The Young Child in the World Today
The Gateways Series One

Compiled from articles published in the Newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

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Wonderful! Some of the best articles published by Gateways on some of the most pressing concerns of the day.

Topics covered include new health problems of children and youth, sexual abuse of children, ADHD, violence and electronic media, TV and ADD, virtual reality and the child's growing mind, and child development and television.

Putting all these article inside one cover is a great idea - thank you, WECAN!

Working with the Angels
The Young Child and the Spiritual World

The Gateways Series Two

Compiled from articles published in the Newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association

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Working with the Angels is clearly the result of intense, deep, sustained love: the love of each article's author for children and the world; the love of those responsible for publishing each article in its turn over the years; the love of the current editors in gathering all these remarkable insights and experiences together in one place; and, of course, the love of the angels for us.

This is a collection that is almost palpably alive with love and with love's possibilities. And with that, I'm going to let the contents speak for themselves:

Working with the Angels

• Working with the Angels, Archangels and Archai - Helmut von Kügelgen
• Conversation about Angels and Human Beings - Helmut von Kügelgen
• Finding a Connection to the World of the Angels - Helmut von Kügelgen
• The Meaning of Angels in Education and Self-Education - Michaela Glöckler, M.D.

The Destiny of the Child in Our Times

• Working with the Karma of the Young Child - Margaret Meyerkort
• Walking and the Incarnation of Destiny - Joan Almon
• Continuing the Work of the Hierarchies - Werner Glas
• Early Childhood and the Consciousness Soul - Joan Almon
• Threshold Experiences of Children and Adults - Helmut von Kügelgen
• Religion of the Young Child - Elizabeth Moore-Haas

The Gateway of Birth - the Sistine Madonna

• Raphael's Sistine Madonna - Is It Approriate in the Kindergarten? - René Querido
• The Sistine Madonna in the Waldorf Kindergarten - Joan Almon
• The Sistine Madonna - Symbol of the Eternal in Humanity - Rudolf Steiner

The Gateway of Death - Working with Death in the Kindergarten

• After-Death Care in the Home - Beth Knox
• Helping Children in a Time of Trouble - Nancy Foster
• Helping Our Children and Loved Ones at the Threshold of Death - Nancy Jewel Poer
• A Festival for a Threshold Crossing - Patricia Owens
• Birth into the spiritual World - Nancy Blanning
• A Story for Mia - Louise de Forest
• Grandma's Dream - Sheila Rubin
• For Anastasia and Her Dear Grandmother - Cynthia Aldinger

The Inner Path

• Self-Development as a Basis for the Relationship Between the Child and the Adult - Michaela Glöckler, M.D.
• Through the Eye of the Needle - Felicitas Vogt
• The Path of Inner Schooling - Jorgen Smit
• The Spiritual Foundations of Waldorf Education - Michaela Glöckler, M.D.

The Developing Child
The First Seven Years

The Gateways Series 3

Compiled from articles published in the Newsletter of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

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WECAN has produced another wonderful collection of past Gateways articles, this time focusing on child development from birth to age 7. Some of the best and most insightful experts in the field are now all gathered in one place, offering their wisdom and guidance together. I am especially pleased to see articles explaining kindergarten and first grade readiness guidelines. The Developing Child is an outstanding contribution to the world of early childhood education; and a resource that can bring a wealth of experience right into your living room or classroom.

