Waldorf parenting and home schooling conferences this year include:
Keynotes speakers will feature Joseph Cornell, whose books on Sharing Nature with Children have been a classic resource for parents and teachers. Suzanne Down of Juniper Tree Puppets will again be joining us with "The Greening of Story" (also available as a DVD through our store). We are also delighted to welcome Sharon Lovejoy, who is an internationally acclaimed author on gardening. She has written several books on gardening with children, including Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots, Sunflower Houses, and Hollyhock Days. And we will be joined by Craig Holdrege, Director of The Nature Institute in Ghent, NY and a frequent lecturer on biodynamic agriculture and the Goethean approach to the natural world. In addition, there will be three dozen workshops on various aspects of the Waldorf curriculum, parenting, and ways to nurture children--and ourselves--in the living forces of nature.
"Waldorf at Home" with Donna Simmons, July 18-20, 2008 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Topics include the young child at home, self development as a parent, language arts and storytelling, form drawing, Waldorf curriculum for grades 1-3, anthroposophy, science, and discipline. For more information and registration forms, please email darcieperkins@gmail.com.
June 22-July 5 The Art of Teaching, at Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California. Offering one-week sessions on teaching each grade (1-8), plus 3-4 year olds, and Fundamentals of the Waldorf Kindergarten. www.steinercollege.edu or 916-961-8727 for a catalog.
Rudolf Steiner Institute, July 6-26 at Green Mountain College in Vermont. One- and two-week sessions including "The Essentials of Waldorf Education" with Jack Petrash and "The Spirit of Early Childhood" with Joan Almon. www.steinerinstitute.org
