Joy is the essence of early childhood, and I have the great fortune of swimming in it three full days a week with nine three- to...

Creating and sharing therapeutic stories with a child can feel like you have some real magic in your parenting pocket!  Stories reach the...

Parents are looking for opportunities to connect with one another, so at Rainbow Bridge LifeWays Program we strengthened community...

When our school, Homeschool Garden, started 15 years ago we tried to do all the work ourselves. Staff gathered materials and worked to...

When I enrolled in the LifeWays training, I had no real connection to the lives of children and families. Like many Millenials, the last...

The themes of nourishment and reverence led me to do my LifeWays project on the apron, both studying its use and making two aprons that I...

This is the first of hopefully many “sneak peeks” into the LifeWays training program. Our aim is to offer you a glimpse of what happens...

Rahima writes: In 1984 another Waldorf teacher and I dropped out of the school to be home more and opened one of the early home-based...

Seven years ago this October, Magnolia Blossom Preschool opened its doors inside Harvest Homes Assisted Living facility in Portland, OR....

Today we have a touching story from Cynthia Aldinger, founder of LifeWays, about her reflections on her mother’s recent death during this...

Story time has always been one of my favorite parts of the day for my own creative exploration. I’m an artist by nature, so the handwork...

When I started teaching over three and a half decades ago, I was looking for a model of human development to ground my approach and...

A short walk from where I work there is a bridge from which I can witness a miracle of nature—the tidal flow between fresh spring water...

Receive the child in Reverence Educate them in Love Let them go forth in Freedom    -Rudolf Steiner The above quote from Rudolf Steiner,...

The winter mandala, above, is poignant in its simplicity and purity. It reflects the nature of the people who created it on a whim, in...

From my head to my feet, I am the image of God. From my heart to my hands, I feel the breath of God. When I speak with my mouth, I follow...

Whether we are a parent, a childcare provider, or a teacher, our work with children necessarily involves developing ongoing relationships...

In my experiences as an educator, we are all encountering children who are struggling with seemingly basic tasks of the day. 

You may wish to dialogue with the Angel of your child to gain guidance.

This Self & Child Observation and Imagination Exercise is divided into two parts. The first part involves reflection and writing to...