Contents:

Stages of Development in the First Seven Years

• The Laws of Childhood - Dr. Helmut von Kügelgen
• Stages of Development in Early Childhood - Freya Jaffke
• The Young Child form Birth to Seven - Dennis Klocek

Birth, Infancy and the First Years of Life

• Child Development: Conception to Birth Embryology
• Making Sense of Uprightness - Bonnie & William RiverBento
• The Wonder of Acquiring Speech - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• Movement, Gesture and Language in the Life of the Young Child - Bronja Zahlingen
• Supporting the Development of the Human Hand - Ingun Schneider
• Toward Human Development: The Physiological Basis of Sleep - Lisa Gromicko
• Laying the Physical Foundation of the Consciousness Soul - Dr. Jenny Josephson

The Development of Consciousness: Imitation, Play and Learning

• Forces of Growth and Forces of Fantasy: Understanding the Dream Consciousness of the Young Child - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• The Vital Role of Play in Childhood - Joan Almon
• The Genius of Play - Sally Jenkinson
• Understanding Imitation - Joop van Dam

Readiness for Kindergarten and School

• Kindergarten Readiness - Dr. Elizabeth Jacobi
• The Birth of the Etheric: Transformation of Growth Forces into Thinking Forces - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• First Grade Readiness - Joan Almon
• Some Guidelines for First Grade Readiness - Nancy Foster

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2006
Issue 51

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Table of Contents:

• Letter from the Editor by Stephen Spitalny

Letters to the Editor

• A Whitsun Letter by Susan Weber
• Clean-up Time and Gnomes by Nancy Foster

Research

• The Essentials of Waldorf Early Childhood Education by Susan Howard
• The Healing Power of Play by Joan Almon
• The Name of "John" and the Fairy Tales by Stephen Spitalny

Reports

• Observing the Young Child by Andrea Gambardella
• In Search of Nursery by Margaret Ris
• An Update on the Alliance for Childhood by Joan Almon

International Work

• Sharing Impressions of England by Nancy Blanning
• Nuestro Hogar: A Sheltering Environment by Joyce Gallardo
• A Report from Kolisko, Mexico by Andrea Gambardella

Book Reviews

• The First Seven Years: The Physiology of Childhood by Edmond Schoorel

Calendar of Events

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2005
Issue 49

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Table of Contents:

• Letter from the Editor by Stephen Spitalny
• Early Childhood Teaching and the Etheric by Cynthia Aldinger

Research

• On Learning Difficulties in the Early Years by Ewout Van-Manen
• Therapeutic Puppetry by Suzanne Down

Transitions

• The Beginnings of our Waldorf Early Childhood Movement by Susan Howard
• An Interview with Margaret Meyerkort by Janni Nicol
• Birthday Homage for Margaret Meyerkort
• Remembering Joyce Schild by Kim Hunter, Susanne Schonthaler and Marjorie Thatcher

Practical Aspects

• Building Community through the Advent Garden by Joyce Gallardo
• The Day Dusty Gnome Took a Nap

Storms, Floods and Devastation

• The Flood at Sophia's Hearth by Joyce Gallardo
• Lessons from a Hurricane by Heidi Anne Porter
• A Report from the Hill School

Book Reviews

• In a Nutshell by Nancy Foster
• Eurythmy for the Young Child by Estelle Bryer

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2005
Issue 48

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Introduction

• Letter from the Editor
• Letter to the Editor
• Living with a Question by Margo Running

Research

• Observing the Six-Year Change by Ruth Ker
• The Secret Garden by Tim Bennett and Melissa Borden
• The Healing Art of Nursery Rhymes by Suzanne Down
• Deeper Relationships between Emmi Pikler's Work and Waldorf Early Childhood Education by Joyce Gallardo

Early Childhood Work Around the World

• Conversations with Parent/Child Pioneers by Nancy Foster
• Transforming our Parent Meetings by Louise de Forest
• WECAN Survey
• News from China by Tammy Hughes

Book Reviews

• The Fourfold Path to Healing by Thomas Cowan, MD
• LILIPOH Holistic Wellness Guide edited by Wiep de Vries
• The 7 O'Clock Bedtime by Inda Schaenan

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2004
Issue 47

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Introduction

• Letter from the Editor
• The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper

Research

• Meeting the Child by Barbara Klocek
• Mixed Ages in the Kindergarten by Nancy Blanning
• The Older Child in the Kindergarten by Ruth Ker
• Celebrating Festivals with Young Children by Nancy Foster

