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Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to your Early Years Practice
About This Book
Have you ever wondered what the Steiner approach is all about, where it comes from and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting?
Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to your Early Years Setting is an excellent introduction to this philosophy. Janni Nicol clearly explains the history of Steiner Waldorf education, the role of play in learning and the key themes of rhythm, repetition and reverence with ideas for activities and resources. Practical examples throughout the book involving children of different ages in a wide variety of settings allow readers to see the connection between theory and practice.
This new edition has been fully updated to include:
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- Clear comparisons between Steiner practice and the revised Early Years Foundations Stage (EYFS) requirements
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- A section on the growth of international Steiner settings
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- Information on celebrating festivals and outdoor environments
This convenient guide will help Early Years practitioners, students and parents to really understand what the Steiner Waldorf approach can bring to their practice and children.
Frequently asked questions
Information
1 An introduction to Steiner Waldorf early childhood education
Waldorf education and early years practice today
2 A brief history of Steiner Waldorf education
The Waldorf method of education
It is essential that we develop an art of education which will lead us out of the social chaos into which we have fallen. The only way out of this is to bring spirituality into the soul of human beings through education.(Steiner 1968:11)
3 Steiner Waldorf early years
The kindergarten
General educational principles
The seven-year periods
The first seven years
Developmental stages
Early learning
The formative forces
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 An introduction to Steiner Waldorf early childhood education
- 2 A brief history of Steiner Waldorf education
- 3 Steiner Waldorf early years
- 4 Play: the serious work of childhood
- 5 The kindergarten environment
- 6 Rhythm, repetition and reverence
- 7 The celebration of festivals
- 8 Storytelling and puppetry
- 9 Working within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- 10 Observation, assessment and planning
- 11 Working with parents and the first three years
- 12 Other subjects
- Appendix 1: exemptions and modifications to EYFS 2014
- Appendix 2: relevant organisations
- Bibliography and resources