Written by Tahnee Moore A mud kitchen ticks all the boxes for holistic developmental play with toddlers. It is a sensory activity that connects children to the elements (sand, dirt, water, flowers, seed pods, etc.) and it allows them to play out adult roles. It is free form, imaginative and open. Feeling that their […]
By Healthessentials It all adds up. The cartoon while eating breakfast. Watching YouTube while you cook dinner. And then, again after bath time before bed? Preschool age kids shouldn’t have more than one hour of screen time a day, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. But a new study examined whether excessive screen time during preschool years […]
Written By Amy Morin, LCSW Today’s children have grown up with a vast array of electronic devices at their fingertips. They can’t imagine a world without smartphones, tablets, and the internet. The advances in technology mean today’s parents are the first generation who have to figure out how to limit screen time for children. While […]
Written by Kepler Academy In the realm of alternative schooling, the Waldorf method of education is one of the most well regarded approaches to learning. Founded in 1919 in Germany, the Waldorf method has done more than simply catch on here and there. At this point in time there are over 1,000 Waldorf schools running […]
Written by SarJ Pediatr. Every child has a right to optimal cognitive, social, and emotional behavioral development. The cognitive, social, and emotional parts of the brain continue to develop across the lifespan. However, the brain’s growth and development trajectory is heterogeneous across time. A great deal of the brain’s ultimate structure and capacity is shaped […]
We share this article where some of the university professionals comment on the potential and the development that they have observed in the students who apply to the universities that come from the Waldorf institutions. “Being personally acquainted with a number of Waldorf students, I can say that they come closer to realizing their own potential than […]
Un estudio de la Universidad Estatal de Ohio, sugirió que “la organización del conocimiento no requiere de años, sino que puede ocurrir dentro de una experiencia corta y en un ambiente enriquecido”. Es por eso que confiamos en la pedagogía Waldorf, ya que nos permite que el proceso de enseñanza sea más activo, efectivo y […]
Written by Sharlyn Dieguez, trinus psychopedagogue It is interesting to see how young children experience new situations as they play. Young children make sense of their world by hearing, touching, seeing, tasting and smelling. When they are offered a new toy, they squeeze it with their hands or put it in their mouth. They […]
Written by Charity Muli, Trinus´ Educator with a Waldorf Certificate We all need to balance in everything we do in order to get a holistic result, and I strongly believe that movement in learning is the best approach for a healthy mind, body and soul. If you walk into any Waldorf classroom at […]
Love is patient and kind, love is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. […]