Practical Aspects

• Living Under the Sky by Sally Schweizer
• Math in the Kindergarten by Leah Palumbo
• Outdoor Puppetry and Big Movement by Suzanne Down
• The Joys and Struggles of Growing a Home Kindergarten by Glenda Moore
Re-Inventing Spindlewood by Susan Silverio

Reports

• The Christiana Foundation by Robert Hickman
• Somerset School by Todd Hilton
• News from China by Li Zhang

Book Reviews

• Nuturing Children and Families: One Model of a Parent-Child Program in a Waldorf School by Sarah Baldwin
• The Well-Balanced Child by Sally Goddard Blythe

Calendar of Events

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2004
Issue 46

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Introduction

• Letter from the Editor

Research

• Sun and Rain: Preparing the Soil for Growing Great Minds by andrea Gambardella
• Nurturing the Activity of Connecting by Stephen Spitalny
• From the Classroom by Stephen Spitalny
• The Nursery Class as a Foundation for Later Life by G. L. Rowe
• A Rainbow Ruckshau by Christina williams
• Reflections on Child's Play

Early Childhood Conferences

• Generations at Risk by Peggy O'Mara
• Sense Development disturbances by Patricia Dougall
• Research Collaboration Conference by Andrea Gambardella
• 2003 NAEYC Conference by Rosario Villasana-Ruiz
• Conversations Overheard

WECAN Working Groups

• The Older Child in the Kindergarten by Ruth Ker
• Parent/Child Working Gruops by Nancy Foster
• Defining Extended Daycare Programs by Chuck Barbieri
• Helpful Hints by Jill Taplin

With the Children

• A Summer Ringtime by Stephen Spitalny
• A Summer Song by Rachel Sutliffe

Book Reviews

• Kindergarten Education: Freeing Children's Potential by Betty Peck
• The Singing Day by Candy Verney

Calendar of Events

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2003
Issue 45

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Introduction

• Letter from the Editor - Stephen Spitalny

Research

• The New Generation of Children - Dr. Renate Long-Breipohl
• Child Development - Dr. Bruno Callegaro

Practical Aspects

• Chaos in Everyday Life - About Cleaning and Caring - Linda Thomas
• The Relationship between the Lead Teacher and the Assistant - Elizabeth Stubb
• Speech and Its Importance in the Life of the Young Child - Helen Lubin
• The One and Only Way - Cynthia Aldinger
• The Dragon's Gate - Stephen Spitalny
• In Memoriam: Klara Hatterman - Susan Howard

Special Report

• Sophia House - Carol Cole

Book Reviews

• Giving Love-Bringing Joy by Wilma Ellersiek
• Working with the Dead by Helmut von Kügelgen
• Dignity of the Young Child
• Set Free Childhood by Martin Large

Announcements

• Calendar of Events

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2003
Issue 44

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Working with Children:

• One Week in the Life of Nokken
• Purposeful Movement for the Young Child - Mary Truilzi
• Teaching Young Children Through Work and Play - Christine Readick & Kathy Douglas
• Spring Movement Circle - Nancy Blanning
• A Birth into the Spiritual World Festival - Patricia Owens
• From the WECAN Office - Melissa Lyons

Working with the Wider Community:

• Reflections on the NAEYC Conference - Cynthia Aldinger
• Tribute to a Shining Star - Cynthia Aldinger
• Book Review: Only You - Rosemary Wells
• Book Review: The Nature of Nurture - Ira J. Chasnoff, MD

Research:

• The Lives and Work of Emmi Pikler adn Magda Gerber - Susan Weber

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2002
Issue 43

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Focus on Child Development:

• The Vital Role of Play in Childhood - Joan Almon
• The Physiological Basis of Sleep - Lisa Gromicko
• Going Beyond Self as Image as it Unfolds in the Human Brain - Keith Buzzell, DO
• The Education of the Young Child: A Process of Relating - Margret Meyerkort

