By Julie Moon Very young children learn in an immediate, participative way and come to know and make the world their own through physical activity (Steiner, 1996 [1907]). In her book, Early Childhood Wisdom Ebba Bodame calls it the gift of boundaries that we must set for our children. Sometimes we feel mean […]
By Sharlyn Diéguez Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where up to a hundred players can play at once. Drawing inspiration from the 1999 Japanese novel Battle Royale and The Hunger Games, players must scavenge supplies, build structures and find weapons to eliminate each other until only one person is left. Players can play alone or […]
By April Misfud When choosing toys for our children we must think only what will support and encourage creative play. Having toys made with natural materials is important in supporting our child’s senses. However, toys made of plastic are not going to ruin our children. The most important question to consider when choosing […]
En muchos países, se han creado y formado métodos de aprendizaje diferentes, dinámicos e innovadores, basados en el juego e interacción, donde los niños son el centro principal de la educación. Cada año, más padres de familia buscan instituciones educativas que forjan personas seguras, motivadas, creativas y con un nivel alto de pensamiento crítico. Las […]
Written by Marcie Follett, Trinus´ Early Childhood teacher Starting with simple stories in Early Childhood children hear many stories through the years: fairy tales,folktales,fables, myths, legends and stories from history, spoken aloud by the teachers and transmitted heart to heart. Storytelling helps develop speech. By being aware of one’s speech when telling a story, adults […]
Written by Avital from The Parenting Junkie You hear it everywhere you turn, be careful you’re going to fall, be careful you’re going too fast, be careful you might slip… but is this concern over safety actually helping our children? Here’s why kids not only love risky play but desperately NEED it and how you […]
By René Petersen I believe this fear is beneath most questions we receive around our very “controversial policy” on formal testing. In this day and age, we want qualitative results in our hand and tests satisfy our need for information. But what is the cost to our children? So much research has been done into […]
Escrito por: Katia Saravia, co-fundadora Colegio Trinus. Publicado en Look Magazine Te pregunto: ¿Cuántas veces en tu vida has buscado vivir de manera equilibrada?, ¿qué es lo que te ha hecho falta para lograrlo?, ¿consideras que el balance fue algo que perdiste en el camino? En lo personal, el desbalance en la vida es un […]
Written by Carrie Riley, Trinus Early Chilhood Main Teacher What I love about Waldorf education is just about everything! From the nurturing of the individual to the creative way we introduce more cognitive skills like math, reading and writing. One of the details I appreciate is how we evaluate our children in each grade. Today […]
Colin Price has been a Waldorf teacher for the past thirty-five years and has been a class teacher in schools in England, Canada, and the United States of America. He wishes to preface this article with the following caveat: The opinions expressed here are my personal opinions. I alone am responsible for the content of […]
