beginning.
Loving this giveaway! I have been trying to find a way to introduce more waldorf materials in their education. My children are 4, 6.5 and 8. Thank you snd best of luck to everybody!
jumoed into our first year of homeschooling quite unexpectedly and are still catching up on the “how. Would love the chance to explore the Waldorf curriculum with my 6 year old Kindergartener who loves story more than anything else and my 3 year old who is along for the ride right now.
My kid are 7 and 8 and I looove that Christopherus is so connected with nature study. Yes, please!
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Thanks for the chance to win! I’ve been interested in learning more about Waldorf education and this looks like a great resource! My kids are 1, 3, and 5…we will be starting homeschool this fall officially!
My children are 8, 6, and 11 mos. I am just now becoming more familiar with Waldorf education, and I love how it sounds like it nurtures the whole child. Thank you so much for the giveaway!
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We are just beginning our homeschool journey with a 2.75 yr old and a 6 month old. We love the Waldorf Philosophy
I have 4 children, ages 4/9/10/11. I am interested in the holistic teachings this program offers. Thank you kindly fir this opportunity.
My kids are ages 9, 6, and 3. I am interested in Waldorf Homeschooling. As a single, working, and homeschooling mother I want what time I have to spend with my kids “doing school” to be pleasant and fruitful and I feel that we really that experience when we are using Waldorf resources. Thank you for the giveaway!
I homeschool with my two children age 4 and 1. Due to the special needs of both mom and my eldest, Waldorf will be used in our home. These books would help me, as the mother, to continue to build a foundation for my childrens education. I hope these books would inspire me in many ways as I strive to be my children’s parent, teacher, and mentor. I am also excited because they are not something I could currently afford on my own.
What a great giveaway! My children, Noah and Milly, are ages seven and five. Noah and I have been learning at home with the Christopherous first grade curriculum. I’d love to win these resources, we adore christopherus!
My kids are 2.5 yo and 10 months. We love natural learning and are very interested in Waldorf Homeschooling. These resources would be helpful in beginning our homeschool journey.
Mine are 8& 10, and I love the creativeness of Waldorf
My kids are 4 1/2 yrs old, 3 yrs old, 14mo., and one on the way. I’m really interested in the holistic approach of this curriculum as well as the way imagination runs through it. As someone with a confirmed eclectic/do-it-yourself philosophy of life and education, I LOVE the fact that these resources provide a unifying element (especially the curriculum overview) but don’t require committing to one package curriculum to be useful. Since we’ll be starting formal education of some kind this fall with my oldest, this would be incredibly useful in our home!
My daughter is 9. I’ve loved Waldorf education since she was little and I was doing preschool “homeschooling.” It’s a very natural, holistic approach.
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My kids are 5 and 8. I have started dabbling in Waldorf this semester, but I plan to go deeper next school year. These resources look like they would be an amazing addition to our Waldorf exploration.
I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 2 month old. We are exploring homeschooling preschool options and I’m really loving the gentleness and whole child approach of Waldorf. Thanks for the chance to win!
My homeschooler is 9 and I love the gentleness of the Waldorf philosophy and the connection to nature and the rythms of life.
Our kiddies are 9, 6, 4 (class 4, 1 and little kindi). I have been wondering about the nature stories book for awhile (we are using christopherus class 1 and 4 currently) and I love the idea of the overview! What a great resource!
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We are a homeschooling family using Charlotte Mason and a bit of Waldorf. My boys are emerging readers/writers and love science and nature. I would greatly enjoy winning this package because of the guidance it would give in language arts and Science! I have been leaving some of the more boxed curriculums behind and researching many ways to grow my own homeschool with the Waldorf philosophy to support my 5 and 8 year old boys interests and abilities. I feel these package would greatly help us!
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My kids are 6 and 10 years old. We live on the southern Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, and are trying to get the best education we can with very limited materials, we are really interested in your program! Great work…
Oh yay! I just learned about the Christopherus program and have been perusing the site for the last few days, so this is great timing! We have done “DIY” Waldorf homeschooling for my girls, 6 and 2yrs. I love that Waldorf really helps children to understand and learn through FEELING the information and knowing it deeply in their bodies and in nature, rather than solely focusing on methods like memorization. Thanks for the chance to learn more about Christopherus!
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My son is 9. We would love to try this curriculum!
Our children are 3, 4, 6, and 6. I like the flexibility of this material.
My kids are 4.5, 2 and baby #3 is due in April. Waldorf homeschooling appeals to me in so many ways. It’s quite similar to the homeschooling I was raised with. Winning this giveaway would be so beneficial helping me spread my wings in my own homeschooling journey with my kids.
