Why do kids love Waldorf Schools?

Lots of space and time to explore outside. The festivals, handwork, eighth-grade buddies. First-grader

We hear a lot of great stories. Yuletide Faire! I love making things in handwork. Fourth-grader
You get to learn things in an easier way, for example: Lord Divide and Tanya Times, and useful real things like pumpkins--to actually make a pumpkin pie, to figure our how much pumpkin it takes to make a pie. I love that we keep the same teacher. We already know that we can trust her every year. Helping partners to help each other in class feels good. My class is like a family. Fifthgrader Raising chickens, making things. Thirdgrade

Prarie Hill Waldorf School

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Waldorf
Education Toward
Freedom
Brittany, Lilly, Lindsey, and Brooke

Tamarack Waldorf School

1150 East Brady St Milwaukee WI http://www.tamarackwaldorf.org/

Engaging Minds, Opening Hearts, Inspiring Confidence

Long Term Goals

Teacher Supports Learning

Teachers follow students through all grades 1-8 Teachers have a deep understanding of how students development unfolds through, toddler, childhood and teenage years so they are able to guide them through their life long journey. Family like atmosphere Help each student reach his/her highest potential Ongoing self-development to help guide their students to success.

Ability to think critically Gain real life experiences Make connections between concepts learned at school and ability to apply them at home Knowledge of the arts Integration of the arts in every subject Understanding of global appreciation of their world Understanding of holistic well being

Lesson Objectives

Theories of Development Incorporated

Learning Environment
Calm, relaxing, environment with incense in every room to create relaxing feel Students are welcomed by teacher everyday into the classroom No technology, use very minimal lights A lot of lessons are done outside o Raising chickens, planting, etc o Students have play equipment but also play with sticks and things they get from the woods around the land. o Grades 1-8 have Recess together and play together

Behaviorist: importance of environment and its effects on the child and his/her learning Maturationist: similar ideas about children not being ready for reading before a certain age Paiget/Constructivist: play, exploration, discovery, stages of development & growth Vygotsky/Constructivist: guided free play, use of props and real materials, learning takes place during play, handson experiences Psychoanalytic: Ecological: emphasis on important people in childs life, close learning community

Main Lesson o One main area of study that the students concentrate on for two week at a time. Spend two hours a day on that main lesson. o Main lesson book- draw what they are learning. Arts in every lesson o Art, music, etc. No testing o assessment is formative Every grade performs a play No instruction in Kindergarten and under grades Alphabet is not introduced until 1st Grade, and is introduced through pictures.

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