Sieglinde De Francesca, M.A.Ed., author of Coloring with Block Crayons, with an emphasis on primary colors, Teaching with the Fables, a holistic approach, and, soon to come, Telling, giving the gift of story , has been a Waldorf class and homeschool teacher for over 30 years. Sieglinde is offering drawing, painting, storytelling and puppetry, as part of her Teaching Wonderment methodology, both as a consultant, and through homeschooling workshops and conferences throughout the U.S. Please visit her site at http://www.teachwonderment.com , her blog at http://teachwonderment.blogspot.com or contact her at sigi@teachwonderment.com
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We will be in several cities with Waldorf teachers this year, including Fair Oaks (4/26 & 27th, 2008) Los Angeles (5/17/08) Austin (06/14/08) and Atlanta (TBA) Please contact us for full details.
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Summer Session: July 7-18, 2008 at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA. In this course, educators in alternative schools will learn how infusing a standards-based curriculum with the arts and Waldorf methodology can lead to a successful, transformative educational experience for both teachers and students.
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Schooling the Imagination... Inviting the Creative Arts Back Into the Public School Classroom is a one-day conference being hosted by Journey School on March 29, 2008. This conference will address the growing concern of both educators and parents that many children today suffer from a lack of arts in school. Joseph Chilton Pearce, renowned speaker and author of many books, including best-seller Magical Child, will be the day's keynote speaker. For over thirty years Pearce has written and lectured internationally on the development of intelligence in children. He has been a guest lecturer at most major universities here and overseas. His talk, entitled Cultivating Creative Minds, will be followed by an afternoon presentation by long-time Waldorf educator and mentor Patti Connolly. She will deliver a talk entitled, Nurturing Creative Minds in the Classroom. Throughout the day various childhood development experts and teachers will offer innovative ideas and hands-on strategies during breakout sessions and the day will end with a panel discussion on
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Shea Darian, author of Seven Times the Sun and Living Passages for the Whole Family, has given talks and workshops at Waldorf Schools, Lifeways Centers, and Waldorf Conferences throughout the U.S. Shea is now scheduling speaking engagements for the 2008-2009 school year. Contact Shea at sheadarian@hotmail.com.
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Learn how to intergrate the arts and active learning across the academic curriculum and make learning fresh, fun, and alive. This hands-on two-week course for K-8 teachers can be taken for CSUS academic credit.
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Northern IL Waldorf Homeschooling Conference with Donna Simmons. May 16 -18. If you are in the midwest, you don't want to miss this opportunity! The conference will be held at The Dome Education & Gathering Center, Roscoe, IL. www.thedomecenter.org email Jessie at serendipitree@gmail.com for more information.
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Donna Simmons (www.christopherushomeschool.org) will be presenting a three day conference in Grand Junction, CO, July 18-20, 2008. The Waldorf at Home Conference will focus on K -3rd grades. Please see http://www.christopherushomeschool.org/grandjunction2008.pdf for an agenda and registration information. You may email darcieperkins@gmail.com if you have questions.
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ESSENTIAL WALDORF CONFERENCES, SUMMER 2008 FEATURING EUGENE SCHWARTZ Conferences are simultaneous, not combined, with some whole-group lectures and activities GRADES 3&4 June 24-29 GRADES 5&6 June 30-July 4 For more information, photos, sample schedules, and information about presenters, please visit www.millennialchild.com, www.essentialwaldorf.com, or call Miriam Barton at (970)533-7104
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