Dandelion Hill

beloved mixed-age Kindergarten that lives on in our hearts.... Each day also brings time for plenty of indoor and outdoor free play.

Daily circle times bring everyone together to enjoy songs, movement, and finger plays that weave together the cycle of the year. Story times are also a daily experience where traditional folk tales are shared orally and then serve as a springboard for delving into puppetry & drama. Weekly painting, modeling, and seasonal crafts help develop eye-hand coordination and fine motor development.

North Carolina, March 2014 - November 2014 | Lifeways North America

10/25/2013

We are honored to welcome the
LifeWays Early Childhood Certification Program in 2014 -
The North Carolina LifeWays® Early Childhood Certification program has a wonderful staff of teachers with deep, rich roots in anthroposophy, child development, handwork, eurythmy, kinderlyre and music training. Come and see what the North Carolina training has to offer! — at Sacred Mountain Sanctuary.

North Carolina, March 2014 - November 2014 | Lifeways North America Rena Osmer (adult development and LifeWays Practices), Maria Allen (Music), Dr. Pat Hart (Nurturing and Nourishing), Elizabeth McKay-Gilbert (Eurythmy) and many inspiring guest teachers.

07/29/2013

from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

On Children
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."
And he said: Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as he loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.

07/17/2013

Waldorf education From tying their shoes to grappling with atomic theory, Waldorf students are taught in a socially responsible, intellectually engaging & motivational manner. Waldorf grads are creative thinkers with caring hearts & the confidence to initiate change.