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Homeschooling Through Change
Greek pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus once said, "There is nothing permanent except change." That has certainly been true here, both...
Kimberly
Mar 153 min read
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Between Form and Freedom: A Must-Read Book for Parents of Waldorf Steiner Homeschool Teens
REVIEW: BETWEEN FORM AND FREEDOM I was delighted when I was asked to review the 2022 edition of Between Form and Freedom by Betty Staley...
Kimberly
Apr 23, 20245 min read
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Homeschooling High School: Our Road Map
Last week, I wrote about why we would be homeschooling high school. It wasn't an easy decision, but it is one we feel reasonably...
Kimberly
Jun 17, 20235 min read
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Homeschooling High School: Our Why
If you've been #homeschooling for awhile, you may have noticed that as the kids get older, more and more people return to some form of...
Kimberly
Jun 11, 20233 min read
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Get Your Feet Wet: First Weeks Homeschooling
I grew up in the beautiful PNW and some of my best memories were swimming in the pristine lakes and wading in the mountain-fed rivers. We...
Kimberly
Aug 19, 20214 min read
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What About Me? Motherwhelmed: A Review
In all the excitement that is planning for a new homeschool year, this year I did something different. I took some time to plan for ME....
Kimberly
Aug 2, 20216 min read
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10 Ways to Support Homeschoolers
So, your kids have decided to homeschool your grandkids. Or maybe, you've noticed that the family next door with school-age kids seems to...
Kimberly
Jul 30, 20215 min read
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Homeschool Planning
It's that time of year when homeschool planning really seems to crank up. It's an exciting time to pop into homeschooling social media...
Kimberly
Jul 23, 20218 min read
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Waldorf-Inspired Middle School Science
Our family is in yet another state of transition. One child is approaching nine, one is about to enter the teen years, I am in the middle...
Kimberly
Jul 16, 20217 min read
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Choosing Your Homeschool Spine
As Waldorf-inspired homeschoolers, we try to implement the ideas and timelines developed by Rudolf Steiner for the first Waldorf-Steiner...
Kimberly
Jul 8, 20216 min read
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Homeschooling FOMO
There are so many ways to experience FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), but a homeschooler's FOMO is truly special. And in some of the boards...
Kimberly
Jul 1, 20215 min read
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Finding a New Normal
I did not expect to glean confirmation for my life direction at the farmer's market. Local honey? Sure. Ripe tomatoes? Maybe. But I did...
Kimberly
Jun 18, 20217 min read
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Wonder in the Time of Pandemic and Beyond: Thoughts on "A Gift of Wonder" by Kim Allsup
A review of "A Gift of Wonder" by Kim Allsup, Waldorf teacher. Homeschooling and helping children recover after the pandemic.
Kimberly
Jun 10, 20215 min read
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Why Waldorf? Revisited
This summer, like every summer, I'll be revisiting some things about our homeschool. It's a good time to think once again about the why,...
Kimberly
May 21, 202110 min read
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Why Saints in Waldorf Grade 2?
When I first discovered Waldorf education, I was immediately drawn to so many aspects - the emphasis on natural materials, the beautiful...
Kimberly
May 14, 20215 min read
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Family Listening & May Playlist
Choosing family listening music and May playlist.
Kimberly
May 7, 20214 min read
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Acceptance
I started writing a few weeks ago about how I manage to get the time I need to recharge. Read those posts here and here. This week, I'm...
Kimberly
Apr 30, 20213 min read
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Spring Cleaning And Family Playlist
Last week, I asked if you were getting the alone time you needed to recharge and shared one way I've been making that happen at our...
Kimberly
Apr 23, 20213 min read
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Off Duty Zones - Alone Together 24/7
Are you getting the alone time you need? Maybe that seems like a strange question after a year or more of isolation. But for me, now that...
Kimberly
Apr 16, 20215 min read
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What Makes Waldorf Music Education Unique? Part 1
One question I get asked frequently: what makes Waldorf music education unique? The short answer: a number of things! The long answer?...
Kimberly
Jun 10, 20193 min read
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