Wow and Flutterville Global Playgarden

Love this quote!! Emotion coaching and modeling is some of the most important work we can do with the children in our lives!!

This is one of the Institute's favourite quotes. It is almost impossible for our children to manage big emotions if we are not able to manage our emotions. If we stand above a child and yell, threaten, or punish - a child's stress levels sky-rocket and it's impossible for behaviour to truly shift ( the behaviour may stop because they are frightened, but no learning has taken place).

If we are able to share our calm, to guide our children peacefully through challenging moments, we become a stable anchor for life-long learning and growth.

Happy Spring! We have a few openings at our SE location in our Cedar and Willow classes (ages 2-3 and 3-5) and one infant spot in our Magnolia class (ages 6 weeks-1 years old). We'd love to meet your child and share our Waldorf and nature inspired program with your family!
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Happy Spring! We have one part time opening at our SE location in our Oak Class (ages 1-2 year old) for April and one infant spot in our Magnolia class (ages 6 weeks-1 years old). We'd love to meet your child and share our Waldorf and nature inspired program with your family!
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Reconnecting with imagination is Just one of their gifts to us 💝

You call it playdough we call it a sensory forrest with bunnies and magic monsters

So much to be thankful for in our baskets

How does your garden grow? Ours grows with love and nurturing. ❤️

Autumn walks are magical 🍁

Our annual lantern walk..putting more light in the world 🍂 @ Sellwood, Oregon

Shopping for the precious children in our care so that they may eat well, healthful, fresh and local this week 🥦

The art of Autumn story brought to life