Waldorf Third Grade Curriculum: Do Stories Indoctrinate Waldorf Students?
In my experience, this is not a question that first grade parents ask. Likewise, the second grade parents do not ask it in regards to...
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Welcome to the Simply Waldorf Blog
Our article and videos highlight a variety of tips and guidelines for implementing a Waldorf Curriculum whether for homeschool, charter, or private school including what is a main lesson and main lesson block, balancing form and freedom, the importance of story in Waldorf, and the four temperaments.
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Rev Bowen
- Jun 2
- 7 min
The Child's Limited Consciousness and Our Roles As Their Guides
I invite you to take a moment and consider your first memory. I am speaking of the very first thing you remember. How old were you? ...
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Rev Bowen
- May 22
- 9 min
How Much Art Needs to Be Used in Waldorf Education?
Perhaps you either attended or viewed the recording of the recent webinar we presented from Simply Waldorf. We explored the role of arts...
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Rev Bowen
- May 12
- 1 min
Webinar: The Role of Arts in Neurological, Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development
Join us for this webinar on the role of the arts in neurological, physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Join Rev Bowen of...
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Rev Bowen
- May 3
- 6 min
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part Three
I am assuming that you are already familiar with the phenomenon of what Waldorf Educators refer to as the "nine year change". If not, it...
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Rev Bowen
- Apr 5
- 11 min
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part Two
I hope you found the first installment of this three-part series of articles to be thought-provoking, even if you were already familiar...
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Rev Bowen
- Apr 4
- 5 min
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part One
There are several bodies of research from the behavioral, developmental, and psychological points of view that highlight critical or...
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Rev Bowen
- Mar 17
- 2 min
The Moral of the Story
I will be perfectly honest and tell you that I am not sure where the advice, which I want to share with you, originated. It could have...
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Rev Bowen
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Waldorf Homeschooling: Drawing and the Creative Mind
Of all art forms, I believe that drawing is the one that most young children move toward most naturally. Almost all young children will...
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Rev Bowen
- Feb 23
- 6 min
Waldorf Homeschool: Singing and the Human Heart
The recent articles in this newsletter have focused on artistic practices. In early January I wrote about the importance of playing a...
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Rev Bowen
- Jan 23
- 4 min
The Value of Clay Modeling
It would be easy to think of Waldorf Education as "that kind of schooling that is artsy. They do a lot of arts." While this is true, it...
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Rev Bowen
- Jan 5
- 8 min
Four Essential Questions for the Teacher
My hope is that anyone in any "teaching" position will find value in this article, whether you are teaching in a homeschool setting, a...
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Rev Bowen
- Dec 19, 2022
- 5 min
What Does Sleep Have To Do With Waldorf Education?
Rudolf Steiner said something quite simple and yet fundamental to the first Waldorf teachers, just before the first Waldorf school opened...
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Rev Bowen
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
The Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument
There is no need for me to recount how the arts have been de-emphasized in most of the mainstream public education systems in the US over...
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Rev Bowen
- Nov 16, 2022
- 7 min
The Gift of Clean Consequences
One of the hallmarks of Waldorf education is that Rudolf Steiner wisely decided to begin with a deeper understanding of the human being,...
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Rev Bowen
- Nov 9, 2022
- 5 min
Daily Reading with Your Child
These days we hear about the various techniques to most effectively help a child learn to read. Some of these techniques, touted by...
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Rev Bowen
- Oct 18, 2022
- 5 min
To A Waldorf Educator: The Art of Journeying
In follow-up to the previous article about the significance and universality of the Michaelmas celebration and the role of courage, I...
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Rev Bowen
- Oct 4, 2022
- 5 min
What is Michaelmas?
According to tradition, Michaelmas is celebrated each year on September 29th. I hope it was a good day for you and yours, even if you do...
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Rev Bowen
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Waldorf Homeschool "A Helping Hand: Assisting the Student"
Somewhere in the lecture cycles that Rudolf Steiner gave to the first Waldorf teachers in 1919, (Foundations of Human Experience,...
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Rev Bowen
- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
"Sleep On It" What Does That Mean In Waldorf Education?
I find much of my experience of modern life to be what I will call "the immediate". I find that others often expect me to be immediate...
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