Quick Look
- Considers how Waldorf teachers can better support young children in light of the challenges in the world and society today, through positive identity development, emphasising the importance of play and building community in the classroom
- Highlights the importance of prioritising emotional well-being, nourishing sensory development and showing young children how to create healthy relationships
- Contributors include experienced Steiner-Waldorf teachers Nancy Blanning, Ruth Ker, Laurie Clark, Stephanie Hoelscher, Holly Koteen-Soule, Rihana Rutledge, Rachel Turner and Leslie Wetzonis-Woolverton
Respected voices in Waldorf education including Nancy Blanning, Holly Koteen-Soule and Ruth Ker explore how early childhood education can help prepare children for the social challenges of the future.
Description
Waldorf early childhood education has always had children's socio-emotional development at its heart. But the world that children encounter continues to evolve -- both through global events, and societal change.
In Becoming and Belonging, the Waldorf Early Childhood Research Group re-examines essential aspects of early childhood education in light of these new influences. How can we better support children to meet our current social challenges? How can we prepare them to meet our global future?
Becoming and Belonging discusses creating space for emotional well-being and social healing, establishing the foundations for healthy relationships, nourishing sensory development, and more.
Author
Holly Koteen-Soulé taught kindergarten and parent and child classes for twenty-five years. She was a founding member of Sound Circle Center (SCC) and is currently the SCC Director of Early Childhood Teacher Education. She lives in Seattle, USA.