Plus:

• The Magic Lake at the End of the World: A Story from Ecuador - Barbara Klocek
• Winter Movement Journey - Nancy Blanning
• Celebrating Festivals - Nancy Foster
• Festivals - Stephen Spitalny

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2002
Issue 42

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Focus on Conferences and Reports:

• Children at Risk: Perceiving and Meeting the Needs of Today's Children - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• Characterizing and Balancing Polarities - Stephen Spitalny
• The International Working Group for the Child from Birth to Three - Susan Weber
• Lifeways Child Care: Stories from Home - Cynthia Aldinger

Plus:

• Meeting the Six Year Old - Barbara Klocek
• The Questions of a Small Child - Martin Tittman
• The Puppet Show - Rena Osmer
• The Story of the Mountain Pears: A Japanese Tale - Janet Kellman
• On Obedience: An Open Letter to Kindergarten Colleagues - Bill Roberson
• A Parent Evening in REsponse to September 11 - Andree Ward
• Statement on Children and the Media - Hawthorne Valley School
• Review of Ready to Learn: From Birth to School Readiness - Stephen Spitalny

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2001
Issue 41

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Focus on Research:

• Supporting the Development of the Hand - Ingun Schneider
• Making Sense of Uprightness - Bonnie and William RiverBento
• How Do Stories Nourish Children's Organs as They Grow? - Nancy Mellon
• Thoughts on Storytelling as a Healing Art - Nancy Mellon
• The Rhythm of Life - Helle Heckmann

Plus:

• King Carrot and Aaron Apple - by a co-worker of Helle Heckman
• The Shining Loaf - Isabel Wyatt
• The Legend of Babouschka - Ruth Ker
• Sugaring Time: An Early Spring Circle - Donna Brooks
• Ending the Commercialization of Childhood - Joan Almon
• The Wolakota Waldorf School - Chris Young
• Book and songbook reviews
• The Education of Early Childhood Educators

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2001
Issue 40

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Focus on the Developing Child and Inner Work:

• The Young Child from Birth to Seven - Dennis Klocek
• The Importance of Sleep - Susan R. Johnson, MD
• Welcoming Babies - Rena Osmer
• Balance in Living: Saying Goodbye to the Martyr - Rosa Barocio
• Meeting Fear and Finding Joy - Stephen Spitalny

Plus:

• Taming the Dragon: Michaelmas in the Kindergarten - Barbara Klocek
• Computers in Early Childhood Education: A Jump Start for the Future? - Dr. Renate Long-Breipohl
• Cries of Conscience: The Need for Media Mindfulness - Nancy Forer
• Marionette Workshop in Ecuador - Joyce Gallardo
• Alliance for Childhood Update - Joan Almon
• Book and Songbook reviews

Gateways
Fall/Winter 2000
Issue 39

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Focus on Issues of Early Childhood and World Wide Work:

• A Conversation with Joan Salter - Linda Murrow
• Can I Take Care of Other People's Children - Helle Heckmann
• Activating Our Health - Dr. Philip Incao/Sarah Hummingbird
• Alliance for Childhood: Brussels Conference Report - Diane David
• Working in the Townships - Eldbjorg Gjessing Paulsen
• Khukuleka: Sisters Worlds Apart - Amy Vincens
• Support a Sister School - Tashi Waldorf School
• The Philippine Waldorf Initiative on Early Childhood - Bella C. Tan

Plus:

• Honing Our Observation - Stephen Spitalny
• Group Size: Some Further Thoughts - Christine Christiansen
• Playground Apparatus: A Woodworking Project - Patricia Lague
• Remembering Agnes Trepte - Patricia Rubano
• Kindergarten Teachers Around the World: Bronja Zahlingen - Stephen Spitalny
• Book and Songbook Reviews

