Waldorf Homeschool Conference

12/15/2025

As the year draws inward and the Holy Nights approach, we want to share a short reflection called “The Holy Nights: A Waldorf-Inspired Practice for Grown-Ups”—an offering meant to support families in slowing down, listening more deeply, and creating small moments of warmth and meaning during this sacred threshold of the year.

The Holy Nights invite us into stillness rather than striving. They remind us that children do not need more doing—what they need most is presence, rhythm, and a feeling of being held by the adults around them. This is the heart of the work we are doing together at Lotus & Ivy.

You can read the reflection here:

👉 The Holy Nights: A Waldorf Practice for Reflection and Renewal — Lotus & Ivy

Explore the Waldorf Holy Nights, a quiet winter practice of reflection and trust that supports parents and inner renewal.

07/05/2023

Are you starting to think about the Fall and how you want to bring the richness and beauty of the Waldorf approach to your children?

Then JOIN US for the Waldorf Homeschool Conference summer online session where we will spend two full days equipping you with the inspiration, knowledge, and support for the start of the new school year.

19 workshops taught by seasoned, trained Waldorf experts!
August 18 & 19
Registration is $99 for all workshops. Join us live and/or receive recordings of each workshop to watch later.

Register here to save your seat! https://www.lotusandivy.com/lotusandivyshop/virtual-summer-session-conference

WORKSHOP TOPICS

· What is it that Mysteriously Draws us to Waldorf Education? What are Some of the Pressing and Unique Questions of Our Time that Lead Us to Search Out for This Education?
· Introducing the Four Math Operations to Your Child
· History & the Waldorf Student: Secrets I Learned After Being a Waldorf Teacher for Four Decades
· Movement & Games for Brain Development
· Create Multi-Age Blocks Around Just One Book
· How to Teach Your Child to Knit, and Other Waldorf Handwork Secrets
· How to Incorporate Music Instruction into Your Homeschool Lessons
· Unveiling the Beauty of Math in Your Home
· The Health-Giving Power of Biography Work and Social Art for the Homeschooling Grown-Up; Understanding Your Child Better by Looking Objectively on Your Own School Experience
· The Waldorf Approach to Science
· How to Create a Sustainable and Enriching Puppet Show Practice for Your Children
· Students with Special Accommodations and the Waldorf Curriculum
· How to Create a Restorative and Enriching Circle Time at Home
· Waldorf Myth Busters
· Establishing a Life-Giving Rhythm in Your Homeschool and Home Life
· The Waldorf Approach to Teaching a World Language
· Bringing Waldorf Education into the 21st Century: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Curriculum
· Teach Your Child to Draw with Block Crayons, and other Waldorf Drawing Secrets
· Building a Culture of Curiosity and Fostering Lifelong Learners

Read more about our presenters and workshop descriptions here. https://www.lotusandivy.com/waldorfhomeschoolconf

05/27/2023

*Introducing the Speakers*

Day 1: Friday, August 18, 2023

1pm ET / 10am PT: Welcome and Keynote Address “What is it that Mysteriously Draws us to Waldorf Education? What are Some of the Pressing and Unique Questions of Our Time that Lead Us to Search Out for This Education?” with Daniel Packer

Daniel studied philosophy at Tufts University, and the evolution of consciousness in graduate school at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His studies traced the metamorphoses of cultural worldviews throughout the course of history, involving the integrated developments of arts, sciences, and religious expressions over time. He has applied this perspective in the context of human development, by working intensively with Rudolf Steiner’s educational indications as a class teacher, high school humanities teacher, and mentor at Waldorf schools. He teaches as adjunct faculty in Sound Circle Center’s Waldorf teacher training program, and he created a new high school program at Eastside Community School in Issaquah, WA that is trying to reimagine education for our time. He is now deepening his commitment to Anthroposophy and his own evolution by undertaking a rigorous four-year Eurythmy training. Daniel reveres the task of education as a true vocation, which is nothing less than the practice of the evolution of consciousness. The students (and teachers alike), as developing human beings within a morally significant world-process, are the very beings who carry the past, present, and future within them. Parents and teachers carry an enormous responsibility in this regard, and Daniel hopes to inspire and cultivate a love for this mighty task, along with the capacities to meet it.

Register at https://www.lotusandivy.com/waldorfhomeschoolconf

05/08/2023

You Are Invited! Join us for the Waldorf Homeschool Conference Summer Online Session.

Friday and Saturday, August 18 & 19, 2023
Registration is $99
Attendees are invited to attend the live virtual sessions and receive access to all recordings for 30 days after the event.

Choose from 19 workshops, all on Waldorf homeschooling topics, taught by an amazing group of Waldorf presenters.

For more information and to save your seat, visit https://www.lotusandivy.com/waldorfhomeschoolconf

04/28/2023

The Waldorf Homeschool Conference is returning August 2023! Dates, Presenters, Workshop Details coming soon!

Our conference is sponsored by Lotus & Ivy: Waldorf-inspired Virtual Classes and will be a virtual conference. We look forward to seeing you all!

03/15/2021

Hello Everyone! I would like to share my new project with you. Lotus & Ivy provides key elements of Waldorf education (Main Lesson and Math) to English-speaking students worldwide. Our classes are LIVE, interactive and taught by experienced Waldorf teachers.

If you are looking for a community of Waldorf-inspired homeschoolers, please join our FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/waldorfinspiredvirtualclasses

And check out our website and beautiful video that describes Waldorf education: http://www.lotusandivy.com

Thank you for signing up for Lotus & Ivy’s e-mailing list. We are glad you are interested in our programs. You will be hearing from us soon so be sure to check your Spam.

03/04/2019

The conference is just 5 days away! We are so excited to meet all of those who are coming. We have folks flying in from as far as New Hampshire, Colorado, Minnesota, California, and Washington! It's going to be a wonderful time of community and learning.

It's not too late to register if you are still hoping to make it.

Join us for an immersive weekend exploring the Waldorf homeschooling movement and all it can do to enrich homeschool and family life.