Testimonials from Homeschooling Parents
While all the positive evaluations we receive from our participants may be of help when you consider joining us this summer, we want to share some of the comments from homeschooling parents:
"I have taken 2 of your online conferences (a grade each year), and have found them inspiring, encouraging, and most importantly, comforting. Having the breadth of the year laid out as you do, with a focus on the ‘essentials,’ really makes MY job as a home schooling mom of [four children and] multiple grades at once, all the clearer. It allows me to also have the courage to let go of the idea that because the Waldorf school is covering a-z, I must do so as well. Instead, I'm able to observe the needs of my child, keep in mind the why's of Steiner's curriculum, and make sure those essential elements are covered in a meaningful way...and not just because I'm told that's the way it's always been done."
"I have been hungry for this kind of depth and thoughtfulness in the materials to which I have access. I told friends that if buying a prepared homeschool curriculum is like buying a stack of frozen dinners, this conference was like receiving ingredients and recipes for a year of gourmet meals."
"This conference was perfect for me as a Waldorf homeschooler."
"The information was incredible, it really helped me have such a deeper understanding behind everything and gave each subject more meaning. I am feeling much more prepared for this year moving into first grade."
"The conference couldn't be better. It's a very helpful resource even for homeschoolers like me. I would recommend it to my friends."
"I certainly have high expectations and you sure fulfilled them."
“Your conference was definitely the ‘aha moment’ that I was expecting. My daughters are happy and healthy thanks to Waldorf and now they will continue to be the healthiest, happiest kids thanks to you too."
"I like the format very much and like the independence. Not having to travel to Steiner College this summer was a HUGE relief. I have four children and this trip is always a burden to our family. My friend suggested I take this course and I am so happy to have it. I hope to return again and again. Thank you for FINALLY getting Waldorf up to speed by offering online education."
"These 4th Grade conferences have been of tremendous help to our family!"
"Until now I used mostly Live Education, but now I realized that it does not help me so much with the WHY, and thus I cannot involve my feelings (and those of my family) as profoundly."
"I'm a home schooling mother of two with no past experience with Waldorf education. I have read many books on Waldorf which greatly resonated with me, but had no idea how to bring this to my children in a practical way. These conferences have been a godsend... literally. I greatly appreciate Eugene's command of the anthroposophical foundation of the curriculum, and especially his ability to relate it in a palatable and understandable way. I enter these conferences with a bit of anxiety, even dread on the up-coming curriculum and great self doubt in my ability to teach in this way, and within a lecture or two, those feelings have greatly subsided and excitement and enthusiasm for the material predominates."
"I was able to get a lot more content than from the in-person workshops."
"I feel very prepared!"
"Videos and lectures are amazing. They gave me such insight and understanding of how to teach as a homeschooling mom. And I feel more confident in my abilities after listening to many of the lectures. Everyone else isn't accomplishing everything and doing it perfectly either! There isn't one path to follow to be successful. That's a great revelation that eases the pressure. The algebra videos are exactly what I needed - a step-by-step process to follow. And to make it all so simple and easy for me and my daughter."
"As a homeschooling parent who usually takes the intensive at Sunbridge, I found the course perfect! Eugene is amazing! The information covered was much more anthroposophical than the grade 2 info covered at Sunbridge. I will do this again if it is offered. Thank you very much!"
"Thank you so much for including the lectures on the fourfold nature of the human being and the hierarchies. This was so helpful for my understanding. I really enjoyed listening, you have a very pleasant voice & explain things so well. I feel much better prepared for fourth grade now, and look forward to participating in the online conference for 5th next year."
"Nothing to improve -- it was perfect."
We hope that you, too, will join us this summer. Click here to register, and discover anew all that Waldorf education can bring to your child.