Desert Sky Community School
A public charter school presently for K-4, K-5 next year 2010/2011 ~ inspired by Waldorf Education



Suggested Reading on Waldorf Education and Parenting

 

Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education , published twice yearly by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America ( www.awsna.org )

Understanding Waldorf Education: Teaching from the Inside Out by Jack Petrash (2002)

Waldorf Education: A Family Guide , edited by Pamela Fenner

School as a Journey by Torin Finser

Waldorf Education by Christopher Clouder and Martyn Rawson

Millennial Child: Transforming Education in the 21 st Century by Eugene Schwartz

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing Our Children From Birth to Age Seven by Barbara J. Patterson & Pamela Bradley

You are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin

Between Form and Freedom: A Practical Guide to the Teenage Years by Betty Staley

Natural Childhood: The First Practical and Holistic Guide for Parents of the Developing Child by John Thomson

Lifeways: Working With Family Questions by Gundrun Davy & Bons Voors

More Lifeways: Finding Support and Inspiration in Family Life by Signe Schaefer, Patti Smith & Gundrun Davy

Guide to Child Health by Michaela Glockler

Waldorf Parenting Handbook by Lois Cusick

Family, Festivals and Food by Judith Large

Creativity in Education, The Waldorf Approach by Rene Querido

Teaching as a Lively Art by Marjorie Spock

Education Towards Freedom by Joan and Siegfried Rudel

Also Recommended:

In the Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families by Mary Pipher

Heart of a Family: Searching America for New Traditions that Fulfill Us by Meg Cox

Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman by Jeanne & Don Elium

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

Endangered Minds by Jane Healy, Ph.D.

The Hurried Child by David Elkind

Children Without Childhood by Marie Winn

 

Many of these titles are available in our school library and can be borrowed upon request.


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