Choosing the right school for your kid can feel like matchmaking to find their perfect fit. But not all education rides on the typical school bus route. While every educational experience is about enriching children and helping them become well-rounded adults, there are a plethora of options for parents to choose from when it comes to schooling their tykes. Beyond public learning or personalized homeschooling, creative classroom alternatives keep sprouting that mix playground socializing with teaching tailored to how young minds blossom best.
On the first day of first grade, there are so many firsts. The first time the children greet their teacher at the door; the first time making their way to their coat hook, putting on their new indoor shoes, and then making their way to their very first desk. In a Waldorf school, this may be the first time they have a name tag (on their desk and on their cubby) with their name written on it — in the kindergarten, their “names” are symbols (the snail, the rabbit, the moon) that keep the space in the imaginative realm rather than the academic.
What is Main Lesson in a Waldorf School?
The tour of our main lesson provides a glimpse into the active and joyful learning of the students in our grades. During the two hours of the daily main lesson, the teacher engages the students in a multi-sensory exploration of the subject that they are focusing on for a block of time.
Rebecca Moskowitz
Jan 20 2022
Now more than ever, it is imperative that schools focus on serving and developing the emotional wellbeing of students. The pandemic has brought the issue of child stress and anxiety to the forefront, but focusing on student mental health should not be a reactionary trend to our current education challenges. Educating the whole child by offering an education environment that helps students stay balanced and thrive both academically and emotionally needs to become a mainstay of school culture and curriculum.
