[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The teacher’s role in the early years of the child’s life is to create a surrounding environment that is calm and supportive for his physical, mental, and spiritual development. Waldorf learning environments in kindergartens and homes range from two environments: * The First (Indoor environment): It is important for the child’s calm, comfort, and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Play is the center of childhood and a right for every child, one of the biggest advantages of play is that it can be practiced anywhere, at any time, with or without any tools! Free play is an instinct that children are born with. It represents joy, enjoyment, and happiness. Their main concern in…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Allah’s creation, and how rich in lessons it is!” Nature is a great source of play and learning. In the first years of life, the child is busy building his body, so his physical and motor development is significant, compared to the rate of his physical growth during the rest of his life. Movement,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The story in Waldorf philosophy has a distinctive and warm nature, and the storytelling section is one of the main programs in the Waldorf kindergarten. Philosophy avoids reading to children in the first years of their life and depends on storytelling. It is called “heart-to-heart storytelling,” where the teacher or mother memorizes the story…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “There is an artist inside every child, the challenge is how do we maintain this artist when he grows up!” Waldorf philosophy considers art as part of the human being. We all have an artist or different approaches to expressing talent in some way, and it is our duty to raise children with high…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rhythm is the system of the day stemming from basic daily needs, such as the wake-up time; What do we do in it? What happens at mealtime? The daily rhythm creates a general frame of the day that helps the child feel safe and bound. It also helps greatly in reducing the daily conflicts…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The preschool or early childhood stage in Waldorf philosophy starts from the birth of the child to the age of seven. This division is based on the individuality of the child. Some children move to the next stage before or after 7 years. In the early years, Steiner describes a child as a sensitive…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Waldorf Philosophy is one of the distinguished philosophies that thoroughly explained childhood with great proximity to instinct. It was established by Steiner, a philosopher with many writings who studied man at all stages and aspects of his life. He had a sensitive, profound, and warm vision of the human being. He laid down the…
كنا بنستغرب دايماً ليه بنشوف الحصالات عند الأجانب مُصممة على شكل حيوان الخنزير Piggy bank فيه روايات كتير حوالين أصل استخدام الكلمة، لكن اكتشاف أثري يوناني بيرجع لقرنين قبل الميلاد لزير على هيئة خنزير فيه شق من أعلى (شبه الحصالة بشكلها المعروف حاليا) بيشير إلى إن مفيش رواية أكيدة لسبب استخدام الشكل ده. …
واحد من أكتر الألعاب اللي اتطلبت عندنا السنادي، هو أداة استخدمها (شتاينر) ضمن فلسفة تعليمه المعروفة باسم (والدورف) لتدريب الأطفال على مهارة تحقيق الاتزان البدني في سن مبكرة، بالإضافة لأن بساطتها وتقويستها بتشجّع خيال الطفل على اللعب بيها بأكتر من طريقة وتعلّمه يفكّر ويستثمر الحاجات البسيطة اللي معاه. فكرة تنفيذنا للعبة كانت اقتراح من صديق…