Gateways
Spring/Summer 2000
Issue 38

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Focus on Working with Children:

• Feeding the Child's Soul in Nature - Su Rubinoff
• Questionnaire Respone - Lois Hartman
• Working with Deaf Children - Victoria Lester
• Brief Thoughts on Small Kindergartens - Stephen Spitalny
• The Gold Lantern - Stephen Spitalny
• Games for All Occasions - Ebba Bodame
• Sprouting Made Easy - Carmella Lukionovich

Plus:

• Notes on Three Lectures by Felicitas Vogt - Kate Gage and Sandi Chamberlin
• An Interview with Hermann Koepke - Jane Johannson
• Alliance for Childhood - Joan Almon
• A Trip to Africa - Joan Almon
• Book Reviews
• News of Colleagues

Gateways
Fall/Winter 1999
Issue 37

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Focus on Working with Children:

• A Visit to RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) - Susan Weber and Rena Osmer
• An Interview with Helle Heckmann at Nokken - Roberta Ducharme
• The Children's Oasis - Christiane Maria von Königslöw
• Stirring the Bubbling Pot - Leanne Moraes
• A Play, The King of the Waves - Jannah Walker
• A Winter Hand Gesture Game - Paulene Hanna
• From the Children: "You know, we are like gold."

Plus:

• Threshold Experiences of Children and Adults - Helmut von Kügelgen
• The Practice of Child Observation - Heiner Priess
• Waldorf Education in Vietnam: A Beginning - Thanh Cherry
• Waldorf Initiatives for Young Children in South Africa - Truus Gerats
• Helping Initiatives Around the World
• Book Reviews

Gateways
Spring/Summer 1999
Issue 36

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Focus on Research and Conferences:

• As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Reap - Sally Jenkinson
• Self Development as Basis of Relationship - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• Diagnostic, Pedagogical and Therapeutic Tasks - Ann Pratt
• Working with Children's Drawings - Barbara Patterson
• Crayons in the Kindergarten: Block or Stick? - Joan Almon
• Commentary on Crayons - Monica Ellis
• Crayoning - A Beginning Research - Kate Gage
• Crayoning Anecdotes - Kate Gage
• Lifeways Training - Mary O'Connell

Plus:

• An Autumn Play - Suse König, H. Dietzel, W. Klein
• 1998-99 Questionnaire Responses
• An Open Letter to Colleagues - Nancy Foster
• Program for the Deaf Child - Dr. Patricia Ganz
• Margaret Meyerkort's New Books - Joan Almon
• The Kite Flying Festival - Alice Trembour
• Wild Goose Lake - Lucia Mello
• Grandma's Dream - Sheila Rubin
• He Spoke of Beauty - Cynthia Aldinger
• For Anastasia and Her Dear Grandmother

Gateways
Fall/Winter 1998
Issue 35

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Focus on Working with the Children:

• Leo - Margaret
• Calendula Salve Recipes - JoAnne Dennee
• Next Steps in Natural Dyeing - Glenda Moore
• Advent Cookies - Nicola Tarshis
• Advent Table Play - Nancy Foster
• Standing Puppet Instructions - Nicola Tarshis
• Little Dawn Boy and the Rainbow Trail - JoAnne Dennee
• Little Dawn Boy Circle - JoAnne Dennee

Plus:

• World Kindergarten Conference - Susan Howard
• Impact of Evil in Our Time - Reijo Wilenius
• Right to Childhood - Dr. Michaela Glöckler
• News from WECAN - Joan Almon and Susan Howard
• Movement with Children - Beth Currie
• Research Activity - Erica Carnay
• Book Reviews

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Spring/Summer 1998
Issue 34

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Focus on International Work and Health Issues:

• In Memory of Dr. Helmut von Kügelgen - Joan Almon
• Reaching Out - Joan Almon
• From the Heart of an African Village - Susan Perrow
• Brazilian Kindergarten Conference - Maria Chantal Amarante
• Link Between Antibiotics and Developmental Delays - Developmental Delay Registry
• Report on Vaccination - Dr. Philip Incao

