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Welcome to the Simply Waldorf Blog
Our article and videos highlight a variety of tips and guidelines for implementing a Waldorf Curriculum whether for homeschool, charter, or private school including what is a main lesson and main lesson block, balancing form and freedom, the importance of story in Waldorf, and the four temperaments.
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Rev Bowen
Jun 2, 20237 min read
The Child's Limited Consciousness and Our Roles As Their Guides
I invite you to take a moment and consider your first memory. I am speaking of the very first thing you remember. How old were you? ...
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Rev Bowen
May 22, 20239 min read
How Much Art Needs to Be Used in Waldorf Education?
Perhaps you either attended or viewed the recording of the recent webinar we presented from Simply Waldorf. We explored the role of arts...
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Rev Bowen
May 12, 20231 min read
Webinar: The Role of Arts in Neurological, Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development
Join us for this webinar on the role of the arts in neurological, physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Join Rev Bowen of...
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Rev Bowen
May 3, 20236 min read
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part Three
I am assuming that you are already familiar with the phenomenon of what Waldorf Educators refer to as the "nine year change". If not, it...
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Rev Bowen
Apr 5, 202311 min read
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part Two
I hope you found the first installment of this three-part series of articles to be thought-provoking, even if you were already familiar...
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Rev Bowen
Apr 4, 20235 min read
Waldorf Homeschool: The Nine Year Change - Part One
There are several bodies of research from the behavioral, developmental, and psychological points of view that highlight critical or...
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Rev Bowen
Mar 17, 20232 min read
The Moral of the Story
I will be perfectly honest and tell you that I am not sure where the advice, which I want to share with you, originated. It could have...
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Rev Bowen
Mar 3, 20235 min read
Waldorf Homeschooling: Drawing and the Creative Mind
Of all art forms, I believe that drawing is the one that most young children move toward most naturally. Almost all young children will...
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Rev Bowen
Feb 23, 20236 min read
Waldorf Homeschool: Singing and the Human Heart
The recent articles in this newsletter have focused on artistic practices. In early January I wrote about the importance of playing a...
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Rev Bowen
Jan 23, 20234 min read
The Value of Clay Modeling
It would be easy to think of Waldorf Education as "that kind of schooling that is artsy. They do a lot of arts." While this is true, it...
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Rev Bowen
Dec 19, 20225 min read
What Does Sleep Have To Do With Waldorf Education?
Rudolf Steiner said something quite simple and yet fundamental to the first Waldorf teachers, just before the first Waldorf school opened...
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Rev Bowen
Dec 6, 20226 min read
The Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument
There is no need for me to recount how the arts have been de-emphasized in most of the mainstream public education systems in the US over...
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Rev Bowen
Nov 16, 20227 min read
The Gift of Clean Consequences
One of the hallmarks of Waldorf education is that Rudolf Steiner wisely decided to begin with a deeper understanding of the human being,...
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Rev Bowen
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Free Waldorf Homeschool Math Lesson: Finding Homeschool Success
In Waldorf Education, we strive to bring our lessons out of stories and other imaginative sources. With our free Waldorf homeschool math...
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Rev Bowen
Oct 18, 20225 min read
To A Waldorf Educator: The Art of Journeying
In follow-up to the previous article about the significance and universality of the Michaelmas celebration and the role of courage, I...
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Rev Bowen
Oct 4, 20225 min read
What is Michaelmas?
According to tradition, Michaelmas is celebrated each year on September 29th. I hope it was a good day for you and yours, even if you do...
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Rev Bowen
Sep 19, 20223 min read
Waldorf Homeschool "A Helping Hand: Assisting the Student"
Somewhere in the lecture cycles that Rudolf Steiner gave to the first Waldorf teachers in 1919, (Foundations of Human Experience,...
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Rev Bowen
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Waldorf Homeschool Tips: "Golden" Blessing from Simply Waldorf
Here is a Waldorf homeschool tip for beginning meals at home with your homeschool child. To bless the food we are about to eat brings a...
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Rev Bowen
Aug 4, 20226 min read
The Gifts of Struggle
"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy...
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Rev Bowen
Jul 14, 20223 min read
The Most Important Lesson We Teach
I am really excited to have recently completed the "Third Grade Watercolor Painting" course. While I was recording, editing, and adding...
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