Waldorf in the Home

Waldorf Without Walls, Barbara S. Dewey, 89900 Mill Hill Rd., Bowerston, OH 44695. Newsletter for Waldorf homeschooling parents, consulting, etc. See www.waldorfwithoutwalls.com

Christopherus Homeschool Resources, Donna Simmons, 847 PO Box 231, Viroqua, WI 54665. Publications, consulting. www.christopherushomeschool.org.

Waldorf Home Schoolers Newsletter,6822-22nd Ave N, Suite 345, St. Petersburg, FL 33710. On-line ournal for Waldorf-inspired home schooling families. www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com

Audio tapes by Eugene Schwartz on Waldorf Education, www.MillennnialChild.com

The On-Line Waldorf Library: many resources from journals, research, everything in print! www.waldorflibrary.org

Waldorf Resources for home schoolers: chat rooms, articles, books, many other resources. www.waldorfresources.org

Bob ane Nancy's Site offers many resources on all aspects of Waldorf: www.bobnancy.com and www.waldorfbooks.com

Renewal. Quarterly journal of Waldorf Education (see AWSNA address, below).

Gateways, Newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (see below).

Home Again, 1825 N. 183rd St, Seattle, WA 98133. Mail order supplies for Waldorf home schooling. Main Lesson Books also available from Rudolf Steiner College Book Store (see below).

Live Education! Waldorf curriculum for K-8 and monthly consultation with a Waldorf teacher. P.O. Box 306, Aptos, CA 95001; (831) 457-4243; www.live-education.com.

Waldorf Education Resources provides Waldorf units for grades 5-8, developed by David Mollet. Order from http://members.aol.com/WaldorfEdu/

Oak Meadow, PO Box 740, Putney, VT 05346; (802)387-2021. Offers elementary-school curriculum and home teacher training; lower grades show a Waldorf influence.

Home Education Magazine and Homeschool Bookshelf, PO Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855

Clonlara Home-Based Education Program, 1289 Jewett, Ann Arbor, MI 48103; (313) 769-4515. Founder/Director Pat Montgomery offers curriculum and help meeting legal requirements of being under a certified teacher.

Growing without Schooling, 2269 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140; journal--John Holt's work.

The Moore Foundation, Box 1, Camas, WA 98607, (360)835-3756. Books, workshops, etc from the work of Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore.

Home School Association of CA, PO Box 2442, Atascadero, CA 93423. 888-HSC-4440. Www.HSC.org.

The Baldwin Project, classic literature for downloading from www.mainlesson.com

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. (845) 352-1690.
Memberships, semi-annual newsletter, lists of resources and Waldorf programs, publications

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
3911 Bannister Rd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-0927
Lists of schools, publications, Renewal (semi-annual journal on Waldorf education)

Waldorf School Association of Ontario
9100 Bathurst St., Thornhill, Ontario, Canada L4J 8C7. (905) 889-2066

Anthroposophical Society in America
1923 Geddes, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. (313) 662-9355

There are now many regional teacher training programs. For the most up-to-date list, we suggest you check the website of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (www.awsna.org).

Waldorf Institute of the Great Lakes, 2555 Burns Ave, Detroit, MI 48214; (313)823-8764. Offers year-round and summer-intensive programs for teacher training and enrichment.

Waldorf Program, Antioch New England Graduate School, 40 Avon St., Keene, NH 03431; (603) 357-3122

Arcturus Rudolf Steiner Education Program, 1300 W. Loyola Ave., Chicago, IL 60626; (312) 761-3026.

Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977; (845) 425-0055.

Rudolf Steiner College, 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628; (916) 961-8727; also has a San Francisco program. www.steinercollege.edu.

