ONLINE PROGRAMS
Rooted in the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, our online courses are designed to support childcare workers and parents in fostering healthy, holistic development in young children. Explore practical, engaging, and thoughtful approaches to education, play, and care that nurture creativity, emotional well-being, and intellectual growth. Whether you're a caregiver looking to deepen your practice or a parent seeking to enrich your child’s early years, our courses offer valuable insights and tools to support a meaningful, child-centered approach to learning. Start your journey today and cultivate a nurturing environment for the children in your life.
Birth to Three
Child Development and Care
with Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Starting March 5, 2026 for three weeks
A unique opportunity for childcare providers, early childhood teachers, parents and grandparents to deepen your understanding of the unfolding experiences and needs of infants and toddlers based on the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education.
CIRCLE OF HANDS
With Mindy Upton of Blue Sky Craft Studio
Sundays 12- 2pm Central, September 2025 through
May 2026
Bring together the skills of sewing and felting, music and story in this very special handwork circle! This class is designed for teachers, caregivers, and grandparents who enjoy the magic of creating beauty with handwork and natural fiber materials.
It is inspired by Mindy’s many years in the kindergarten and the heartfelt moments spent observing the children playing with the sweet felted mousy, bunnies and dollies lovingly made for them.
Each month in the Circle, participants will explore handmade playthings along with a seasonal song or story. We will also create characters or animals that will enhance your program’s Nature Garden.
Participants of the workshop need to have basic handwork skills in sewing and wool felting.
Singing Games: Fresh Air
Thursdays, Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 23,
7- 8:15 pm Central
Singing games and songs to accompany our children outside to work and play through the seasons. Each of these workshops with Anna will be catered to a different age group, but all equally delightful to participate in!
February 19 - Songs and games for children under three
March 19 - Songs and games for the preschool and kindergarten age
April 23 - Songs and games for those bridging out of kindergarten and up to second grade.
Each session can stand alone, or you may attend all three for 4 hours of CE credit. This workshop will be recorded and released to enrolled participants for a 30 Day viewing window. CE credit may not be earned from recordings, and requires participation in a feedback survey that will be sent out prior to the final session.
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.
LifeWays for All:
$10 Webinar Series
The Pedagogical Law:
How Our Inner Life Shapes Our Children
w. Jerilyn Burke
Saturday, Feb. 21 11 am CT
Rudolf Steiner’s Pedagogical Law reminds us that our children’s healthy development is deeply connected to our own inner growth and self-care. In this talk, we will explore this idea in clear, practical ways and look at how our moods, daily habits, and presence shape our children’s well-being and resilience. Together we will discover simple ways to live this truth through warmth, awareness, and the courage to begin again, moment by moment, remembering that it is not perfection that matters, but our striving.
Being the Leader Your Child Needs
w. Bente Goldstein
Wednesday, April 22 6:30 pm CT
The three 7-year phases of childhood demand different things from us adults. What are those different unarticulated demands? Join us to learn about how the role you play as parent or teacher plays as children move into grade school.
We will talk about what is an Adult versus a Child– What is your adult role as a captain of your ship? This will lead to an understanding of what it means to come into the body as a child and how we can aid that incarnation process. Steiner says that the goal of education is to be able to “put purpose and direction from inside ourselves” towards our activities as an adult. A real adult is a leader of themselves. We will discuss how we prepare children best for that to happen down the lane.
Learning in Nature
Establishing Outdoor Care and Education
with Cynthia Aldinger
4 weeks beginning April 1, 2026
Time in a natural outdoor setting has so many benefits for children: fostering wonder, encouraging natural observation, building resilience and health, nourishing the senses, and promoting relationships. With the strengthening power of fresh air and the elements of nature, more time outdoors can be an elixir for adults and children in early childhood programs!
The Children of Our Times:
Attention, Anxiety and Connection
An Anthroposophic Perspective
with Laurie Schmiesing, RN
Wednesdays, April 29 & May 6 6:30- 8 pm Central
What do our children need in our times? This is an important question for all adults to
consider. Anthroposophy gives us a deep understanding into human development.
Over the course of two 1.5 hour sessions, we will review the understanding of the child
through anthroposophy in the 7 year life cycles and the 4 lower senses: touch, life,
movement and balance.