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Program at a Glance
How do we select stories for our programs?
What calls to our hearts?
Can we deepen the meaning of the archetypes for ourselves within each story or fairytale we create for young children?
Together in this intensive, we will cultivate the importance of stories and fairytales for young children. We will also discover the beauty and humanity universal tales offer that are woven through all cultures. Each participant will make one standing puppet by the last day.
Details of Each Session
Each session will be rich with presentation and conversation while focused on these primary topics:
Session One - Learning a summer story for the start of the school year.
Session Two - Selecting a story that you connect to most.
Session Three - Creating a standing puppet & continuing to discuss the importance of storytelling.
This workshop series takes place live on Zoom over three Fridays.
The series will be recorded and released to those who attend at least one live session, with a 30 day window for viewing. Please do not share recordings with others. In order to cultivate a sense of togetherness and active participation, we warmly insist that your video be turned on during our live sessions. Please do your best to make arrangements so this is possible.
Program Details
Tuition
$375;
10% discount until two weeks prior to the start date!
Groups of five or more receive 15% discount (reflected in shopping cart).
This workshop has a minimum of 8 enrollments by Wednesday, July 29.
Continuing Education Credits
Participants may earn 9 CE hours with full participation in all three live sessions.
CE credit may not be earned by watching a recording.
About the Instructor
Leslie Wetzonis Woolverton
For more than twenty years, Leslie has taught Waldorf Parent-Child and Nursery classes at Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten & Nursery School located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Currently, Leslie is a member of the WECAN Early Childhood Research Group (Two recent WECAN Publications), and also works as a WECAN Site Visitor and Teacher Trainer for several Teaching Institutes in North America. As a third generation Anthroposophist, Leslie brings a broad scope of wisdom and knowledge to Waldorf Early Childhood Education from her own early childhood.
Now out of the classroom, Leslie loves her work with adults as a teacher trainer, mentor and evaluator, visiting many schools and new teachers across the country. Leslie is also a skilled textile artist and interior designer of close to forty years. Leslie enjoys writing and compiling early childhood stories that reflect the world in the interest of advancing inclusion, diversity, equity, and access by creating puppetry to bring classics, cultural tales and her own new stories to life. When not working, Leslie spends time with her family and friends at her beloved beach home in Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