Bay Area Center for Waldorf teacher Training, PO Box 2228, Sausalito, CA 94966, (415)332-2122

Rudolf Steiner Centre, 9100 Bathurst St., #4, Thornhill, Ont. L4J 8C7, Canada (905)764-7570

Waldorf Institute of Southern California, 17100 Superior St., Northridge, CA 91325; (818)349-6272

Sound Circle, 9836 43rd PL. NE< Seattle, WA 98155. (206)925-9199

Rudolf Steiner Library, 65 Fern Hill Rd, Ghent, NY 12075. (518) 672-7690. Extensive lending services!

Steiner Books (formerly Anthroposophic Press), PO Box 960, Herndon, VA 20172, 800-856-8664. www.steinerbooks.com

Bookstore at Rudolf Steiner College, 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628; (916) 961-8729. orders@steinercollege.edu

Bob and Nancy's Books: www.waldorfbooks.com

Mercury Press, 241 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977; (845) 425-9357

Michaelmas Press, P.O. Box 702, Amesbury, MA 01913; (508) 388-7066

AWSNA On-Line Store, www.awsna.org

Whole Spirit Press (reprints of out of print books fromWaldorf): www.wholespiritpress.com

Online Waldorf Library, www.waldorflibrary.org

Rudolf Steiner Library in Ghent, NY, rsteinerlibrary@taconic.net. www.anthroposophy.org/index.php?id=31 and http://rsl.scoolaid.net

Looking for Kinderharps or other instruments used in Waldorf? Here are a few sources:

Choroi Musical Instruments, 1880 Landis Place, Pullman, WA 99163. 888-424-6764.

Harps of Lorien, P.O. Box 77, Questa, NM 87556

Music for Little People, PO Box 1460 Redway, CA 95560

Rose Lyre Workshop, PO Box 538, Claverack, NY 12513

Song of the Sea, Ed and Anne Damm, 47 West St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Ted Maehr, 701 Fernwood, Monterey, CA 93940

Josef Friedman Musical Sales, 366 Captain Clark, Wilton, NH 03086

The following are only a few of the sources available today for toys and art and craft supplies.
Art of Learning: a fresh choice in quality Waldorf-oriented teaching supplies. Gayle Griffith. www.art-of-learning.com, 916-723-4225.

The Puppenstube: Christine Schreier has been a master doll and toymaker for many years. See her own and imported work at www.thepuppenstube.com.

North Star Toys: a wide selection of great toys and supplies! Tim and Connie Long. See

Bella Luna Toys: Waldorf toys, homeschool supplies, natural craft kits and more! 888-502-3552 or www.bellalunaatoys.com

Home Again, 1825 N. 183rd St., Seattle, WA 98133

Down to Earth Toys: specializing in wooden and natural toys made in the USA and Europe. Carrin Weirauch. www.DownToEarthToys.com

www.aToyGarden.com, PO Box 3001, Orangevale, CA 95662. Phone: (916) 390-5320. Sonya@aToyGarden.com.

Patterns for making playstands and wooden canopies are available for purchase from www.playstandpatterns.com.

The following are some valuable resources for craft suppllies.

The Colors of Nature, natural-dyed fabrics and wool at www.thecolorsofnature.com

A Child's Dream Come True sells wool roving, wool felt, silks, gauze and more from achildsdream.com or (800) 359-2906.

Bella Luna Toys offers natural craft kits, Waldorf toys, homeschool supplies, and more. 888-502-3552 or www.bellalunatoys.com

Sureway Trading Enterprises, [silk] 826 Pine Ave, Suites 5 & 6, Niagara, NY 14301

www.aToyGarden.com, PO Box 3001, Orangevale, CA 95662. Phone and fax: (916) 988-8100. service@natomatrading.com.

West Earl Woolen Mill [wool batting and roving], RD 2, Ephrata, PA 17522

Wilde and Wooley, 3705 Main St., Philadelphia, PA 19127

Weir Dolls, 2909 Parkridge Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Dyeworks, 2750 Nicollet Sq., Minneapolis, MN 55408

P & B Fabrics (800) 247-3467. Cotton gauze, bolts of cotton fabric, high-grade cheesecloth

Aetna Felt, 2401 W. Emaus Ave., Allentown, PA 18103

Handworks, Rt.1, Box 138, Afton, VA 22920 (kits for children)

Basket Works, The Dickey Mill, 4900 Wetheredsville Rd., Baltimore, MD 21207

The amount of material available on Waldorf education can seem daunting. Here are my recommendations on where to start. These "gateway" books will lead you to further resources. Enjoy!

