Gardening Classes in Waldorf Schools

Author: Birte Kaufmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782502142
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Children need to experience nature, and gardening is a good way to encourage them to engage with the earth, plants and animals. Gardening classes, as taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools from Class 6 to Class 10, help children develop many important skills, including sensory perception and motor skills, as well as an understanding of ecology and agriculture. How can such a complex subject be taught well and effectively? In a clear structure -- which includes the history of school gardens, aspects of child development, and practical help on teaching methods, lesson planning for different age groups, and maintaining the garden itself -- Birte Kaufmann offers many useful tips and suggestions for new or developing gardening teachers.

Growing Sustainable Children

Author: Ronni Sands
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
ISBN: 9781584209423
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Gardening with children is hands-on, outdoor education at its finest. With abundant opportunities for experiential learning, the garden is, in many ways, an ideal classroom, and an increasing number of educational initiatives are recognizing the multifaceted long- and short-term benefits that come with a gardening program for children. With its useful overviews of the history of gardening education and the evolving consciousness of children, and its detailed age-appropriate curriculum and activity listings from nursery and kindergarten through high school, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone already teaching in a gardening program, for those planning on starting such a program, or for anyone working with children in a garden or other outdoor setting as a homeschooler, community organizer, or friend of the Earth. Ronni Sands has been teaching gardening to children and adolescents for more than twenty-five years, and through her rich experience she has created the curriculum presented here, one that is also based on the picture of child development used in Waldorf schools. The curriculum builds on itself through the grades, adding new skills, concepts, and abilities year after year. As she writes in the Introduction: "We are facing an environmental crisis. Crisis is good because it brings us to consciousness.... What we give time to becomes important. Having a regular time of the day when children work with and experience nature represents a path out of this crisis. To have a lasting impact, ecological principles must be woven into all aspects of education as experiences as well as concepts. Big or small, urban or rural, a space for a garden can lead children back to the natural world. If we want our children to have access to the many resources in nature, we must educate them to love and preserve these resources. This is the first step in building a heart-felt relationship to nature and growing 'sustainable children.'"

The School Garden Curriculum

Author: Kaci Rae Christopher
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1771422947
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description
Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards The School Garden Curriculum offers a unique and comprehensive framework, enabling students to grow their knowledge throughout the school year and build on it from kindergarten to eighth grade. From seasonal garden activities to inquiry projects and science-skill building, children will develop organic gardening solutions, a positive land ethic, systems thinking, and instincts for ecological stewardship. The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate environmental stewards. Learning gardens are great places to build this knowledge, yet until now there has been a lack of a multi-grade curriculum for school-wide teaching aimed at fostering a connection with the Earth. The book offers: A complete K-8 school-wide framework Over 200 engaging, weekly lesson plans – ready to share Place-based activities, immersive learning, and hands-on activities Integration of science, critical thinking, permaculture, and life skills Links to Next Generation Science Standards Further resources and information sources. A model and guide for all educators, The School Garden Curriculum is the complete package for any school wishing to use ecosystem perspectives, science, and permaculture to connect children to positive land ethics, personal responsibility, and wonder, while building vital lifelong skills. AWARDS FINALIST | 2019 Foreword INDIES: Education

Gardening Classes at the Waldorf Schools

Author: Rudolf Krause
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780938250951
Category : Organic gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
There are over one thousand Steiner-Waldorf schools worldwide, and more being founded all the time. Many new schools wonder how to go about establishing a gardening programme, and this useful, spiral-bound booklet presents a summary overview of the key issues as well as helpful hints and tips.It includes Rudolf Steiner's remarks on gardening in schools, prerequisites to establishing a school garden, the purpose and commitments of the gardening teacher, and formulating topics for gardening classes. All Steiner-Waldorf teachers will find it interesting and informative.

Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education

Author: Dilafruz Williams
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136583505
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Offering a fresh approach to bringing life to schools and schools to life, this book goes beyond touting the benefits of learning gardens to survey them as a whole-systems design solution with potential to address myriad interrelated social, ecological, and educational issues. The theoretical and conceptual framework presented creatively places soil at the center of the discourse on sustainability education and learning garden design and pedagogy. Seven elements and attributes of living soil and learning gardens are presented as a guide for sustainability education: cultivating a sense of place; fostering curiosity and wonder; discovering rhythm and scale; valuing biocultural diversity; embracing practical experience ; nurturing interconnectedness. The living soil of learning gardens forms the basis of a new metaphoric language serving to contest dominant mechanistic metaphors presently influencing educational discourse. Student voices and examples from urban schools provide practical understanding of how bringing life to schools can indeed bring schools to life.

Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools, Classes 1 to 8

Author: Thomas Wildgruber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780863158780
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Painting and drawing are key artistic expressions and play important roles in children's physical, emotional, and spiritual development. This comprehensive teachers' guide provides a complete artistic curriculum for Waldorf school classes 1 to 8 (ages 6 to 14). At each stage, the book shows the skills that teachers can help children to develop. Included are 280 practical exercises for teachers, and more than 800 children's drawings and paintings that serve as inspiring examples of artistic possibilities. The curriculum moves from free to guided color exercises and precise perspective drawing. Throughout, the author draws on art theory and shows that art is truly a universal language. Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools is also suitable for adult self-study.

Education as an Art

Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: SteinerBooks
ISBN: 0880106948
Category : Anthroposophy
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

Botany

Author: Charles Kovacs
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782506950
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Charles Kovacs characterizes different plants, from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families. He describes the parts of each plant and their growth cycle. It is recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Classes 5 and 6 (age 10-12).

Teaching Mathematics in Rudolf Steiner Schools

Author: Ron Jarman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869890926
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A resource book for Waldorf teachers which covers the Class 1 to 8 Steiner-Waldorf maths curriculum. Features include: " ... how arithmetic can be introduced effectively in the early years so you can start teaching with confidence ... Draws number work from everyday life to stimulate children's interest and enthusiasm ... Gives examples for you to devise your own exercises ... Indicates how mixed ability teaching can be improved ... Relates maths to other subjects and to children's development."

Deeper Insights in Education

Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: Steiner Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Speaking to the teachers at the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Steiner addresses three issues: a living synthesis of gymnast, rhetorician, and professor as a necessity for successful teaching.