Plus:

• The Young Child in the World of Today - Renate Breipohl
• From Birth to Three and the Child at the End of the Century - Dr. Bruno Callegaro
• Circle Garden - Anna Rando
• Adult Activity in the Parent and Tot Program - Connie White
• Multi-Culturalism in Waldorf Education - Janni Nicol
• Nkosnati and the Dragon - Stephen Spitalny
• Briar Rose - Nancy Foster

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Fall/Winter 1997
Issue 33

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• Reflections - Joan Almon
• The Genius of Play - Sally Jenkinson
• Diversity and Story in the Kindergarten - Steve Spitalny
• A Survey of Birth - Rena Osmer
• TV and ADD - Foster Kline, MD
• Straw and Gold: Kindergarten Harvest - Pamela Perkins
• Dyeing with Pokeweed - Meg Shams
• Early Childhood Travels in Japan - Susan Grey Weber
• The Effects of Hidden Anger in the Classroom - Judith Wynhausen
• Reaching Out through NAEYC - Cynthia Aldinger
• Child Care Report - Cynthia Aldinger

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Spring/Summer 1997
Issue 32

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• Protecting Childhood - Looking Ahead
• Concerning Restless Children
• How to Nuture Storytelling
• The Importance of the First Three Years
• Day Care Workshop Report
• After Care in Our Waldorf Schools
• An Afternoon Program at Pine Hill
• Memories of AStrid Barnes
• Felting as Handwork in Early Childhood
• Michaelmas Star Ball
• Multi-Cultural Festivals
• Creating a World Family at Advent Time
• Notes on an Advent Circle
• Book Reviews

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Autumn 1996
Issue 31

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• An Overview of Waldorf Early Childhood Education - Joan Almon
• An Interview about Angels - Helmut von Kügelgen
• The International Waldorf Kindergarten Conference - Joan Almon
• For the Advent Garden - Susan Silverio
• Making Transparencies with Fleece - Nancy Foster
• Working with the Will - Nancy Blanning
• A Project for the Homeless - Christina Williams
• A Parent - Child Program - Cecelia Karpoff
• Ideals and Reality of Motherhood - Judith Krischik
• Nutrition - Wendy Cook
• Reflections on Kindergarten Training - Sylvia Paluzzi

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Spring 1996
Issue 30

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• Young Children Today - Understanding Them and Helping Them - Joan Almon
• Caring for the Life-Forces of the Young Child - Renate Breipohl
• Laying the Physical Foundation of the Consciousness Soul - Dr. Jenny Josephson
• Waldorf Day Care Conference - Forum Kreuzburg, Berlin - Lynne Oldfield
• Day Care - Cynthia Aldinger
• Home Day Care - Joyce Gallardo
• Ringtime as Pedagogical Opportunity - Some Thoughts - Stephen Spitalny
• The Bear - Stephen Spitalny
• National TV-Turnoff Week - Cynthia Aldinger
• Mobile for Spring or Summer
• Health and Illness: An alternative Treatment for Head Lice
• A Conversation on Color - Barbara Patterson
• Book Review

Waldorf Kindergarten Newsletter*
Autumn 1995
Issue 29

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• Early Childhood and the Consciousness Soul - Joan Almon
• Storytelling - Margarite van der Heidie
• Whitsun, Multiculturalism and International Working - Report by Kayla Meadows Varney
• Birth to the Age of Three: Our Responsibility
• A Look at Home Day Care and After Care - Joyce Gallardo
• Christmas Season in a Public School - James Petersen
• A Poem for the Advent Garden - Nancy Foster
• Helping Children in a Time of Trouble - Nancy Foster
• With Love for Geneve - Janene Ping
• East Coast Kindergarten Conference 1995