All are available from the following sources:

Anthroposophic Press, PO Box 799, Great Barrington, MA 01230. (800) 856-8664, unless otherwise noted as:

AWSNA, 3911 Bannister Rd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-0927

Rudolf Steiner College Book Store, 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 961-8729

WECAN: Waldorf Early Childhood Association of N. America, 285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Spring Valley, NY 10977. (914) 352-1690.

For other resources or tracking down the source on a topic, see the Online Waldorf Libary, www.waldorflibrary.org

To borrow books by mail, contact the Rudolf Steiner Library, 65 Fern Hills Rd, Ghent, NY 12075. (518) 672-7690. rsteinerlibrary@taconic.net. Their website is www.anthroposophy.org/index.php?id=31 and the Library catalog is available at http://rsl.scoolaid.net.

Rudolf Steiner College Book Store has produced a wonderful 100-page catalog of Early Childhood Waldorf Resources for Families, Teachers, Caregivers and Children. This is the definitive source for buying books and finding other resources. You can request a copy by calling them at (916) 961-8729 or going to the book store at www.steinercollege.edu.

A wonderful resource for books on Waldorf education and home schooling is the Rudolf Steiner Library, which lends books by mail throughout the US, from its location in Ghent, NY.

The Rudolf Steiner Library has over 27,000 volumes and lends books for no charge to member of the Anthroposophical Society in America and for a small fee for those who join the library only. Their collection inlcudes all available Rudolf Steiner titles in both English and German, as well a hundred of his unpublished manuscropts of essays and lectures. In addition, it has a wide collection includig waldorf education, alternative health and nutrition, holistic sicenc, Goethean studies, death and dying, world mythologies, and world religions.
Their website and an online public access catalog can be viewed at http://www.anthroposophy.org/index.hph?id=31 (library webpage) and
http://rsl.scoolaid.net (library catalog)

For membership materials, call 518-672-7690, or you can email the libary at rsteinerlibrary@taconic.net.

In Memory of...
Mary Thienes Schunemann
"Naturally You Can Sing"
October 7, 1960 - August 30, 2007

On the 30th of August 2007, Mary Thienes Schunemann passed the threshold. Many of you know Mary through her music books and accompanying CDs that have helped so many parents discover the joy of singing with and for their children. If you don't know Mary's work, we highly recommend it and have always offered it at our conferences.

For more information please visit her website: www.naturallyyoucansing.com. There you can listen to her last recorded work "I Still Have Joy," which she recorded during Labor Day weekend, and write your stories and recollections of Mary in the Journal.

Her husband, Sven, writes:
Mary explored in her vocal work a spectrum of soul rarely encountered in contemporary culture. Her commitment to healing the human soul through music led her to teach singing to those of all ages - from the very young to parents, teachers and musicians in many contexts.

Mary's humor and lightness of touch penetrated her teaching and led those with whom she taught and sang to a deeper understanding and use of one of our most intimate human instruments - the Voice. She rejoiced in pure music and encouraged all to Sing, yet not only to Sing, but to unlock this sacred gift of Voice in our lives and our world.

Mary was also a taskmaster of sorts, working toward the highest standards for herself and those fortunate enough to work with her, always pushing toward heights that without Mary's touch may well have been unattainable. Through Mary's remarkable work it often seems that the heavens are opened and our consciousness bathed in Divine Light and Love.

Mary lived to influence these times and was deeply appreciated for her gifts of creativity, joy, and unconditional dedication to Singing.

Mary, singer of the heavenly spheres, rest in joy-filled peace.

Mary Lived from the 7th of October 1960 to the 30th of August 2007