Stacy Swingle:  Homeschool Conference Speaker and Workshop Leader Details

An Introduction to Waldorf Homeschooling
Waldorf is a rich, meaningful approach to education. In the lower grades, artistic elements in different forms are utilized as a means to understand and relate to the world. The upper grades emphasize an observational scientific approach to understanding the world as well as humanity. This workshop will introduce the basic philosophies of the Waldorf method of education and offer suggestions on how to incorporate Waldorf methods into a homeschool environment.

Creating a Main Lesson Book
Main lesson books are traditionally used with the Waldorf style of education, but can be adapted to any unit study. Rather than utilizing textbooks or worksheets, students draw from a rich variety of sources to create their own unique, memorable, and meaningful keepsake books for each topic studied. Main lesson books are an ideal format when working with students of multiple ages as each child can adapt the day's work to their individual level. This workshop will offer a demonstration of how to create a main lesson book with a particular emphasis on Waldorf resources. There will be completed main lesson books on display along with a slide show of a variety of main lesson book pages.

Introduction to Waldorf Arts and Crafts
Learn how a variety of arts and crafts materials are used within a Waldorf homeschooling context. This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to beeswax crayons, modeling beeswax, needle felting, and translucent window stars