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We hope to serve as a contemporary resource for people interested in educating children in the twenty-first century. Our foundation rests on

Waldorf education, and we enthusiastically acknowledge that the Waldorf method is based on Anthroposophy, a worldview promulgated by Rudolf Steiner.

Rather than prescribing narrow limits to the scope of this web site, Steiner's approach serves as a springboard for understanding and embracing all

that serves the true needs of the modern child. We hope that millennialchild.com is helpful to all educators and parents who visit it.

E-mail us at info@millennialchild.com or call us at 610-906-7644.                                               

NEW:

As postal rates soar and delivery times slow down, we are pleased to announce that almost all of our lectures

and our collections of student work may now be purchased as downloadable files. Rather than waiting for your

CDs to arrive in the mail, order them as downloads and you'll receive them within a day of your order.

All it takes is an order made on our Online Catalog and an e-mail from you indicating that you want your order

sent as a download. Your order will arrive sooner, and your shipping and handling charges will be refunded.

Visit our Online CD Catalog for more information.

Four New Videos: Discover Waldorf Education is a series of short videos introducing Waldorf education

to prospective parents and the general public. Discover Waldorf Education, Part One is a general introduction,

while Discover Waldorf Education: Grade 6 Geometry is a showcase of student work in that subject. From Movement to

Form explores the teaching of writing in Grade One, and From Story to Letter presents the Waldorf approach to reading.

We've been told that all of these videos are wonderful for Waldorf grandparents and neighbors of Waldorf families!

        To view the Waldorf Overview, click here

        To view Grade Six Geometry, click here.

        To view From Movement to Form, click here

        To view From Story to Letter, click here

        or go to YouTube.com and key in "Discover Waldorf Education."

Mancos Conferences, Summer 2009: Four conferences are already in the planning stage for the Summer of 2009 in Mancos, CO.

Visit www.essentialwaldorf.com for more details, and be sure to view a video about the conferences by clicking here.

Movement in Education: The increasingly sedentary nature of elementary education is a growing concern, and Waldorf schools are a glowing exception

to this trend. Jeff Tunkey, a teacher at the Aurora Waldorf`School in West Falls. NY, has created a web site to explore this issue. He describes it as

"A resource – inspired by Waldorf Education – for teachers and parents who want to provide children a path to healthy development through age-appropriate

movement activities...…and for all who seek to shelter childhood from teenage attitudes and adult concerns."

The site includes
• Developmental insights for parents and teachers
• How movement supports academic foundations
• Addressing learning difficulties and styles through movement
• Curriculum resources for Extra Lesson and Phys Ed Teachers
• Games of all kinds – for gym and home
• Recreational Gymnastics for fun, agility and growth

The link is http://www.movementforchildhood.com/
 

Is There Life After Waldorf School? One answer may be found at the web site www.earthrunenergy.com. Austin Johnson, a

sixteen-year-old graduate of the Aurora Waldorf School of Alaska, is presently attending secondary school, but he has put his

Waldorf middle school physics experiences to good use. Austin has invented and built a remarkably simple and effective device

to turn any stream into a source of hydroelectric power, and he hopes to distribute his product throughout the developing world.

Visit his web site to learn more.

Lectures on YouTube and Google Video:

Reading and Writing, The Waldorf Approach: Eugene addresses the Alaska Professional Communicators in

Anchorage concerning this vital subject. Click this link to YouTube: Reading and Writing: The Waldorf Approach

No Childhood Left Behind: During Michaelmas, 2006, Eugene was invited to Jacksonville, Florida, to speak on this

important subject. An excerpt of the lecture is now available on Google Video. The entire lecture may be purchased as

an audio CD from our Online Catalog. Click here to view the video: No Childhood Left Behind

Waldorf Education in Turkey: In May of 2006 Eugene Schwartz was invited to introduce the Waldorf philosophy

and methodology to Turkey. Videos of his lectures at the Fatih Ozel Lisei in Izmir may now be viewed at Google video:

Introducing Waldorf Education - Eugene Schwartz's Seminar Series, May 12-13, 2006, Izmir, Turkey
Eugene Schwartz tarafindam, 12-13 Mayis 2006 tarihleri arasinda, Izmir Ozel fatih Lisesi'nde Waldorf Egitimini tanitmak

amaci ile verilen seminerlerden ilki. Eugene yaklasik 30 yildir Kuzey Amerika ve Kanada'da yuzlerce Waldorf ve devlet

okuluna danismanlik yapiyor. Seminerleriyle ilgili 50 den fazla CD ve DVD web sistesinden temin edilebilir. Bu konusmanin

tercumanligi cocuklari Waldorf ogrencisi olan Yurdaer Doganata tarafindan yapilmistir. (www.millennialchild.com)

