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. 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.
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Childhood Phases
Childhood Phases:
A Developmental Journey
A Biography & Social Art workshop series with Lynn Turner
Live - Sundays July 19, & 26
9:30 am -11:30 am Central
Each human life unfolds through universal developmental gestures, yet each journey is uniquely our own. In this reflective workshop series, we explore the phases of childhood and young adulthood to deepen our understanding of human development—and how our own biographies shape the way we meet and support others.
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Dreamscapes & Storytelling - Love & Trust in the Stories We Tell
with Leslie Wetzonis Woolverton
Live - Fridays, July 31, August 7 & 14 12- 3pm Central
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.
Working Together with the Living Arts
An Interactive Workshop Series
for Careproviders, Teachers, Families, & Anyone working with the Living Arts
The YES to Life Series
with Cynthia Aldinger and Mary O’Connell and guests Rahima Baldwin Dancy,
Chinyelu Kunz, Jack Petrash, Laura Scappaticci, and Tim Francis
A series of seven individual courses.
Mary O’Connell and Cynthia Aldinger are collaborating on a brand new series that extends through the whole scope of childhood and focuses on Goodness, Beauty and Truth as a foundation for creating strength and resiliency for ourselves and for the children and youth in our programs, our homes
- anywhere in our lives- and, most especially, in our hearts.
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Heavy Baby Workshop
A special gathering offered
to you by Mindy Upton
August 30th 10am- 3pm Central
In this online workshop, we will create a Heavy Baby, a softly weighted companion designed to bring a sense of warmth, security, and belonging to the children in our care. Together we will learn the art of constructing these special companions while exploring the deeper intention behind their place in the classroom.
