The Early Childhood Teacher Education Center
at Sophia's Hearth
offering Waldorf Education for teachers
"discovering the wisdom of childhood"
Student Information - Summer 2019
The following information is provided to give you more information as you prepare for your time with us. Information about Summer 2019 will be added as it is available. Please call 603.357.3755 or email cynthia@sophiashearth.org if you have any questions. We are here to help!
Weekly Lunch Menus
If you have food allergies please be in touch ASAP
Schedules
will be posted in early June
the day will run from 8:00am - 5:30 with two breaks and a long lunch.
Assignments
Students in Child Development 1 should be reading:
Sensory Awareness Foundation Journal #14, Pikler Extracts *
Trust and Wonder by Eldbjorg Paulsen, WECAN books (Waldorf Early Childhood
Association of North America)*
*available at Sophia's Hearth
Articles from Sophia’s Hearth’s website (Resources>Articles):
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Jane Swain, ‘Pikler's Trust in the Wise Infant’
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Jane Swain, ‘Development of the Three Planes of Space’
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Susan Weber, ‘The Essentials of Parent Child Work in Waldorf Early Childhood Education’
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Singing with Preschool Children, Micheal Deeson-Barrow
Students in Child Development 2 should be reading:
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Jane Swain, ‘The Development of the Hand’
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Jane Swain, Primitive Reflexes
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Helping Children Form Health Attachments: Building a Foundation for Strong Lifelong Relationships, Lois Eijgenraam - available here
Optional readings for Child Development 1 & 2:
Peter Selg Unbornness (Steiner Books)*
The Child from Birth to Three in Waldorf Education and Childcare (WECAN)*
Daniel Udo de Haes, The Creative Word*
Getting Ready
Staying over a weekend?
Learn more about things to do in the area HERE
If you will be arriving June 22 or 23 a special event is happening in Keene
Local Places to eat
Students in Incarnational Support should be reading:
- Review of the four foundational senses, including Jane's article, the Ins and Outs of Proprioception.
- Read the first two chapters of the book : A Practical Guide to Curative Education , the Ladder of the Seven Life processes by Robyn M. Brown