Ashwood Waldorf School’s popular Parent-Child classes will resume on January 5, 2016. These gentle, nurturing classes are for children ages 18 months to three years and their accompanying caregiver, and will be led by longtime teacher Marianne Böckli. Each session lasts for five weeks, and the cost is $150 per session. Ask about discounts when you enroll in more than one session. Register no later than one week prior to a session’s start date.

In our parent-child program, children engage in creative play with simple and natural toys provided as the tools for their imaginations. Those parents not engaged in child-led play may work on a craft project provided by the teacher, help with snack preparation, or discuss a reading on an aspect of parenting or child development.

The morning ends with a walk through the woods on one of our trails, culminating on the playground for time to climb and swing. A goodbye song in a circle completes the morning.

Each week the same flow of activities takes place so that even the youngest children observe the weekly rhythms and begin to participate as part of the larger group.

The Parent-Child program nurtures the whole family (moms, dads, babies, toddlers, and grandparents are all welcome) and provides a bridge from home to school. When ready, children may transition to the mixed-age Early Childhood classroom.