Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Training Mini-course

Dear Members,

I am very excited about this new video filmed at Prairie Flower Children's Center in Ames, Iowa. Delphine Douglas, the teacher, was generous enough to show me around and supplied such wonderful and detailed information about the classroom and the teaching! This video took many hours of planning and coordinating and even more hours of editing. I am so happy to finally be able to share it with you :)

In this video you learn about the 3 R's of early childhood education (they aren't reading, writing and arithmetic:), lazuring walls, how to present a story to the class, how to encourage creativity in the classroom, the most important elements of a Waldorf classroom, how to set up a classroom, the proper way to enter the classroom, the surprising connection between how a toy is treated and how the class functions, the significance of the will forces and much much more! Delphine is a wonderful model of an Early Childhood Waldorf teacher in her speech, intonation and gestures. If you are considering opening a preschool or Waldorf early childhood center (either in your home, as a co-op or otherwise) I would recommend you watch this video first. You will be inspired, learn a lot and have a solid basis for your program. The entire session was filmed in different areas of the classroom so you actually get to see what she is talking about as she speaks.

You can see a sample of the video and download it at:
http://waldorftv.weebly.com/schools.html

If you are a Lifetime Member at www.Earthschooling.com you will find this video on your member website under "videos" - it is called "Waldorf Early Childhood" and has its own page.

Blessings & Health,
Kristie
www.Earthschooling.com

5 New Shows on www.WaldorfRadio.com

NEW! Shows on Waldorf Radio!

We’ve just uploaded five short inspirational lecture excerpts to: www.WaldorfRadio.com. Each 7 to 15-minute sample is a self-contained gem of wisdom to inspire you when you only have a short time to listen. If you want to hear more about a certain topic you can simply visit The Waldorf Connection and download the entire lecture from Donna who has generously provided these clips. If you want to download full versions of any lectures by Kristie Burns you can simply click on the Audio Downloads or Video Downloads button to the left.

NEW! Shows

The First Seven Year Cycle with Carrie Dendtler of The Parenting Passageway

Science with Barbara Dewey of Waldorf Without Walls

Handwork with Heather Fontenot of Shivaya Naturals

Foreign Language with Jennifer Tan of Syrendell

Storytelling with Susan Perrow of Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour

And don’t forget to listen to the other free mini-lectures provided at www.WaldorfRadio.com. All lectures by Kristie Burns can be downloaded from www.TheWaldorfChannel.com.

Standard Shows

Woodworking with Kids by Kristie Burns

What is Waldorf? by Kristie Burns

Waldorf Birthdays by Kristie Burns

Storytelling Methods by Kristie Burns

Organization and the Temperaments by Kristie Burns

Herbs for Kids by Kristie Burns

Natural Gardening by Kristie Burns

Storytelling with Thea by Kristie Burns

The Rhythm of Waldorf by Kristie Burns

To listen –

* Go to www.TheWaldorfChannel.com

* Scroll down to “Waldorf Radio for Parents and Teachers”

* Click on play or click on the item you want to listen to and play only that item

Remember – all of these mini-lectures are self-contained excerpts. Even if you don’t purchase the full version of the lectures you will be inspired and gain much wisdom from these 7 – 15 minute clips. It’s like a TED talk for Waldorf Parents

Enjoy!

Blessings & Health,

Kristie

www.Earthschooling.com

www.HerbnHome.com