Through the
heart, the hands, and the mind Waldorf children are invited to
explore the rhythms of the earth, the heavens, poetry, music, colours, form, movement, numbers, history, life and the secret
spaces within, creating a sense of wonder, gratitude, and
responsibility.
Waldorf
learning respects the uniqueness of each child, while working in
rhythm with the natural stages all children pass through. The
pattern which unfolds in the individual child in many ways reflects
the pattern which has unfolded throughout human history. Since
these stages are in harmony with the development of civilization
itself, the great stories of all time – from fairy tales and fables
to Nordic and Greek myths – become the cornerstone of the
curriculum. The young child learns by sparking the imagination
through myth and the older child embraces learning through
scientific inductive reasoning.
The curriculum strives to appreciate the changing abilities of
the growing child in a very concrete way by offering subject matter
specifically suited to the faculties which the child is developing
at a given age.
The main
lessons – including language arts, science, math, history and
geography – are taught in blocks of three to five weeks during the
morning lesson hours, when the children are freshest for academic
work.
Throughout
each grade the children encounter a stimulating depth of experiences
in the arts. Drama, drawing, painting, modeling, poetry, song, and
musical instruments are woven throughout the main lesson subjects in
all of the grades.
In addition
to the main lesson subjects, our school offers French language
instruction, drama, drawing, painting, poetry, singing, recorder,
gardening, field trips, landscaping, handwork and crafts. Knitting,
crocheting, needlework, weaving, sewing and other handcrafts are
introduced in an exciting progression as the children’s abilities
develop.
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