My 10 year old son and I will be embarking on a new learning journey after 4 years at Prairie Hill Waldorf School and 1 1/2 years at a Waldorf inspired charter school. Wow – what an opportunity to receive these 3 books! I’m reading on the Christopherus site just about every day. Thank you
My children are 7, 4, 1. We love the Waldorf curriculum because it is so developmentally appropriate.
My sons are 2, 6, and 12. I’ve been wanting to try a Waldorf curriculum.
This would be amazing! My kids are 4 and 2. My plan is to use Christopherus for first grade and I have been wanting to buy the overview already. I have the “Kindergarten for your 3 to 6 year old” and I love the way Donna thinks that there is no official schooling needed up till 1st grade. I have chosen to go for Donna’s curriculum, because she used to be a teacher in a Waldorf school, she homeschools her kids AND she knows how it can be to struggle as a mother. I feel very connected to her and therefore her curriculum.
My girls are ages 6 and 8 and we are Waldorf inspired in our homeschooling so we would love to try the Christopherus curriculum.
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I have been homeschooling for awhile and this curriculums has repeatedly caught my eye. I love the aspect of nature teaching and natural materials and drawing and being creative including music, movement, and many other art forms from 2D to 3D. I have not been able to afford any of the curriculums bit implement some of the same philosophy’s into our homeschool day!
My kids are 7,5,4,2. They love more open ended learning. They are creative and this would help them.
My grandchildren are being homeschooled using the Steiner curriculum. They are 9, 6 and 4 years of age and I know my homeschooling daughter would appreciate and understand the benefit of these great resources.
I have a 4.5 yr old and a toddler, and as we get started on our homeschooling journey these resources would be a valuable tool!
My grandkids are aged 9, 6, 4, 4 & 1. The older ones are home schooled and my daughter is constantly on the lookout for new and better teaching resources. She greatly values high quality resources such as those from Christopherus and I know she would really appreciate the additional materials.
My daughter is almost 10 and she used to attend a Waldorf school prior to being homeschooled. I’m researching and reading now on how to make our homeschool more in line with Waldorf, so this is perfect timing!
My kids are 12, 6 and 3. I really love Waldorf education… This curriculums will be a wonderful gift for us, we are in France and we don’t have curriculums here…
My children are 9 and 5. I am just planning to start home schooling. This is what I was exactly looking for!! Thank you so much for giving us this great opportunity .
My children are 6,12, 13 This is perfect for our family having special needs children learning through play and outdoors would be awesome for us.
My daughter is 5 years old and has a natural love for nature and science. I love the Waldorf approach to education, the emphasis on nature and learning through play align with our homeschool style. This curriculum would be a wonderful blessing for the year to come!
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Ages 8 and 7. Love the versatility and great creativity of the curriculum.
My children are ages 20, 17, 15, 13, 11, 9,7, and 3. I would love to try Christopherus resources because, as i get older, i am trying to find things that bring me delight. For years i wanted a way to incorporate some of the Waldorf ways that i found so appealing. The other year i did Oak Meadow Kindergarten with one of my littlies, and I’d love to try Christopherus 🙂
My children are 2, 4, and 6. I am very drawn to Waldorf, and love the gentle, natural process of learning encouraged by it. Christopherus looks like it would be a wonderful addition to our school. I have heard very good things! Thanks for this opportunity!
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My kids are 9, 7 and 4. I used the Oak Meadow curriculum for my four-year-old this year, and we all loved it. It would be great to introduce my older two to the Christopherus method.
Our Children are the ages of 13, 10, 7, and 4. Plain and simple this give away appeals to both the heart and mind of ourselves and our children. How very kind of you to offer such a dream. Thank you
My kids are 18 (in college,) 13, 11, and 1. I like how this curriculum addresses feelings and stages of child development not just on the academic aspects. Very important to building good humans! Thanks for the opportunity.
My girls are 7 and 10. I would love to add another waldorf curriculum to our resources!
My daughter is 3 and we are definitely homeschooling. We are trying to figure out what we want to use as a program.
My kids are 7, 6, 4, 2, and new and we’ve been cobbling our way through Waldorf inspired homeschooling. These would sure make my life easier and our schooling more enjoyable!
Our children are 23, 18, 14, 6, and 1 1/2. We love this kind of natural, gentle learning.
Our children are 8 and 4. I love how Waldorf curriculum is about slow- learning. It seems counter-cultural in a way, but it’s what we and our children crave. It honors nature. It is about the whole-child. It is simple. It is beautiful.
My kids are age 5 and 1 and we are getting ready to start our homeschool journey. Waldorf has appealed to our lifestyle and I would love these resources to help us prepare for this new adventure!!
Awesome giveaway – looks like a great resource for my precocious 5-year old!
Would love to try this out~ kids are 6, 10, and 14! Homeschooling the younger two
My kids are four and one and half, and these look like great resources to start homeschooling. My sister home schools her children and is always raving about the quality of the Christopherus materials.
