Lesley Moffit: Practical Arts Teacher The handwork and practical arts curriculum in the Waldorf School stimulates the creative powers, while at the same it establishes aesthetic confidence through the conscious guidance of the student’s developing will. The will is the power within us, through our deeds, to interact with the world. But most importantly, this… Read More »
This week the children heard the story of a young Kenyan boy named Kipury who herds the sheep in a small African village. One day, after all his work is done, Kipury takes his favourite little lamb for a walk to the grove. The little lamb wanders off in search of water while Kipury succumbs… Read More »
GRADE SEVEN, Ms. Paula Rosa As creative forces begin to unfold in the students’ physical bodies, the possibility of creative activity also awakens in the youngsters’ souls and so we took our first intense foray into “creative writing.” Through prose and poetry that the students composed themselves (in pairs, groups or individually) we looked at… Read More »