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Resources & Links
Beyond Cobb Meadow School: Some Basic Information
The Larger Waldorf Community
Cobb Meadow is a part of a larger community of Waldorf Schools in the Monadnock region. There are two elementary schools, a high school, a Waldorf teacher-training program and an early childhood center all within 35 minutes of Cobb Meadow. A school bus takes children from Peterborough and Dublin to Monadnock Waldorf School in Keene. Cobb Meadow families have the option of continuing with Waldorf education, and about one-fifth do so. Other families choose public or private schools in the area.
The Monadnock region is fortunate to have a variety of excellent public and private schools. Public schools require that a child be 6 by September 1st of their first grade year, although this does not always indicate readiness. Waldorf schools require their incoming first graders to be 6 by June 1st of their incoming year.
Private Schools & Organizations in the Monadnock Region:
· Monadnock Waldorf School (pre-8thgrade) ~ Keene, NH ~ http://www.monadnockwaldorfschool.org/ · Pine Hill School (Waldorf: pre-8thgrade) ~ Wilton, NH ~ · High Mowing School (Waldorf: 9-12thgrade) ~ Wilton, NH ~ · Mountain Shadows School (1st-8thgrade; extended program) ~ Dublin, NH ~ · Saint Patrick’s School (K-8thgrade) ~ Jaffrey, NH ~ · The Well School (K-8thgrade) ~ Peterborough, NH ~ · Monadnock Homeschool Network (all grades) ~ · Antioch New England Graduate School ~ Keene, NH ~ Center for Anthroposophy ~ Wilton, NH ~ www.centerforanthroposophy.org In collaboration with the hosts an excellent Waldorf teacher training facility in their Education Department, which also sponsors many Waldorf-related workshops and seminars throughout the year. Sophia's Hearth ~ Keene, NH ~ Programs for parents with very young children from pre-natal time until age three, and also professional development courses for early childhood teachers and childcare providers. Sophia's Hearth is based upon the insights of Waldorf education and Rudolf Steiner, as well as the work of Hungarian pediatrician Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber's work at RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) in California. Our facilitated playgroups are offered for families throughout the Monadnock region.
For Further Reading & Information
This is a small sampling of the excellent resources available to those interested in Waldorf education and anthroposophy. You will note that several websites provide even more extensive information and many of these books are available through Steiner Books.
We maintain a very small borrowing library for books and handouts. Please see the teachers if you wish to browse or borrow. Appropriate used—or new—books through your generous donations are always welcome!
NOTE: These books are not necessarily in the Cobb Meadow Library but are generally accessible in local book stores, through steinerbooks.org or www.amazon.com
Baldwin, Rahima, You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Celestial Arts, Berkeley: 2000.
Carey, Diana & Judy Large, Festivals, Family & Food, Hawthorn Press.
Childs, Dr. Gilbert, Steiner Education in Theory and Practice, Floris Books: 1991.
Davy, Gudrun, Lifeways: Working with Family Questions, Hawthorn Press: 1983.
Druitt, Anne et al, All Year Round, Hawthorn Press.
Finser, Torin, School as a Journey, Anthroposophic Press: New York, 1994.
Harwood, A. C., The Way of a Child, Rudolf Steiner Press: London, 1979.
Oldfield, Lynn, Free to Learn—Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Education, Hawthorn Press: 2002.
Rudolf Steiner School, Educating as an Art—Essays on Waldorf Education, Rudolf Steiner School: New York, 2003.
Schmidt-Brabant, Manfred, The Spiritual Tasks of The Homemaker, Temple Lodge.
Steiner, Rudolf: The Kingdom of Childhood—Introductory Talks on Waldorf Education (given in 1924), Rudolf Steiner Press: London, 1982.
Some On-Line Resources & Catalogue Companies
The Rudolf Steiner Archive—an excellent on-line resource with most of his obscure articles and essays available: www.elib.com/Steiner
The Waldorf Early Childhood Association of Northern America—another superb on-line resource with useful links to articles, catalogues, etc: www.waldorfearlychildhood.org
Interesting and fairly thorough article on Waldorf education that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly: www.theatlantic.com/issues/99sep/9909waldorf.htm
Frequently Asked Questions about Waldorf Education and other interesting links from the River Song Waldorf School website: www.fortnet.org/rsws/waldorf/faq.html
Steiner Books (aka Anthroposophic Press) is an excellent on-line catalogue for books and sources to order—includes books from many obscure publishers and the many beautiful children’s books from Floris Books (fast shipping! You can also request printed catalogue): www.steinerbooks.org
Nova Natural Toys & Crafts is a wonderful company in New York (and now also Vermont) for toys, books and all manner of Waldorf-inspired items—including craft materials to purchase in bulk, such as colored wool felt (you can also request print catalogue): www.novanatural.com
Lilling Wool offers cotton diapers & wool clothing (lightweight) that are ideal for layering in New England climates! 1-800-747-WOOL; www.lill-ing.net
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