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Waldorf High School - Tragedy and Comedy Block high school Sep 24, 2024

Class 11 Main Lesson Highlight with Ms. Daniela 

"During this main lesson block students will explore the opposing genres of tragedy and comedy as well as origins of theater. While exploring several dramas, themes of transformation, wisdom, foolishness, and human archetypes will be worked with.

Stud...

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Michaelmas Festival Verse festivals michaelmas Sep 17, 2024

Create a family tradition and add a festival verse to your nature table or homeschooling space. Start with a simple wet on wet painting and pick your family's favorite verse. Re-use your festival cards each year or add new verses and create a festival card library.


Brave Saint Michael is my guide...

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Waldorf Education in the Comfort of Your Own Home homeschool our teachers parent office hours waldorf education waldorf lifestyle Sep 10, 2024

We would like to extend a big welcome back to our returning Seasons of Seven families as well as a special welcome to all our new families. We are looking forward to the 2024-2025 homeschool year with your family.

Often, parents don’t understand what it’s like to be a Seasons of Seven family until th...

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Parent Office Hours at Seasons of Seven parent office hours waldorf education waldorf lifestyle Sep 03, 2024

Do you know we offer weekly parent office hours at Seasons of Seven?

Weekly parent office hours are not only available with your class teacher but also with your enrichment teachers.

Enjoy this warm invitation from Ms. Tiffany and make sure to try out a parent office hour early on in your homeschoolin...

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The Four Temperaments : Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic and Choleric tempermanet Aug 27, 2024

Have you studied your temperament and the temperament of the family members in your home?
This is a great tool to use in your parenting and homeschooling for success. Here are a few helpful resources to get you started.

The Four Temperaments GA 57

"The choleric child is also susceptible of being l...

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Waldorf Verses for the Grades class 1 class 2 class 3 class 4 class 5 class 6 class 7 class 8 verse Aug 20, 2024

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...

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Waldorf Early Childhood and Kindergarten Opening & Closing Verse kindergarten parent child verse Aug 13, 2024

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...

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How to Practice Eurythmy at Home eurythmy Aug 06, 2024

 

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...

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Greenhouse Your Family waldorf lifestyle Jul 30, 2024

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 ...

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Teaching Public Speaking in Your Homeschooling high school Jul 23, 2024

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. 

 

 

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Eurythmy in Waldorf Education eurythmy four fold enrichment Jul 16, 2024

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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Grade 8 in Waldorf Education class 8 Jul 09, 2024

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...

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