Eurythmy: Making Movement Human is the title of a new DVD that gives an in-depth answer to the perennial question of Waldorf

parents, "What is Eurythmy and why does my child have to study it?" Never before has "pedagogical eurythmy" been so

extensively filmed and explained by several seasoned eurythmy teachers. In addition, there is remarkable footage of performances

by the Goetheanum Eurythmy Stage Ensemble and the Spring Valley Eurythmy group. Virginia Sease, Barbara Schneider-Serio,

eurythmists, speech artists, and Waldorf teachers present insightful commentary on the past, present, and future of this performing art.

View excerpts from the DVD

View cover art and read the liner notes.

Order a copy of the DVD.

Millennial Children: Hear the keynote lecture Eugene Schwartz delivered at the “Whole Parent, Whole Family”

conference Oct. 21-22, 2006, in Boulder, CO. Click here to go to the New CDs page.

Waldorf Consulting: Having graduated his third eighth grade class, Eugene Schwartz is now sharing his thirty years' experience

in Waldorf education. He is now serving full time as a Waldorf consultant, mentor, and lecturer. For more information about Eugene,

visit his Biography.

To discuss a visit to your school or home schooling group, e-mail him at info@millennialchild.com or call 610-906-7644

Are you searching for a Class Play? Eugene Schwartz's CD, Class Plays for Grades One to Seven, is a collection of

texts of plays that he has written, several of which are among the most-performed in the Waldorf movement.

Raising Waldorf is the title of a remarkable new book that describes in loving detail the first fourteen years of the Waldorf School on the

Roaring Fork in Carbondale, Colorado. It is lavishly illustrated with photos of the students, teachers, and. above all, the parents who

struggled to raise a fledgling school high in the Rocky Mountains. This book can be used as a manual for anyone thinking of founding

a Waldorf school, or for someone who already has!  Raising Waldorf may be obtained by contacting waldorfbook@aol.com,

calling 970-927-6806, ext 4, or writing to PO Box 3912, Basalt, CO 81621. The large format book costs $29.95 and Visa and

Mastercard are accepted. Click here to view excerpts from the book.

NEW! Do you need a lecture on CD immediately? All of our AUDIO CDs may now be downloaded directly from the Internet.

At present, we can NOT download our CD-ROMs. Click here for more information.

View our Online CD Catalog

Home Schooling Resources: It's time to begin thinking about next school year! Feel free to download the many articles

featured on the navigation bar to the left, and look at our Online CD Catalog featuring lectures and CD-ROMs that address

virtually all aspects of the Waldorf grade school.

The Waldorf Curriculum -

Main Lesson Block Rotations & Descriptions:

Grade 1 Curriculum

Grade 2 Curriculum

Grade 3 Curriculum

Grade 4 Curriculum

Grade 5 Curriculum

Grade 6 Curriculum

Grade 7 Curriculum

Grade 8 Curriculum

Go more deeply into the curriculum with a set of eight CD-ROMs called The Elements of the Waldorf Curriculum. Each CD-ROM

includes a curriculum guide for the year, verses, or an essay or a class play by Eugene Schwartz for the specific grade, and

scores of form drawings, paintings, and main lesson book pages for that year. These CD-ROMs be may read on Windows or

Mac OS-X, and they make perfect gifts for class teachers. Click here for more information.

All the CDs featured on our may be purchased with any major credit card using our PayPal service. (You do not have to be a

PayPal member to use this service.) Simply click on the "Add to Shopping Cart" button next to the CD you wish to purchase

and your order will be processed immediately. Most orders are sent out within 48 hours from the time they are received. As

always, for those wishing to pay by personal check, a Downloadable Order Form is also available from our Online CD Catalog.

A number of pages may be accessed by clicking on the hyperlinks in the left-hand bar, and, every few months, there will be new

articles and displays of student work. As always, our articles are free to be downloaded for personal use. If you plan to republish

an article from this web site, please request permission by contacting us at info@millennialchild.com

We welcome your comments and questions. Contact us at info@millennialchild.com

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