What is Beauty Good For?

Indigenous cultures around the world are renowned for their beautiful artifacts and ornaments. While both women and men in ancient cultures created functional vessels and tools, such as baskets, ropes, pots, bows and arrows, storage containers or hunting aids, it is women who created objects for beauty alone. What is beauty good for? You can't eat it, you ... Read More

 

Waldorf Kindergarten Preparing for Mother’s Day

"The picture of mother's day in a Waldorf Kindergarten is precious," says teacher Sarah Whitmore.  "The children are eager to celebrate mom." Sarah goes on to share that there are many "tender friends" in the classroom in the month of May.  They feel the approaching transition that comes with the end of the school year. Some of ... Read More

 

Bringing May Day Home With Waldorf-Inspired Shop Circle of Hands

May is a time for trees and flowers blooming, grasses tickling (and sometimes irritating!) our noses, and an opportunity for kicking up our heels. At school, children can be seen turning somersaults in the grass; parents are again able to congregate and chat comfortably out of doors. Nature beckons us to be physically active after ... Read More