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Starting your lesson with a Waldorf verse helps your child to feel the intention that it is time to begin. Waldorf verses can become grounding points in your daily and weekly rhythm. 

Class 1 Verse:
I touch the sky, I touch my feet,
I clap my hands on every beat.
Without a sound I turn around,
And this n...

Parent Child Opening Verse

Down is the earth, up is the sky.
Here is my family and here am I.
The golden sun is shining,
Up in the sky so blue.
Good morning, happy morning,
Good morning, sun, to you.

Parent Child Closing Verse

Now we take our love and light,
Back to mother smiling bright,
Back to to father ki...

Founder Melisa Nielsen and Eurythmy teacher Ms. Tiffany discuss:

- Why you should add eurythmy to your Waldorf homeschooling. 

- How to strengthen your physical, etheric and ego together.

- Eurythmy is an opportunity to teach kids to slow down and create a meditative space. 

-  How to take w...

Founders Melisa Nielsen and Melanie Novakovitch discuss a theory called "greenhousing".

- Yes they reference plants and moving them in and out of the greenhouse but this has nothing to do with gardening. 

- How to handle the moments you're challenged with the things you don't normally do or allow ...

Melisa and Erik Nielsen share how they have taught Public Speaking in their homeschooling and at Seasons of Seven. 

When is Public Speaking Taught? 10th Grade 

They share fun, practical ideas that set your child up for success. 

Listen to the full discussions HERE. 

Founder Melisa Nielsen and Eurythmy Teacher Ms. Tiffany discuss these common questions:

- Can eurythmy be done at home?

- Do you have to be certified to implement eurythmy in your home and homeschooling?

Melisa and Ms. Tiffany go deeper into these topics in the Candle Access at Auriel's Light:

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Class Description

Eighth grade is an exciting and transformative year. The student’s intellectual capacities are beginning to flourish, allowing for rich conversation and greater depth in the lesson content. Individuality is also beginning to be strongly asserted, and with this comes strong opinion...

Class Description

Welcome to Class Seven!
This year can be seen as a year of exploration and discovery. Students of this age seek to test the boundaries of that which is known and that which is allowed, the limits and authenticity of authority, and to discover the realms beyond that which they are u...

Class Description

Children race to meet their twelfth-year-of-life experiences as they begin the journey through the year of Class 6. New capacities and new ways of experiencing and discovering the world emerge in their lives. While critical, independent thinking will truly unfold in High School, i...

Class 5

Welcome to Class Five! We are about to embark on adventures of a very bright year of growing more awake and feeling ready to “look out into the world” with increasing confidence and strengthening of capacities. The curriculum of this school year meets the children in these adventures and ta...

Class Description

“For the Fourth Grade child, the inner and outer worlds are no longer one. The child experiences these worlds torn apart. Self-consciousness becomes stronger, and the soul life becomes more inward and independent. The task of the teacher and parent is to lead the child into a worl...

• Who is ready for grade 3? 9 or nearly 9.
• The content in each grade is designed when the time is right for that child. It feeds their soul. 
• They become aware of everything around them at this age. 
• The grade 3 student can do a lot more themselves. 
• Society thinks we hold the child back with as
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