Homeschooling...Waldorf Method?

http://www.homeschooldiner.com/guide/waldorf.html

((After a short blurb it has links to several waldorf & waldorf HS sites))

Also... don't forget to check out yahoo groups. Just search waldorf homeschool. I'm on about 10 homeschool boards... 2 of which are Montessori HS & Secular Charlotte Mason HS. Finding out how others work within educational philosophies in real time as well as in archives has been extraordinarilly helpful to me. Not that I do things the way others do... but for idea generation & problem solving... can't beat it!

The HS world is sooooo diverse. And it's also really funny. The way another mum on this site and I HS is about as close as to HS'ers can get... but we each *describe* it differently (as in my blend of philosophies and her blend are very different, but we end up with a similar product)... so don't forget to cast the net fairly wide :) You can find some amazing things.

:)
R

Interesting. I have been homeschooling for a few years and have never heard of Waldorf. After looking at the sites it looks like it would be a bit hard to implement at home unless you are really familiar with it.

I think that this style is closely related to CM (Charlotte Mason) and there are definitely tons of info and free curriculum outlines out there for her style.

Good luck with whatever you decide!

I was unaware you could home school doing Waldorf methods as my understanding was it is the whole environment that is important. Both my niece and nephew attended Waldorf schools and I have to say I would not send my kids there. My niece was removed about 5th grade as she couldn't read and her Waldorf teachers said it will come - turns out she has a learning disability they did not recognize. My nephew went all through high school in the Waldorf system and I must say I am not impressed with the results. Perhaps in a home situation it may work better.

My first suggestion would be to go to The Home Educator's Resource store in Lewisville. They have tons of resources and most the employees home schooled their kids. They would know of local groups and moms doing the same thing. You could probably find a few to talk to and do a little more research.

have you checked out this site?
http://www.waldorfcurriculum.com/

This, is the website, for a Waldorf school in my city.
Perhaps you can find info there, and a "model" to use.
Here is the link:
http://www.honoluluwaldorf.org/Home

I have friends, who's kids go there. Its a nice different approach to learning... similar to Montessori. The kids, in the early learning ages... do not learn typical abc's, numbers, reading, etc. It is a "child led" play learning. And art development/creativity.
It is thus, different in learning... and if a child then goes on to regular school... they may have a cultural/academic adjustment to make... and per learning levels.
It is just a different approach. It is like-able. Not that it is better or not.
I almost enrolled my kids there. Then decided not to.

I also know friends that are Teachers... they either feel it is best suited for young preschoolers... and then for older kids, they do not feel it is realistic... or 'real' world knowledge that a child will have to know, in the practical world. But who knows. It is subjective.

I have known our friends' kids that go to a Waldorf school... they are not like say, my daughter or her classmates who are the same age. Their attention and applicable mastery of things/info/listening is different. Not good or worse or bad... just different. My daughter noticed it too.
But it is just another way to learn... and how a child is developed...
children can learn in all different ways.. and many times, teaching them in many different ways is good too. That is what learning is.

Anyway, just some info.
All the best,
Susan

Hi! I homeschool my daughters in Waldorf and find it is amazing! Check out http://thewaldorfconnection.com and http://alittlegardenflower.com

:)

Hi Michelle, Good for you on homeschooling your child. You will just see him accelarate as time goes by. My advice (2 cents) just stay patient, have fun, I know you will do fine. The place I go to is a little store in Lewisville called Home Educator's Resource. website is: www.homeeducatorsresource.com
If you haven't tried them, call them and see if they carry that method. You can go in and see all the curriculum (sp) before making your purchase. Good luck!