Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 3rd grade education and Farm and Forest Summer Camp based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Simplicity Offers Creativity and Breathing Each year I learn anew how simplicity offers the space and … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Simplicity Offers Creativity and Breathing
Waldorf Education
Lakeside School: Growing Like a Houseplant
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. At my house I have a Schefflera plant that takes up a significant portion of our teeny living room. At well over 4 … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Growing Like a Houseplant
Lakeside School: Developing the Roots of the Will
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. [Click photo to enlarge.] The grit and determination shown by small children can be both shocking and inspiring in … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Developing the Roots of the Will
The Oldest/Newest Member of Lakeside School
I am the handwork teacher. The first and second grade class — nine kids — see me twice a week in a corner of their schoolroom and I guess they like me. They — and a few other members of the staff — have no idea how much it cost me to accept the unexpected job offer that came my … [Read more...] about The Oldest/Newest Member of Lakeside School
Lakeside School: From Mud to New Blossoms
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. As I write this, outside there is a crusty thick layer of ice and snow covering the earth. Though the sun is … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: From Mud to New Blossoms