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Join us for singing games, dance, and play for entire family! 10:30 – 11:30 am.
Followed by potluck lunch.
Workshop: Learning through Movement & the Arts 12:45 – 2 pm.
Presented by Anna Rainville, Master Waldorf teacher for over 30 years, and the author of Singing Games for Families, Schools, and Communities.
Her life’s mission has been to promote and teach the values and philosophy of Waldorf education. She is a co-founder and co-director of the Kindergarten Forum and is on the Board of the National Kindergarten Alliance.
In her view of the world, every moment is a chance to sing and dance.
This event is sponsored by the following Asheville Area Early Childhood Programs based on Waldorf Education: Dandelion Hill, Little Round School House, and Azalea Mountain School.
How do you know your child is ready for beginning First Grade? Learn about the physical, intellectual, and social signs that signal the transition from kindergarten to grade school.
Presented by Anna Rainville.
This event is sponsored by the following Asheville Area Early Childhood Programs based on Waldorf Education: Dandelion Hill, Little Round School House, and Azalea Mountain School.
Our program features an experiential and art-based Waldorf Curriculum designed to meet the intellectual, emotional, and social development needs of each child. Azalea Mountain also offers weekly nature based learning days and a range of specialty subjects. Come find out more!
Location:
Azalea Mountain School
At Trinity United Methodist Church
587 Haywood Rd. in West Asheville

Whitney MacDonald
Find out why Waldorf is the fastest growing educational movement in the world today.
WALDORF 101: The foundation of Waldorf education from Pre-k through High School designed to introduce new parents to Waldorf education as well as inspire current parents about the wonders of Waldorf.
Presented by Whitney MacDonald, Master Waldorf Teacher who received his Masters in Education and Waldorf teacher’s certification at Antioch University, and taught and coached for 14 years at the Emerson Waldorf School in Chapel Hill, NC. He and his wife, Amy MacDonald, CNM, developed and began a comprehensive health education program for the students, and Sakonnet Passage was born.
He lives in Hillsborough, NC with his wife and two teenage sons and their dog, Stella.
Delve into the depths of symbolism and archetypal images and discover how stories aide the development of children, are used in the classroom, and how stories can guide us through the transitions of life.
Presented by Whitney MacDonald.
Childcare is often provided at our lectures and classes for a small fee.
All events at 587 Haywood Road in W. Asheville at Trinity United Methodist Church.
Pre-registration is suggested. Call 828-575-2557 to register.
Come join us for a delightful class on creating magic pictures with wool. All levels are very welcome. These charming pictures are perfect for a child’s room, or to inspire a classroom.
Please contact Ashley d’Ambrosi Masters for more info and registration amdambrosi@gmail.com.
Presented by Suzanne Down, Director of Juniper Tree School of Story and Puppetry Arts and Director of the Boulder Based Lifeways Training in Colorado. She has been involved with the early childhood Waldorf movement for 30 years in different capacities – Teaching in early childhood in Waldorf schools, owner of her own home preschool, as Director of Juniper Tree School of Story and Puppetry Arts, as international ece conference speaker and presenter, and early childhood therapeutic puppetry pioneer. She mentors early childhood teachers in schools and is resident puppetry teacher at the Boulder Waldorf Kindergarten. She has been teaching language development/story/puppetry in all of the Lifeways training centers for years, and will continue doing that as well as develop and direct the training in Boulder. Her passions are creativity in the fiber arts, especially all aspects of felting, writing and presenting stories for children, and teaching adults, which has been her specialty for a long time!
A Regional ECE Workshop – All Welcome. Located at Azalea Mountain School.

Today’s children need to be reassured that all is right with their world. We want to provide them with a childhood where they can breathe deeply, sleep well, and feel safe. One of the best ways to bring peace and healing imagination to them is through stories and puppet theater. In this weekend we will explore several aspects of therapeutic and artistic story and puppetry that you can use immediately in your classrooms and homes. We will explore how to create ‘protection stories’ to surround our children with confidence in the world – We will develop them in story voice, story creation, gesture, puppet making, and artistic presentation.
This weekend will give you many meaningful story skills!
Presented by Suzanne Down. Conference cost is $145 plus $15 materials. Payment plan is available.
Please contact Ashley d’Ambrosi Masters for more info and registration amdambrosi@gmail.com.