We still explore the written word in art and signage, but our handwriting is slowly fading. Still, there are things that come with it that people find appealing – since paper letters are not quick to type up or file away, they call for strangers to write back, for a moment of our time as […]
What October is like at our house. You know that feeling you get when the sun sets? It’s like your body starts to relax, and everything becomes easier. This time of year I can feel myself drawing in closer to home with each passing day as darkness descends upon us all throughout October. This time […]
Play is a natural and universal impulse in childhood. It’s essential in supporting children’s physical and emotional well-being, growth, learning and development. Through play, children explore the world around them and learn to take responsibility for their own choices. It is so important that in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights […]
I think everyone must have an Elderflower cordial recipe tucked up their sleeve. From Mid-May onwards, that wonderful hedgerow dweller the Elder will have its beautiful scented white heads of flowers out. Ingredients 7/8 Elderflower heads 400 grams sugar 3 pints water 1 Unwaxed Lemon Bottle (sterilised) Directions Head out with a bowl or bucket […]
The whole world has now had a glimpse into educating at home, and although what many experienced through the pandemic is not the same as the journey a homeschooler might be on, it did show us that a few well-chosen home education resources to support children’s learning can be invaluable. How does creative play support […]
Ingredients: 3 mugs of strong white flour 500 mls of milk 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 3 tbs clear honey 3 tbs golden syrup 1 pack dried strawberries 3 drops vanilla essence 1 small beaten egg for glazing Soft brown sugar for sprinkling Wash and cut in half the Strawberry’s. Mix the strawberries and flour […]
Ten days after ascension we celebrate ‘White Sunday’ (so named because people were often baptised at this time and wore white at their baptism) WHITSUN or PENTECOST. This is the festival of Community, when the Disciples, gathered and all shared a common experience, a bonding together. In the Waldorf celebration of this festival with children […]
Throughout history cultures have employed rituals that reflect the patterns of nature and mark transitions for individuals or groups. All around the world in Waldorf schools the daily, weekly, and yearly rhythms infuse the life of the school. The purpose of each school´s festival life is to bring the community together and enrich the soul […]
Planting a wish, visualisation. I find visualisation really important. If I have a clear picture of where I am going it’s much easy to get there. Someone told me once you would set off driving on the motorway without knowing where you were going would you? Our life is just like that. The beginning of […]
Forty days after Easter comes the festival of ASCENSION when Christ was taken up into the clouds and left the realm of the Earth. Now he becomes the lord of the Universe and of the elements. His being radiates down to the Earth. Something of the quality of this time we can hold in our […]