Handwork and the 12 Senses
Educating the Whole Child
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Online International Handwork Conference for AU / PH / SEA Timezones
Handwork and the 12 Senses: Educating the Whole Child
This conference will be a balance between live teaching, discussions, practical work, and pre-recorded videos. Learn about the 12 senses of touch, life, self-movement, balance, smell, taste, sight, temperature/warmth, hearing, language, thought, and ego. How do these 12 senses develop as children grow? How can we support our student's development through handwork?
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Multiple sessions, (Saturday mornings in your part of the world / Friday evenings for us), live teaching in your time zone. For teachers in schools, homeschool, and other educational settings.
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Saturdays, August 13, 20, and 27, 2022:
5:30 - 8:30am India
7:00-10:00am Vietnam
8:00 - 11:00am Perth, Western Australia; Hong Kong; Beijing, China; Singapore; Malaysia; PHE
9:00am-12:00pm Japan
10am-1:00pm Sydney, Australia
12:00-3:00pm New Zealand
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Internationally Renowned
Keynote Speakers
The 12 Senses and Handwork Education - Betty Staley
Author, international speaker, founder of Rudolf Steiner College in California, 50+ years of
experience in teaching students and teacher trainees
Connecting the Lower and Upper Senses- Kevin Avison
Editor, TheTasks and Content of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum (2014) Author,
Introduction to the new edition of Steiner’s Curriculum for Waldorf Schools
Development of the 12 Windows of the Soul - Chiaki Uchiyama
Pedagogical Director at Portland Waldorf School
Sensory Motor Skills and Handwork - Kristin Palen
Occupational therapist combining Waldorf education, occupational therapy and nature.
Seeing Through our Children's Eyes - Dr. Gary Etting, OD., F.C.O.V.D.
Developmental optometrist - recognize not only what our children see,
but how they make sense of it
Handwork Projects
Centered around bringing the healthy development of the 12 senses through handwork
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Rhythm, balance and movement through whole body handwork
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Innovative and traditional hand sewing projects
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Jump rope making and jump rope activities
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Bean bags, juggling balls and ways to use them
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Viking whip cording
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And more!