By: Mr. Hans, teacher of Trinus First Grade is the time for creating rhythm and a sense of oneness; in second grade, it is time to explore the dual aspect of human nature as the children’s feelings awaken. Strong feelings of sympathy and antipathy may be upsetting to parents, but they are necessary experiences for the second grader […]
By: Réne Petersen, Trinus teacher. “….This year marks the pivotal point between childhood and puberty and for a short moment each child is poised at the crest of the wave, marking the end of the first part of their school years. They reach standards of work hitherto never dreamed of. They identify totally with their […]
A continuación, les compartimos el artículo publicado en El País de los Jóvenes, acerca de la entrevista que tuvo Cassandra Escobar, co-fundadora de Trinus. Durante mucho tiempo hemos clasificado a las personas inteligentes como aquellas que son hábiles con los números y con la ciencia o aquellas que tienen conocimiento sobre la […]
Escrito por Katia Saravia y Cassandra Escobar El mundo está cambiando rápidamente y según el departamento de trabajo de Estados Unidos, 65% de los niños que actualmente están en el colegio, tendrán un trabajo que aún no existe. Entonces, ¿cómo educamos a los niños del siglo 21? En el artículo escrito por Claudio […]
por Evelyn Mezquita Con la crianza respetuosa cada vez más de moda, muchos individuos con tendencia controladora, han disfrazado su “policeo” y siguen encontrando maneras de ejercer control sobre sus hijos. Uno de mis principios fundamentales como coach para padres es que: “Somos padres, desde los individuos que somos”. Nuestra dimensión «padres» no es independiente de […]
Written by Hans Tholken, teacher at Trinus First Grade Readiness Assessment is a tool in Waldorf Schools around the world to get a picture of the developmental stage of the children entering grades. This is not an assessment of their academic skills, but rather of their physical, social, and emotional behavior that will […]
Written by Hilda Diaz, former educator at Trinus Wet-on-wet watercolor is a formless painting method that allows children to fully experience colors. The paper needs to be soaked or saturated with water before begin to paint. After painting with each of the primary colors individually, the children are introduced to two color combinations: red/yellow, red/blue, and yellow/blue. […]
Written by Carrie Riley, early childhood teacher in Trinus In December I shared how the preschooler and kindergarten children prepare to learn through their play. Now I will share a bit more on how a Waldorf child will be taught how to write in grades. As Waldorf teachers we work in blocks. During our […]
On a recent late-night formula run, I passed by a large display of books 📚 about teaching children to code. I have seen these books around, but never such a large display directed toward elementary-aged children. These books are part of a flood of resources—summer coding camps, after-school code clubs, apps designed to teach […]
Waldorf education has a lot of support. With over 1,000 schools operating around the world and a 100-year track record, Waldorf has stood the test of time. But what do the experts say? Let’s find out. Stanford University conducted a multi-year, rigorous analysis of Waldorf education that resulted in a 139-page report (December 2015). What information […]
