What is a Waldorf kindergarten

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Almon, Joan, Contributor.

Oppenheimer, Sharifa, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waldorf method of education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] SteinerBooks 2007

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is the perfect companion to Sharifa Oppenheimer's Heaven on Earth: A Handbook for Parents of Young Children, which answers the initial and most pressing questions of new parents of young children. Inevitably, a big decision arises: How and where should my child be educated? The authors featured in What Is a Waldorf Kindergarten? describe from experience the numerous aspects of the "Steiner school" approach to early childhood education. Readers will learn what lies behind the Waldorf kindergarten methods and the practical ways in which it is applied by teachers in the classroom. Throughout the book, the reader is guided by the sure and compassionate hand of longtime kindergarten teacher Sharifa Oppenheimer as she introduces the authors and each topic. Given the confusing array of educational approaches available today, this book serves to clarify one of the most dynamic and successful approaches to beginning young children on the path of education and life in the world. An invaluable resource for parents of young children

Contents:

Foreword / by Joan Almon

An overview of the Waldorf kindergarten : introductions / by Sharifa Oppenheimer

A day in the life of the kindergarten / Ingeborg Schöttner

Handwork in the kindergarten / Dora Dolder

Human development through art / Freya Jaffke

Circle time in the kindergarten / Nancy Foster

Fairy tales and the image of the human being / Helmut von Kügelglen

Choosing fairy tales for different ages / Joan Almon

The seasons and their festivals / Joan Almon

A deeper understanding of the Waldof kindergarten : introductions / by Sharifa Oppenheimer

Stages of development in early childhood / Freya Jaffke

Kindergarten education with mixed-age groups / Freya Jaffke

The significance of imitation in the development of the will / Freya Jaffke

Considerations about kindergarten readiness / Joan Almon

Afterword : meeting the needs of the times / by Cynthia K. Aldinger.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-88010-837-1