4th-grade handwork is a dynamic process that nurtures spatial awareness, fine motor skills, and a deeper connection to form.

We are so proud of our international student body, and the wide diversity of our conference attendees. We are also glad to be stepping...

Waldorf education is both practical and artistic; both functional and authentic. This can be seen in design principles through the grades.

By coming together through handwork, we can foster peace, respect, and dignity in our communities. 1 stitch, 1 story, 1 connection at time.

You will be both greatly missed, and ever-present in our work with colleagues and children.

How can weaving a story be a powerful act of compassion, and a catalyst for growth and self-awareness? 

Being a teacher in this day and age is no small feat. In the last five years, teachers across the country, in all types of schools, of...

Teaching handwork is so much more than teaching basic knitting or sewing skills. We are not teaching projects, we are teaching developing...

As a teacher attuning and understanding each child’s individual sensory needs can be a key factor to their success in the classroom.

Having children wrap their own gifts for their loved ones provides a wealth of developmental benefits while fostering the spirit of giving,

You are the artists. You are the innovators. You are the teachers, and the weavers of the future.

I realised that we could learn to enhance the benefits of knitting in order to deliberately improve our health and wellbeing

Joining together diverse cultures and learning environments calls us to do the deeper work of boiling it all down to the true essence.

Here is an appeal from Sarnia Guiton, a former colleague at Rudolf Steiner College, who writes to us all from Nairobi, Kenya, where she...

Unfortunately, there is no one right answer. What we CAN do is look through as many windows as possible to find the light that shines within

The warm light of the lanterns reminds us all to shine our own inner light with hope, kindness, and generosity for all humankind.

Spinning in 3rd grade is at the very heart of Waldorf Education. It epitomizes the overall ‘gesture’ of what we strive to do...

The will in Waldorf education is not willfull and it’s not about wanting to. It’s about doing, taking action, setting something into motion.

Ideally, 4th grade will be a balance of both embroidery and cross-stitch. But what comes first?

These hand-stitched shooting stars can be made in any grade level and are a wonderful example of spiraling handwork skills throughout grades