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A Waldorf Journey A Waldorf Journey is a blog and website dedicated to sharing resources for Waldorf teachers.

Looking for some review ideas? Here ya go.
21/08/2026

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Yes.
17/08/2026

Yes.

13/08/2026

No matter how many years I've been teaching, there's one teacherly instinct that never fails:

Meet the child where they are.

In this week's episode, I talk about how this mantra applies to encouraging imagination in our students. Some children have a hard time building images. To help them accomplish it, we need to meet them where they are.

Often, it's that they need to DO something. They may need to move, act it out, draw it, build it—or find some other concrete way into the experience.

Just because they struggle with building images doesn’t mean the imaginative teaching isn’t working. They just need another way to get there.

Our job isn’t to make every child experience a lesson in exactly the same way. It’s to recognize the gifts they already bring and use those gifts to help them develop new capacities.

I talk more about this—and the idea of the “cosmic” and “earthly” child—in this week’s episode of A Waldorf Journey.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

We talk a lot in Waldorf education about creating pictures in the child’s imagination.A listener recently asked me a que...
13/08/2026

We talk a lot in Waldorf education about creating pictures in the child’s imagination.

A listener recently asked me a question that made me stop and think: What about the child—or the teacher—who *doesn’t* create those pictures? Some people may not experience visual imagery at all.

It made me realize that I’ve probably talked about imaginative teaching too narrowly at times.

Living into a story doesn’t have to mean seeing a little movie in your mind. There are plenty of other ways to connect with a story.

This week on the A Waldorf Journey podcast, I’m exploring what this means for imaginative teaching—and revisiting the Waldorf idea of the cosmic and earthly child along the way.

🎧 Listen to "Dreamers, Doers, and Imagination in the Waldorf Classroom" wherever you listen to podcasts.

So many reasons.
12/08/2026

So many reasons.

I always say this is life-GIVING work. Hard, but the payoff is SO worth it!
10/08/2026

I always say this is life-GIVING work. Hard, but the payoff is SO worth it!

10/08/2026

I often talk about the value of having children create images in their mind's eye. And it's true that I think that encouraging this practice is something that distinguishes Waldorf education from other approaches.

But what if a child doesn’t actually “see” those pictures?

A listener recently asked me what we do about children who are unable to build images, and her question made me think more broadly about what we mean when we talk about imaginative teaching.

Seeing a little movie in your mind is only one way to enter into a story.

A child might feel the suspense, connect with a character, hear the rhythm of the language, sense the movement, or make connections to something they’ve experienced themselves. Without "seeing" images.

This is what I’m exploring in this week’s episode of A Waldorf Journey: Dreamers, Doers, and Imagination in the Waldorf Classroom

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Before the school year begins, it’s easy to feel like the most important thing is to start putting together lesson plans...
06/08/2026

Before the school year begins, it’s easy to feel like the most important thing is to start putting together lesson plans. Because, tbh, if you're a Waldorf teacher, you probably REALLY LOVE planning lessons.

But actually, that planning will be much more fruitful if you begin somewhere else.

🌹 First, spend a little time thinking about each child.

🌹 Then, think about the families and what will help them feel connected and supported.

🌹 And finally, look at the rhythms and systems that will sustain me once the year gets busy.

The beginning of the school year isn’t only about preparing lessons.

It’s about preparing relationships—with the children, with their families, and with yourself as a teacher.

Which of these feels most important for you right now?

🎙️ This week’s episode of A Waldorf Journey is short, practical, and available wherever you listen to podcasts.

05/08/2026

Want to create inspired lesson plans? Spend some time connecting with your students. You may think that you already know them and that spending time to write about or meditate about them is unnecessary, but it will make a huge difference to your planning.

I print my class list, write each child's name, and pause for a few minutes with every one. I remember a conversation we had, a challenge they faced, or some other little anecdote and before I know it, I've built a living picture of who they are and what they might need this year.

In my experience, this is the real work.

The lessons come much more easily when they're written for real children instead of an imaginary class.

How do you reconnect with your students before the school year begins?

🎙️ Listen to this week's episode of A Waldorf Journey wherever you get your podcasts.

03/08/2026

I don't know about you, but I've found that when I've felt burnt out, it hasn't been because I've had too much work. I can actually get A LOT of work done.

It has been caused by work that felt unpredictable.

When every day felt like I was reacting to all the things that were coming at me, instead of moving forward within rhythms and systems, everything became harder—even when there wasn't actually more to do.

That's one of the reasons I spend part of August getting my routines in place before school starts.

What are the rhythms or systems that help you stay grounded during the school year?

🎙️ This week's podcast is all about three things I'd focus on before the school year begins. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or through the link in my profile.

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