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Events and Calendar Parent and Community Education Talks |
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Potomac Crescent regularly hosts a variety of events for the public. Social events include our Fall Festival, which is our biggest fundraiser each year, and a family dance in the Spring. Parent and Community Education events give parents and others the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Waldorf education. Information Evenings, Observation Mornings, and Open Houses give prospective parents a picture of what a Waldorf education can offer children and their families. Spring 2010 Family Dance Enjoy live musicians with professional caller, traditional
and folk dances, wholesome vegetarian and non-vegetarian dinner served at 5:30. Bring the kids, bring Grandma, bring the whole neighborhood for a rollicking good time! Fall 2011, Fall Festival Our Fall Festival offers indoor and outdoor games, activities and crafts for children, handcrafted toys, home décor and children’s good made by the Potomac Crescent Parent Handwork Group, a silent auction, a wholesome lunch and lots of fun. Bring the whole family and enjoy our favorite fundraising event.
The Potomac Crescent Parent and Community Education committee offers a variety of guest speakers on a variety of topics true to the Waldorf experience. Notable guests have included Jack Petrash, Nancy Foster, Joan Almon, Cecelia Karpoff and others. No registration is necessary for these adults-only events. Upcoming Talks It's About Time: A Child's Perspective Join Cecelia Karpoff, a founder of Potomac Crescent and long-time Waldorf early childhood teacher, for a lively discussion on time. It seems we are always pressured by time in one way or another. "Isn't it about time this child is in bed?" "There isn't time to play now!" "Isn't it about time this child stopped sucking his thumb?" Can you remember back to the time when the summer or even one day stretched out endlessly for you? Time is experienced very differently by the young child; for him/her the urgency we feel about time has no meaning. We will look at time in some new ways that may help us better to understand and work with our children. Recent Talks
Family Culture and the Role of Discipline This topic is comprehensive, overviewing the organic weaving of many aspects of family life including Family Rhythms, Family Work and Play, Children's artistic Expression and Stories, and Child's Play. We look at the way each of these facets of family life works in concert with the others to create a living container, a vessel that will carry each member of the family. We also explore Discipline, understanding that discipline begins with a healthy balance of the prior elements. And we will discuss what to do when everything is in order, and your child still misbehaves. Sharifa Oppenheimer was the founding teacher of the Charlottesville Waldorf School, Virginia, where she taught kindergarten for twenty-one years and served as day care director of the early-childhood program. She has helped develop new teachers through teacher-training programs at Sunbridge College in New York State, and at Rudolf Steiner College near Sacramento as a master teacher offering practicum and internship opportunities. She has written many articles on Waldorf education, helping the parents of her students create supportive home environments. Recently she initiated a home-based kindergarten program, The Rose Garden. Sharifa is the mother of three grown sons, who were educated in the Waldorf tradition. She lives in an enchanted forest in Virginia. About Ms. Oppenheimer's Book: Heaven on Earth balances theoretical understanding of child development with practical ideas, resources, and tips that can transform family life. Readers will learn how to establish the life rhythms that lay the foundation for all learning; how to design indoor play environments that allow children the broadest skills development; and how to create backyard play spaces that encourage vigorous movement and a wide sensory palette. Through art, storytelling, and the festival celebrations, this book is a guide to build family culture based on the guiding principle of love. Such a culture supports children and allows the free development of each unique soul.
Responding to parents' questions from more than twenty years of teaching, Oppenheimer has created a gift from the heart. This is a practical, inspiring resource that brings her informed, intuitive understanding of young children into the heart of the home.
Why Choose Waldorf Grade School for your Child? Join Ms. Kathy Faltin for a lively talk on the value of a Waldorf grade school education. Ms. Faltin will create a picture of what makes the Waldorf approach to grade school unique - a true alternative to other educational approaches. Waldorf education provides skills for life, reverence for the beauty of the world, and wonder for what may come tomorrow. Rhythm in the Home with Cecelia Karpoff Cecelia a long-time Waldorf early childhood teacher and founder of Potomac Crescent will speak on the importance to children of rhythm in the home and how to achieve it. Coming from a wealth of practical knowledge and with warmth and understanding on childrearing, Cecilia will share with parents ways to achieve balance and rhythm to create a harmonous homelife. Jack Petrash came to Potomac Crescent to talk about the grades in a Waldorf School. Jack is the founder of the Nova Institute, and has been a Waldorf grades teacher for over 25 years. Jack discussed the ways that Waldorf education is preparing our children for the future by teaching them to be creative and innovative thinkers so that they are equipped to solve the problems of tomorrow. The curriculum in the grade school is designed to be meaningful to the child where he or she is during each stage of development, and to bring balanced development through creative play, stories, music, and art. Nancy Foster - The Stages of Early Childhood: A Map for the Journey Joan Almon - The Vital Role of Play: Restoring It to Children's Lives Information Evening Wednesday, July 21, 7:30 pm Upcoming Open Houses
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