What an incredible opportunity! Thank you Simple Homeschool and Christopherus for the chance to win. My son’s are 6 and 4. The work of Steiner has inspired our lives ever since my introduction to Biodynamic farming years ago. I have drooled over Christopherus curriculum since my oldest was a toddler and I have always thought it was the best homeschool Waldorf curriculum available.
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My kids are 10, 7, 5, and 1. I’d love to win and learn more about this educational philosophy.
My children are 6 and 4. Would love to win this to enrich our homeschooling.
My child is 7 and I have wanted to try Christopherus for as long as I have know about it! We will be taking the plunge into homeschooling Waldorf style next fall and would love to use this curriculum.
My kids are 16,16 and 6. Would love to learn more and see if it’s what we have been looking for for my 6 year old. Thanks
My kids are ages 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, & 17. I have always used an inspired Waldorf approach to homeschooling and would love these resources to learn more, understand, and to enhance my children’s education using Waldorf methodology 🙂
My children are 6 and 8. I am always looking for new ways to engadge them in learning.
Would love to check this out!
I have a 7 year old and 2 year old. I love the Waldorf approach and hope we win.
I have a 9 year old homeschooling boy. We would love the chance to try this curriculum! We love the form drawing, visual mathematics
,and the literature.????
We have four children: our oldest son is 11; our twin sons 8; and our daughter 6. We have been homeschooling for six years and using curriculum from Christopherus and Live Education! We have particularly appreciated the resources on form drawing and drawing with young children, as well as the audits by Donna Simmons. The books offered here are ones we would love to have. Thank you for this incredible offer!
My living children are 9 and 11. I have used Christopherus resources when they were young, but not for a long time. I was just thinking that I would like to take a fresh look at resources for the older years. We are more eclectic now, but I miss our Waldorf roots.
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My children are 8, 6 and almost 2 and I was able to use some of the Christopherus resources with them last year. We really enjoyed the curriculum and would love to incorporate more this year!
What an amazing giveaway! My children are 5 and 3 and we are just beginning our home school journey. These resources would be invaluable to me in providing the education and childhood I want for my children! Thank you for the opportunity!
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We left a Waldorf school to enjoy the freedom
Of homeschooling with the excellent support
Of many Christopherus resources. My children are now 11, 9, 7 and 1! Our journey has been unfathomably enriched by the magic of Steiners indications!
My children are just 6 months and 2 years, but I would love to add this to our future homeschooling lineup. I love so many things about this way of schooling.
I have a six, five, three yr, and nine month old. This is our second year homeschooling and I feel that waldorf is a wonderful fit for us and I try to incorporate it into our days. I would love to have some more resources to help us on our way. Sorry I don’t have Facebook or I’d post this!.
My son is being difficult this year. I was thinking about trying a different curriculum. Sharing!
I’d love to win this! We came to Waldorf three years ago and I’ve been piecing my own curriculum together because of our budget. What a boon it would be! My kids are 13, 12, 9, 8, 6, and 5.
My children are 17, 17, 15, 13, 8, and 5. I used to teach at a Waldorf preschool. I would love to incorporate the Waldorf philosophy into my homeschool curriculum.
Feeling a little lost on this journey, would love to win for 7yo
My kids are 8, 6, 3, and 1, and the holistic aspect of this curriculum appeals to me.
Great giveaway! My little one is just about 2. We’re seriously thinking about homeschooling and I love the Waldorf philosophy and the focus on creating rhythm in everyday life.
Great Giveaway! 🙂 i have a 2 year old daughter. i am very interested to use waldorf philosophy to teach my child! i just started singing the verses that i saw on youtube used in waldorf kindergartens. hope to win this giveaway 🙂
Kids are 9, 6, and 7 months. Would love to add this to our curriculum
I have four lovely daughters ages 9, 8, 5 and 2. We are eclectic homeschoolers and I’ve been thinking about doing Waldorf philosophy in our home for the longest time now. Thank you for this wonderful chance!
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My daughter is 6 and we started homeschooling this year guided by the Christopherus Kindergarten curriculum. Would love to add these resources to our library. Thank you for this giveaway!
My kids are 2, 6 and 7 and we have been part of a Waldorf community for the past four years. We are doing a lot of waldorf inspired activities at home, centering on festivals and daily rhythms. I appreciate the materials from 0-7 years and would really like to understand the curriculum for the upper grades. I am coming from a very different teaching background, especially in teaching literacy and science, and also am on a journey along with my kids to do things more meaningfully!
I hope you send that package all the way to the Philippines!
My boys are 2 and 5 and the Waldorf philosophyales my heart happy.
Oh my goodness this is tremendous! Christopherus really resonates with me ????